Prospectus 2011-2012 - University Of Health Sciences Lahore

Prospectus 2011-2012
The University offers M.Phil and Ph.D programmes in Anatomy, Physiology,
Biochemistry, Microbiology, Immunology, Pathology, Pharmacology, Haematology and
Human Genetics. It has launched, for the first time in Pakistan, Master’s degree
programmes in Nursing, Medical Laboratory Technology and Bio-Medical Engineering.
UHS is research-intensive. Its ethos from its beginning has been to produce highly
relevant research that solves real health problems and improve people’s quality of life.
An extensive on-campus research is going on in more than 200 different areas including
various diseases such as asthma, diabetes, tuberculosis, typhoid, infertility, environmental
pollution, various types of cancer, genetic disorders, consanguinity, developmental
abnormalities, metabolic syndromes, hepatitis B & C, and liver and renal disorders.
University has high-tech labs equipped with most modern equipment. To encourage
research at undergraduate level, the university has introduced a Research Award Scheme.
Under this scheme those brilliant students are awarded cash prizes who carry-out various
research projects in their colleges.
The real pride of the university is its high- security, high- fidelity, reliable and
transparent examination system which has been adjudged by international academic
visitors as ‘envy’ of any western university. UHS is a member of International Database
for Enhanced Assessment and Learning (IDEAL) Consortium and shares its question
bank with UK, Australia, Hong Kong, China, Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa.
There is no culture of postponement of examinations, holding of additional or special
supplementary examinations and award of grace marks under any circumstances. To
eliminate bias, favoritism and victimization and to ensure justice and fair-play, the
university has introduced Objective Structured Performance Evaluation (OSPE) in viva
voce, practical and clinical examinations.
The University is recognized by World Health Organization (WHO), General
Medical & Dental Councils of United Kingdom, Pakistan Medical and Dental Council
and Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. It has developed academic linkages with
top universities of the world including Texas University, USA; Duke University, USA;
University of Pittsburgh, USA; Muenster University, Germany; Reim University, France;
Nottingham University, UK; Royal College of Physicians, UK; Xi’an Jiatong University,
China; and Centre for Disease Control (CDC), Atlanta, USA. In 2009, UHS and
Liverpool University, UK, signed an agreement for launching dual degree programme in