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UHS Presentation Skills Workshop

Lahore - Veteran medical educationist Professor Arif Rashid Khawaja addressed a workshop on "Presentation Skills" at the University of Health Sciences (UHS) on Tuesday. The two day workshop was organized by UHS Centre for Innovative Learning and Teaching (CILT). More than 60 faculty members from private and public medical colleges attended the workshop.
Khawaja said, "Medical teaching has more to offer to students than mere ideas and data. It calls for direct contact with

UHS awards upto Rs 10,000 to microbiologists

LAHORE - Two prizes in microbiology will be awarded to MPhil students annually for exhibiting excellence in research and academics, University of Health Sciences (UHS) Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Malik Hussain Mubbashar announced on Tuesday.
The UHS VC made the announcement at the inaugural session of a 3-day 'hands-on' workshop on microbiology at university. The UHS microbiology department organised the workshop for young microbiologists to learn, under expert supervision, the

PMA and YDA demand new UHS VC

LAHORE - The University of Health Sciences is facing administrative irregularities. The policy of the current administration to award top positions to only students of private medical institutions is leading to deterioration of the standard of medical education in Punjab.
This situation of medical colleges has raised concerns amongst members of PMA and YDA. PMA office bearers and Dr Salman Kazmi in association with YDA office bearers demanded Punjab government to terminate

UHS declares MBBS-II results

LAHORE - The University of Health Sciences (UHS) on Tuesday announced result of the First Professional MBBS Part-II Annual Examinations. Total 2,923 candidates from 20 affiliated medical colleges appeared in the exam out of which 2,241 passed and 653 failed. Result of 29 candidates was put on RL list. The pass percentage remained 77.44. Javaria Karamat, daughter of Karamat Mahmood, of the Central Park Medical College, Lahore got first position by securing 494 marks out of 550.

UHS needs regular VC

Lahore - The Punjab government needs to appoint a regular vice chancellor to run the affairs of the University of Health Sciences (UHS) Punjab, as appointment of an ad hoc vice chancellor working for the last 4 years has "deteriorated" university standards, Young Doctors Association (YDA) office bearers said on Tuesday.
YDA central office bearers Dr Rana Sohail, Dr Salman Kazmi, Dr Aslam Rao, Dr Usra Sadaqat, Dr Khuda Bukhsh have further added the UHS administration is a hub of

UHS medical entry test is prejudiced, says students

Lahore - Parents of students have expressed their reservations against the newly proposed uniform syllabus of medical entry test for both Fsc and A-levels students by the University of Health Sciences (UHS), Pakistan Today has learnt.
The medical entry test conducted by the UHS has been marred in controversies for a past few years, as A-level students claimed they were at a losing end in a test which they claimed favoured Fsc students. Several protests have been held in previous

UHS reforms testing system – Single entry test for medical colleges...

LAHORE: University of Health Sciences (UHS) shall conduct a single and unified entrance test from next year for intermediate candidates interested in taking admission in medical and dental institutions of the Punjab, UHS Vice Chancellor Prof Malik Hussain Mubashar said on Thursday.
Addressing a press conference, Malik said the decision of conducting single entrance test was made keeping in view the best international practices. He said that entry test shall be held soon after FSc