50 years’ journey of SMC Golden Jubilee celebrations to begin soon 

KARACHI: On the completion of 50 years of Sindh Medical College (SMC), the week-long Golden Jubilee celebrations will begin on soon at Jinnah Sindh Medical University .  

Jinnah Sindh Medical University’s Vice Chancellor, Prof Amjad Siraj Memon, will inaugurate the Golden Jubilee celebrations, after which Ex-Principals, Ex-Professors and prominent Alumni will be honored with certificates of appreciation. 

SMC alumni from all over the world will participate in the Golden Jubilee celebrations and will talk about the history and importance of SMC, memorable moments during education and job opportunities around the world after graduation. 

A panel discussion on the role of SMC towards the community will be held on February 28 under the supervision of Dr Shahid Iqbal Danish. 

Student’s day will be celebrated on 1st March, in which certificates will be given to students who are high achievers. Poetry and Speech competitions will be held and Skit on medical life will be presented. 

Workshops will be organised soon, in which eminent doctors will participate. 

Meet and Greet will be organised the day after, in which Vice Chancellor Prof Amjad Siraj Memon will deliver the welcome address. Afterwards, SMC Alumnus Dr Jawed Suleman representing JSMU Alumni Association of North America will deliver his address. Later on, alumni will be taken for a guided campus tour at JSMU. 

CME and Career Guidance sessions will be organised as well, in which Prof Iqbal Afridi, Dr Sarfaraz, Chairperson of Golden Jubilee Celebrations Dr Rahat Naz, Dr Naghmana Shafi, Dr Younus M Ismail, Dr Yasmeen Zia, Dr Mateen Allahwala, Dr Shazia Maqsood, Dr Osama, Dr Hareem will express their views regarding job opportunities around the world. 

 Later,the projects of JPMC Endoscopy Suite, JPMC Psychiatry Ward Expansion and Molecular Genetics Lab at JSMU will be inaugurated at JPMC's Najmuddin Auditorium.