KARACHI: The Aga Khan University (AKU) won the two-day long All Pakistan Medical Quiz competition organized by the Jinnah Sindh Medical University’s Student Council. A total of sixteen teams of medical students from universities from all over Pakistan participated in the first round following which the AKU, Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS), Jinnah Medical…
University of Birmingham research experts gathered medical professionals from around the world in Dubai to finalise international surgical guidelines that will help to save thousands of lives in Low- and Middle-income Countries (LMIC) countries. The National Institute for Health Research Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery (NIHR GHRU) gathered experts to finalise International Guidelines on…
KARACHI: In the continuity of its capacity building initiative for the persisting heat wave, the Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) Sindh in collaboration with the World Food Programme (WFP) successfully conducted its second four-day Training of Trainers (ToT) at its training institute at the Hilal-e-Ahmer House. The objective of the workshop was to prepare trainers…
Professional Diploma in Advanced General Dentistry.
KARACHI: On the occasion of World Blood Donor Day 2019, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, emphasized that everyone in the world had the right to access safe blood transfusion, when and where it was needed. Access to safe blood and blood products is essential for universal…
The Faculty Development Program continues at Baqai Dental College. Recently, a “Small Group Learning” workshop was conducted in the Final year lecture hall. The workshop turned out to be a huge success as per the Participants of the workshop included Principal Prof Kashif Ikram and Vice Principal Dr Talha M. Siddiqui, along with Heads of…
Pakistan Association of Orthodontists (PAO) in collaboration with IMDC conducted a one-day preparatory course. The scope of the course included exam overview, TOACS, and self-treated case preparation for both FCPS and MDS part II exam. 17 eminent mentors facilitated the course from different centers in Rawalpindi, Abbottabad and Islamabad. Prof. Haroon Shahid Qazi, Prof. Amjad…
Faculty and administration of the HBS Medical and Dental College recently celebrated their first White Coat Ceremony welcoming new dental and medical students at the main campus. During the ceremony, a white coat was placed on each student’s shoulders and the Hippocratic Oath was recited by Principal Medical Section Prof. Dr Zahir Abbasi and Principal…
World Orthodontic Day was organized at Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine (AIDM) Defence Campus by HOD of Orthodontics Department Prof. Dr Ambreen Afzal Ehsan and Prof Dr Hasnain Sakrani. The agenda was to discuss the treatment plans of untreated cases with orthodontic specialists from different colleges/universities, and to facilitate orthodontic trainees in their clinical work….
The Department of Periodontology & Oral Medicine, Bahria University Medical & Dental College recently organized a Poster Competition. The competition was held for the students of 3rd year BDS, divided into three groups representing each Department respectively. The judges of the competition were Dr Kulsoom F. Rizvi, Vice Principal Dental, & Dr Daud Mirza. The…