LONDON: We need to humanize medicine with curriculum change putting more emphasis on social accountability and ensuring human dignity. The moral trauma inflicted by Covid19 pandemic had its impact on the medical profession. It resulted in loss of faith in health professionals, health administrators as well as research scientists. We need to produce virtuous physicians to provide healthcare. Some of the attributes of virtuous physicians are that they are soft spoken, quiet and sedate, kind and generous, courageous but not heroic, likes their solitude, non-interfering but helpful, life time learner, matching knowledge and skills, has special interest in moral values and practices ethical medicine.
Khawaja Safdar Medical College Sialkot
immediately needs a new teaching hospital
SIALKOT: Political instability in the country has affected the growth and development in many sectors, health sector being no exception. Most of the newly established medical and dental colleges, medical universities in the public sector are facing numerous problems, Kh. Safdar Medical College in Sialkot established in 2008 is just one of them. Established by the PML (N) Government, this institution is named after a veteran Muslim League leader late Kh. Safdar. As was the case with many other newly established medical colleges the local District Headquarters Hospital (Allama Iqbal Memorial Hospital) was affiliated with it as one of the teaching hospital where facilities have also been expanded over the years but still it leaves much to be desired.
UHS Academic Council approves Diploma
in Medical Journalism for Editors
LAHORE: The discipline of Medical Journalism in Pakistan is making steady progress and for the first time in Pakistan in a public sector medical university, Diploma in Medical Journalism for Editors was approved by the Academic Council of University of Health Sciences in its 31st meeting held on June 22nd 2022. The outgoing Vice Chancellor of UHS Prof. Javed Akram was the moving spirit behind this academic programme while Prof. Nadia Naseem Focal Person of Certificate in Medical Editing (CME) and Diploma in Medical Journalism (Dip-MJE) and her team also played a vital role.
EHAD is trying to reshape Healthcare
Delivery system in Pakistan
KARACHI: EHAD is trying to reshape the healthcare delivery system in Pakistan. It aims to provide quality care following protocol based treatment. EHAD has now established over twenty centers where consultants in various disciplines of medicine look after patients. A new development is the Pakistan American Arthritis Center established at EHAD where the first patient will be provided consultation free. Not only that even patients in other cities and everywhere will be able to benefit from Telemedicine service for treatment of various rheumatic disorders.
