Conducting Qualitative Analysis and Auto Literature Review Using Latest Research Based Software N-vivo. Senior Associate Professor, Bahria University conducted a very informative and interactive session on the topic of Conducting Qualitative Analysis and Auto Literature Review Using Latest Research Based Software N-vivo. Guest Speaker: Dr. Zahoor SarwarRead More

Patient Safety Visiting faculty MHPE-STMU Lead for O&G, Imperial College London, Associate Director Medical Education, NW Healthcare Trust London conducted an interactive session on “Patient Safety” which is the need of the hour. Guest Speaker: Dr. Naila (Siddiqui) KamalRead More

Crossing the LoC A workshop was conducted by DHPE and the topic was “Crossing the LoC” (Comprehensive Integrated Assessment). Main speaker was Dr. Ayesha Rauf (MBBS, MBA, MHPE, PhD Scholar, Section Head, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Professions Education, Head of examinations, Shifa College of Medicine). This session was facilitated by Dr. Muneeza Aamir Sami,...Read More

Assessment for Learning: Undergraduate Medical Education Dr Tariq Mufti, Principal Rehman Medical College, Peshawar came and gave a lecture on “Assessment for Learning: Undergraduate Medical Education”. Facilitators: Dr. Muneeza Aamir Sami, Dr. Shazia Irum and Dr Syeda Hanaa Fatima.Read More

Educational Development Seminar – Crossing the LoC Workshop conducted by DHPE and the topic was “Crossing the LoC, part 2”.(Comprehensive Integrated Assessment). This was a sequel to the workshop conducted in October 2017, in which the focus was on the clerkship examination papers with vertical and horizontal integration of the clinical and basic scieneces. Facilitators:...Read More

New Year’s Resolution: Judicious Use of Antibiotics, an Educational Strategy Dr Ejaz A. Khan was the main speaker who conducted a workshop by the title “New Year’s Resolution: Judicious Use of Antibiotics, an Educational Strategy”. It was a very interactive session where the speaker highlighted how antibioitics are overprescribed worldwide, especially in Pakistan and how...Read More

Educational Development Seminar “Walking a Tight Rope…” A Session on Ethics in medical Education, titled “Walking a Tight Rope” was held at SCM, First year Lecture Hall. Dr Saima Pervaiz Iqbal was the main speaker who showed videos pertaining to ethical dilemmas faced by Health Care Professionals and moderated discussion with the faculty on those...Read More

Seminar : “Faculty Development Initiatives at SCM: Where do we stand?”. As per the tradition of Shifa College of Medicine, an educational development seminar was held on the last Saturday of the month on 28th April 2018. The title of the seminar was “Faculty Development Initiatives at SCM: Where do we stand?”. It was conducted by...Read More

EVENTS A seminar was held on June 30, 2018 on “Reflection on Assessment: Post-hoc analysis”. Prof. Dr Riffat Shafi gave a brief presentation and described the qualities of a good assessment and highlighted the factors influencing the reliability of a test. This was followed by Dr Samreena Mansoor’s presentation explaining the post-hoc analysis and its...Read More

Community Oriented Medical Education (COME) Seminar An educational development seminar on “Community Oriented Medical Education” (COME) was held at Shifa College of Medicine on Saturday July 28, 2018. This faculty development initiative was led by the Department of Community Medicine. COME is an approach to medical education that takes into account the health needs of...Read More