The College has been approved by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council. On the commencement of Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University Act of Parliament 2012, the Shifa College o f Medicine has become the constituent college of STMU. It is registered with the WHO World Health Organization and included in the list of FAIMER International Medical Education Direc

Shifa College of Medicine is currently placed by the Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) in the list of "A category Medical Colleges".