“Well rounded and grounded” An Educational Development Seminar An educational development seminar titled “Well rounded and grounded” was held on January 26, 2019. It was  conducted by the Behavioural Sciences team in collaboration with the department of health professions education. Dr Saima Perwaiz Iqbal gave a presentation in the beginning, highlighting the need for incorporating...Read More

0 0 0 Tolerance and leadership at workplace A seminar titled “ Tolerance and leadership at workplace” was held on March 16, 2019. Ms. Humaira Masih ud Din was the speaker for the event. She is a lawyer based in Islamabad and holds LLM in Public International Law from the University of London. She is...Read More

Crossing the LoC: Integrating practical skills assessment An educational development seminar titled “ Crossing the LoC: Integrating practical skills assessment” was organized by the Department of Health Professions Education on 27th April 2019. The session started with Dr Aisha Rafi giving a presentation on integrated curriculum of Shifa college of medicine and the latest trends...Read More

Balancing Personal and Professional RolesDHPE organized a seminar on “Balancing personal and professional roles” on 22nd June 2019. Dr Iftikhar.N.Hassan, Head of Clinical Psychology at Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University was the speaker of the event. She spoke about gender equality and how roles have changed over the years. Group activities were conducted in which the faculty...Read More

Assessing Behavioral Sciences (The Old And The New) DHPE organized a seminar on “Assessing Behavioral Sciences (the old and the new)” on 29th July 2019. Behavioral Sciences team included Dr. Saima Pervez Iqbal, Dr. Ashraf, Dr.Sehar Ashraf and Dr. Waqas Rabbani. Dr.Sehar presented the content of Behavioral Sciences covered under the umbrella of longitudinal themes in...Read More

Reference Writing Made Easy A seminar was held on “Reference Writing made easy” on Saturday 31st August 2019. Facilitators of the session were Dr Zahid Naeem, Dr Sajida Naseem, Dr Saima Rafi and Dr Mansoor Ahmed Qazi who briefed the audience about the importance and significance of flawless reference writing and different softwares available that make...Read More

Keeping up with the times? A seminar titled “Keeping up with the times?” was organized by DHPE on Saturday 28th September 2019. Dr Abida Shaheen and Dr Fahad Azam were the main speakers. They gave a presentation and informed the audience about the innovative teaching and assessment strategies that had been adopted by the faculty...Read More

Role of faculty in JCIA Department of Health Professions Education arranged a seminar  on Saturday 30th November 2019, on the topic “Role of Faculty in Joint Commission International Accreditation”. Mr Taimoor Shah  Chief Operating Officer of Shifa International Hospitals was the speaker on the occasion. He briefed the audience about the JCI criteria and the importance of...Read More

Reminiscing 2019 A seminar titled “Reminiscing 2019: Our Faculty’s presentations in Medical Education Conferences” was organized by DHPE on 25th January 2020.  Medical education is an ever evolving field with new innovations taking place in all its domains, be it teaching and learning, assessment, curriculum, research or faculty development. We take pride in saying that our...Read More

Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education A seminar titled “Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education” was held on 29th February 2020. Dr Qassim M. Sheikh, Director Shifa School of Computer Science was the speaker at the occasion. He spoke about the various applications of artificial intelligence and how they can improve the quality of service in healthcare and...Read More