University of Health Sciences – For World Class Professionals

Introduction

Department of P & D is a recent addition to University of Health Sciences. The department has been created with an objective to sail through the growth phase of University of Health Sciences in a coordinated and structured manner. Once the growth phase is over, the department will steer the university into expansion phase. A road map approved by Higher Education Commission for this growth and expansion phase has been developed

Working

Planning and Development
Research and Development
Foreign Faculty Hiring Program
Litigation
Coordination with other departments for Planning, Research and Monitoring
Representing the organization at various forums

Research & Development

Research is the soul and spirit of quality academic institutions. The department coordinates and assists the academic colleagues in developing Research projects. The department looks after the managerial and technical aspects i.e. project writing, release of funds and report writing.

Foreign Faculty Hiring Program (FFHP)

Higher Education Commission in its endeavors to promote quality education has started a scheme to encourage highly qualified expatriate Pakistanis to return and serve Pakistani Universities. The department is the focal point for this initiative of HEC. At present we have following foreign professors;

S #	Name	Specialty	Department
1	Dr. Naeem Akhtar	Pathology	Pathology, RMC
2	Dr. Kamran Hameed	Pulmonologist	Chest, PIC
3	Dr. Arif Rasheed Khawaja	Surgery	Medical Education, UHS
4	Dr. Khurshid A. Khan	Medicine	AIMC

Litigation

The department is looking after the litigation proceedings of University of health Sciences. The assignment is;

To research into and generate responses to arguments of petitioners

To coordinate with the legal Advisors

Staff

ZAHID MAHMOOD

Deputy Registrar (Legal)
MA (Economics), LLB, LLM, CA(Foundation)