Anatomy Department

• Anatomy Department is currently running full time Course of two years for M.Phil in Anatomy; the course work covers all segments of the subject i.e.: Microscopic Anatomy, Gross Anatomy, Neuroanatomy and Embryology. The subject is taught by interactive lectures with full participation of the students.



• 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 of development. It also deals with detailed study of normal process of organogenesis and it deviation which results in producing different types of congenital abnormalities. The details of the factors, genetic and environmental, which conduce development of congenital abnormalities, are also studied in details.


• The course in Gross, Systemic and Regional Anatomy, is studied in depth with conceptual understanding, particular emphasis laid on its application in relevant clinical aspects.


• Neuroanatomy covers the detailed morphological characteristics of Forebrain, Midbrain, Hind brain and Spinal Cord 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 neural control on the functions of different systems through Neurotransmitter shall be an important segment of study.


• The course work on Major subject of anatomy is reinforced by students opting for relevant Learning/Teaching Modules from among the list of the elective Minors; the choice of selection shall be directly related to the Research work.


• Theoretical courses are reinforced by practicals classes relevant to the preceding lectures; these are interactive with greater participation of the students with the aim to foster the Trainees into competent teachers of all segments of the subject curriculum.


• During the 1st five or six month of study of the courses, the students are required to involve themselves in extensive library search in order to discover their research interests and complete writing their synopsis; this is then submitted for usual approval.


• It is desired that the research design is doable within the specified period of time of one year given for completing it. The students may be required to run the pilot project to identify the problem areas of their stipulated research with the aim to find out their solution.


• The Thesis is completed before the end of 2nd year of the courses and is 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 correct the Thesis to comply with the observation of the evaluators before it is submitted to the panel of examiners. The date of public defense and later the defense of the Thesis before a panel comprising two internal examiner is fixed by the University authority.


• The students are regularly subjected to formative in House test in all segments of the courses and upon receiving the results, they are counseled by their respective teacher so that they can identify the gaps of information and bridge these in light of the instruction. This also applies to both minor subjects taught in different years.


• At the end of the M.Phil program, the bright and deserving candidate may later opt to join the Ph.D. program after following the usual procedure prescribed for admission to the course by the Higher Education Commission. After qualifying GRE examination the candidates shall undergo or shall complete 18 credit hours course work and clear it before they can be registered as bonafide student of Ph.D program. The Ph.D students will subsequently undertake extensive literature search to select the topic of research which should, prima facie, be worth equal to the standard of the program. The work shall be evaluated after its completion by a team of highly qualified and reputed teachers/researchers in the field; these will include at least two 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.

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The department is equipped with high quality Cryostat, Microscopes, Microtome, Tissue processor, Incubators, Water baths, full collection of Histology teaching slides, Anatomical Models and other teaching aids. 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 suitable 1-3 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 as from other institutions if need arises.


• Some of the Ph.D/M.Phil courses will be taught in collaboration with other departments and subject experts availab

Research Activities

• Twenty five students have successfully cleared their course work and defended their Theses.
  
• Two students are awaiting defense of their Theses.
  
• Nine students have passed their course work and are in the process of completing their research work.
  
• Eleven students have appeared in primary M.Phil examination and shall start their research project soon after they are successful in the examination.
  
• Five students are undergoing the course work and have started search of literature to find the title for research.
  
• There is one Ph.D. Student doing the write up of the research work.