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Anatomy Department

Introduction

University of Health Sciences Lahore offers Postgraduate courses in Basic Medical Sciences leading to M.Phil and Ph.D degrees. The courses in Anatomy are designed to train the participants to meet with the major goals of the courses as to be confident and independent Researcher and develop communication skills and other attributes needed for developing teaching expertise; the effort is to provide a strong leadership in the fields of Research and Medical Education for the Medial Colleges of Punjab; it is hoped that this will to go a long way to produce Medical Teachers of high quality with strong hands on experience and necessary skills to initiate and carry out research of internationally accepted standards. In this respect, UHS is establishing contacts with highly respected foreign universities (such as the University of Texas, USA and Manchester University in U.K) for mutually beneficial cooperation in terms of faculty/students exchange for Teaching and Research activities.
Prof. Dr. Mohammad Tahir
Head of Department
MBBS, M.Phil, Ph.D (London)
E-mail : headanatomy@uhs.edu.pk


The department of Anatomy offers:
  • Full time 2 years course for M.Phil in Anatomy with the course work covering all branches of the subject: Microscopic Anatomy, Gross Anatomy, Neuroanatomy and Embryology.


    • The course in Microscopic Anatomy is designed to impart an in depth information to the students on general and systemic Histology with emphasis on fine structure of tissues and organs and their relationship to the functions.

    • The course in Embryology deals with general and special Embryology with particular emphasis on growth and differentiation of blastomeres in different lineage and directions. It also deals with detailed study of normal process of organogenesis and it deviation to produce congenital abnormalities. The details of the factors, genetic and environmental, which conduce development of congenital abnormalities, are also studied.

    • The course in Gross, systemic and Regional, is studied in depth with conceptual understanding with particular emphasis on correlation with the functions.


    • Neuroanatomy covers the detailed morphological characteristics of Brain and Spinal Cord; details of Spinal Cord, forebrain, midbrain, and hind brain shall be studied in different sectional profiles; recognition of different components and their functions shall be studied in depth; this shall also include Autonomic nervous System. Mechanism of control of Nervous System on the functions of different systems through Neurotransmitter.


    • The course work on Major subject of anatomy is reinforced by Learning Modules on any of the two areas selected by the students from among the list of the elective Minors; the choice of selection shall be directly relevant to the Research work.


    • All courses are reinforced by relevant practicals; lectures are interactive with greater participation of the students to foster developing the Trainees into competent teachers of Anatomy.


    • Before the 2nd year of , the student is required to get the synopsis approved, run the pilot project to identify the problem areas of his/her stipulated research and to seek their solution; 2nd year is, by and large, devoted to researching, leading to drafting of the work in the usual form of “Thesis”. This is later submitted for evaluation to assessors, one from outside Pakistan and two from within the country. Upon approval of the work by the assessors, the student is required to defend the work before a panel of examiners. Throughout the course the students are subjected to regular formative evaluations.


    • At the end of the M.Phil program, the bright and deserving candidate may be offered to undergo course work for advance level of research leading to Ph.D degree; the Thesis would be evaluated by a team of highly qualified and reputed teachers/researchers in the field, including at least two external examiners from technically advanced countries and a comparable number from with in Pakistan; the candidate shall be consider to be successful only on successfully defending the work before a panel of examiners.



Programs

The M.Phil program will be full time, in house training course with Lectures, Tutorials, Demonstrations, Journal Club Meetings, Presentations and participation in Seminars. The candidate will be subjected to continuous internal evaluation and their progress and attendance will be regularly monitored. The services of National and International examiners will be utilized for final evaluation of the candidates and their research works.

Facilities

The department is equipped with high quality Microscopes, Microtome, Tissue processor, Incubators, Water baths, full collection of Histology teaching slides, Anatomical Models and other teaching aids such as dissections films and DVDS. The department possesses a good-sized departmental library. The students are trained in “Prosection” to help them in developing expertise in dissection of cadavers and preparation of museum specimen.

Future Plans

  • We plan to admit 2-3 candidates each year for the Ph.D and admissible number of candidates for M.Phil programs. Human resource development is being taken at priority; this is directed to developing both Research and Teaching Expertise in the trainees. It is also planned to gradually build up the departmental library and acquire more teaching models and aids and Research Equipment.

  • Some of the Ph.D/M.Phil courses will be taught in collaboration with other departments and subject experts available in UHS as well from other institutions if need arises. The faculty will also participate in teaching of M.Sc students in Medical Bio Technology and B.Sc Nursing programs. It is proposed to produce not only well qualified, experienced and research oriented teachers in Basic Medical Sciences but also competent professionals in the Technical and Nursing fields.

Research Activities

  • Five students have cleared course work and successfully defended their Theses.In addition, Six students have submitted their Theses for evaluation and are awaiting before they are called upon to defend their works.

  • There are 2 Ph.D. and 14 M.Phil. Students working on different research topics at present.




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