UHS campus was inaugurated by the President of Pakistan – who is also its patron – on October 02, 2002. Its building has a commanding domed elevation and it houses spacious class rooms, high-tech labs, dining halls, staff offices, senate hall, library and 500-seater Shams Auditorium, which collectively create a perfect academic ambience.
University of Health Sciences (UHS) Lahore is a vibrant, internationally recognized, student-centered, research university with 128 colleges and institutes affiliated and around 106916 undergraduate and 9157 postgraduate students registered with it.
The University was established in 2002. It was the first dedicated health sciences university established in the province with a vision to bring qualitative and quantitative revolution in medical education and research through evolution. Almost all the public and private medical and dental colleges of the Punjab are affiliated with UHS.
The University is focused on delivering high-quality instruction in Basic Medical Sciences, revitalizing the neglected fields of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences, pioneering courses in Medical Education, Human Genetics and Behavioural Sciences, and fostering indigenous research activities.
UHS is a Ieading University aiming to keep its graduates apt with the ever emerging global health challenges, evolving educational methodologies and emerging technological advancements to maintain its distinguishable position as a Medical University.
UHS shall continue to strive for prodicing a human resource par at excellence to cater for the health needs of the people of Punjab and Pakistan.
University of Health Sciences is the only institution offering specialization in medical, dental, nursing, biomedical engineering and paramedic education in the province of Punjab. At the University of Health Sciences:
UHS is research intensive. Its ethos from its beginning has been to produce highly relevant research that solves real health problems and improve people’s quality of life.
At present extensive on-campus research is going on in 183 different areas including Asthma, Diabetes, Tuberculosis, Typhoid, Infertility, Environmental Pollution, Various types of Cancer, Genetic Disorders, Consanguinity, DNA Analysis, Developmental Abnormalities, Metabolic Syndromes, Hepatitis B, Liver and Renal Disorders.
A high-tech Resource Lab and an Experimental Research Lab (Animal House) have been established for research purposes.