یونیورسٹی صحتی علوم لہور جامعہ طبی علوم لاہور | |
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | October 2, 2002 |
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| Vice-Chancellor | Ahsan Waheed Rathore |
Academic staff | Farakh Iqbal |
| Students | 116073 |
| Undergraduates | 106916 |
| Postgraduates | 9157 |
| Location | ,, Pakistan 31°30′24″N74°18′35″E / 31.5068°N 74.3098°E /31.5068; 74.3098 |
| Website | uhs |
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TheUniversity of Health Sciences, Lahore (Punjabi:یونیورسٹی صحتی علوم لہور;Urdu:جامعہ طبی علوم لاہور), commonly referred to asUHS Lahore, is agraduate, affiliatingpublic university located inLahore,Punjab, Pakistan.
University of health sciences, Lahore is an internationally recognized, student centered research university with a mission of improvement of health care delivery to the populace. It regulates and coordinates the activities of medical education, training and research institutions throughoutPunjab. It also conductsMedical and Dental College Admission Test (also known as MDCAT) every year for admission inMBBS andBDS degree programs in public and private medical and dental colleges of Punjab.
It was placed second inHigher Education Commission (Pakistan)'s national university rankings for 2012 in medical and health sciences universities and eighth in 'Overall Top Ten Higher Education Institutions' category of universities in Pakistan.[1][2]
The university offers graduate level courses inmedicine,dentistry,pharmacy,nursing,allied health sciences andbiomedical engineering.[3] Undergraduate level courses in medicine and dentistry are offered in affiliating campuses only. No private university or degree awarding institute (DAI) in Punjab is allowed to offer undergraduate degrees in medicine (MBBS) and dentistry (BDS) without affiliation to the University of Health Sciences, Lahore.
University of Health Sciences, Lahore was inaugurated by GeneralPervaiz Musharraf, former president of Pakistan on October 2, 2002.[3] At this university, worldwide-recognized edges and disciplines are offered similar to that in Europe and United States. Degrees awarded are recognized by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) and accredited by theprofessional councils such asPakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC),Pakistan Nursing Council (PNC) andPharmacy Council of Pakistan (PCP). Postgraduate training inmedicine anddentistry is affiliated with theCollege of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP).
It was awarded "Best Educational Institute in Healthcare" by World Education Congress Asia.[citation needed]
University of Health Sciences, Lahore is a research-intensive university. 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 areas including Asthma, Diabetes, Tuberculosis, Typhoid, Infertility, Environmental Pollution, various types of Cancer, Genetic Disorders,Consanguinity, DNA Analysis, Developmental Abnormalities, Metabolic Syndromes, Hepatitis B and C, Liver and Renal Disorders.
A high-tech resource lab and an experimental research lab (Animal House) have been established for research purposes.
The university library acts as a resource center. Latest editions 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. A reference service is provided to students especially using MEDLINE and MEDLAR databases.[3]
Within a short time of its formation, university has developed collaboration with several international institutes. Prominent among them areDuke University,University of Texas Houston,University of Pittsburgh,Center of Disease Control (CDC) United States,University of Liverpool,University of Glasgow,University of Nottingham,University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne andUniversity of Münster.[3]
In July 2019,Javed Akram, Vice Chancellor of University of Health Sciences, Lahore signed the 'Kunming Declaration' to become founder member of 'South and Southeast Asian Medical Education and Service Alliance (SSAMESA).[4]
In 2017, it came under severe criticism when its entry test MDCAT got leaked. According toFederal Investigation Agency (FIA) report, some of the staff members were involved in the paper leakage and had been doing it for the past several years.Lahore High Court ordered for retake of the test.[5]
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