The 226th meeting of the Advanced Studies and Research Board (ASRB) of the University of Health Sciences (UHS) was held on Thursday under the chairmanship of Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr Ahsan Waheed Rathore.
Addressing the meeting, Prof. Rathore announced that UHS would soon launch new PhD programmes in Nursing, Public Health, Pharmacy, Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT), and Oral Biology to further strengthen advanced research and specialised healthcare education in the country.
The Vice Chancellor informed the board that the university had awarded 45 PhD and 346 MPhil degrees during the last four years. Members of the ASRB acknowledged that this was the highest number of PhD graduates produced during any Vice Chancellor's tenure in the history of UHS and appreciated Prof. Rathore's efforts in promoting a research culture and academic excellence at the university.
During the meeting, the ASRB approved the conferral of PhD degrees in Forensic Sciences on Dr Zulfiqar Ali and Dr Nasreen Ishaque after the successful completion and evaluation of their research work. Dr Zulfiqar Ali conducted research on a nanohybrid sensing platform to estimate the vitreous humour potassium level in relation to the determination of time since death in human cadavers, while Dr Nasreen Ishaque worked on the development of an electrochemical nanosensor to estimate time since death through biochemical analysis of the vitreous humour.
Prof. Rathore further stated that all curricula at UHS had been comprehensively revised in accordance with modern educational requirements and international standards to improve the quality of teaching, training, and assessment.
The board also considered multiple cases related to thesis evaluation, appointment of examiners, and approval of research synopses for MD, MS, MDS, MPhil, and PhD programmes.