University of Health Sciences Lahore
| University of Health Sciences Lahore | |
|---|---|
| Established | October 02, 2002 |
| Type | Public |
| Chairman | Muhammad Ishaq Dar |
| Chancellor | Sardar Latif Khosa |
| Vice-Chancellor | Dr. Malik Hussain Mubbashar |
| Undergraduates | 35000 |
| Postgraduates | 4000 |
| Location | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Nickname | UHS |
| Affiliations | HEC, PMDC, PEC |
| Website | www.uhs.edu.pk/ |
University of Health Sciences Lahore is an innovative, vibrant, internationally recognized student centered research university with a mission of Academic Excellence and improvement of Health Care delivery to populace.
University regulates and coordinates the activities of medical education, training & research institutions throughout the province of Punjab, as re-consolidating and modernizing Medical education is one of its aims. It is also the provincial authority of Punjab which conducts Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) every year. Students desirous to get admission in MBBS & BDS courses of public sector medical institutions of Punjab and UHS affiliated private sector medical institutes must appear in MCAT conducted by the University.
Contents |
[edit] Courses Offered
University offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral level courses in Medicine, Dentistry, Allied Health Sciences, Biomedical Engineering and Nursing.[1]
[edit] About UHS
University was inaugurated by the President of Pakistan – on October 02, 2002.[2] It is the only institution offering specialization in medical, dental, nursing, biomedical engineering and paramedic education in the province of Punjab. At the University of Health Sciences:
- Worldwide-recognized edges and disciplines are offered at much lower cost of study compared to similar study in Europe and USA.
- Friendly atmosphere is available for you in academic and social life.
- Degree awarded will be recognized by the HEC, PMDC & PEC.
- Specialized facilities with latest technology and modern techniques of education and training are being used.
- All the affiliated institutions have purpose built building and have mostly foreign qualified faculty.
- University of Health Sciences Lahore (UHS) was awarded “Best Educational Institute in Healthcare” by World Education Congress Asia.[3]
[edit] Research
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.
At present extensive on-campus research is going on in 183 different areas including Asthma, Diabetes, Tuberculosis, Typhoid, Infertility, Environmental Pollution, Various types of Cancer, Genetic Disorders, Consanguinity, DNA Analysis, Developmental Abnormalities, Metabolic Syndromes, Hepatitis B & C, Liver and Renal Disorders.
A high-tech Resource Lab and an Experimental Research Lab (Animal House) have been established for research purposes.
[edit] Library
The UHS Library acts as resource center cum Library. The latest edition of medical books are acquired to cater the information needs of students and faculty with access to HEC Digital Library with more than 23,000 online journals with full text/abstracts and 40,000 online books. Also reference service is provided to UHS students specially using MEDLINE & MEDLAR Databases.[4]
[edit] International Collaboration
Within a short time of its formation, university has developed collaboration with several international institutes. Prominent among them are Duke University, University of Texas Houston, University of Pittsburgh, Center of Disease Control (CDC) Atlanta, University of Liverpool, University of Glasgow, University of Nottingham, University of Reim France and University of Muenster Germany.[5]
[edit] References
  |
This Pakistan university, college or other higher education institution article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
