King Edward Medical University (KEMU) was found in 1860. It is one of the oldest medical learning institutes of South Asia, after Medical College Kolkata (1835) in India. It was established as Lahore Medical College. Both the college and the attached hospital (Lahore Dispensary) were very small compared to the current size.
In December 21, 1911, Lahore Medical College was upgraded to the status King Edward Medical College, and was updated to the status of an independent, degree-granting university on May 12, 2005