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Seerah Conference held at

Peshawar Medical CollegeIn response to the heartbreaking event of

Blasphemy of the beloved Holy Prophet

Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him), Social

Welfare Society of Peshawar Medical

College organized a Seerah Conference

on 17th November, 2012 at Peshawar

Medical College, with an aim to provide a

peaceful platform to the young

generation to express their respect and

6th National Undergraduate Medical Research

Conference; A Great Success

Breast Cancer Awareness

Seminar at PMC

Peshawar Medical College conducted its 6th

Undergraduate Medical Research Conference

on 20th and 21st of March, 2013. The event

was attended by more than 200 students from

over 20 institutes all over the country, most

notably including Islamic International Medical

College (IIMC), Shifa College of Medicine,

Social Welfare Society, in collaboration

with Community Health Sciences

Department of Peshawar Medical College,

organized the annual “Breast Cancer

Awareness Seminar” on Monday, 22nd

The Undergraduate Medical Research

Department, in collaboration with the

Department of Community Health Sciences

PMC NEWS

InsideHepatitis-B Vaccination Camp

Inauguration of Postgraduate

Diploma in Opthalmology

Awareness seminar on

Thalassemia

Convocation 2013

Celebration of Iqbal’s Week

Breast feeding is birth right of

newborns in Islam

Top position holders

Patron-in-Chief:Prof. Dr. Najib-ul-Haq

Chief Editor:Muhammad Bilal Qureshi

Student Editor:Muhammad Salman H. Qureshi

PMC’s Student achieved

1st Position in

International Scientific

Essay Writing Contest

love with Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him).

The guest speakers for the event included respectable Maulana.Shams-ul-Haq Hanif, Maulana

Ismail while Mufti Ghulam-ur-Rahman from Jamia Usmania, Peshawar was the honourable

chief guest of the occasion. Besides inspiring lectures by eminent Islamic Scholars, the

conference also included a Poster Session (Calligraphy Competition), Nasheed Competition

(Males and Females), Essay Writing Competition (English and Urdu) and an exciting

Audience Quiz. Students from various reputed universities including Khyber Medical

University, University of Engineering & Technology (UET), Sarhad University and Islamia

College University actively participated in various competitions.

Foundation University Medical College,

Lahore College for Women, Central Park

Medical College, Wah Medical College,

Azad Jammu and Kashmir Medical

College, and many other eminent

institutes. The event included poster

presentation, verbal presentation, plenary

sessions by highly qualified speakers, quiz

competition as well as an interactive

workshop. Dr Bahadur Khan Marwat (Vice

Chancellor of Agriculture University) was

the chief guest of the inauguration

ceremony. He shared his thoughts

regarding this research conference and

importance of medical research. Prof. Dr.

Najib-ul-Haq, Dean of PMC, also delivered

an inspiring speech and emphasized on

the importance research. The

inauguration ceremony was followed by

the ribbon cutting ceremony, to officially

begin the conference. This was followed

by a plenary session on “Tuberculosis and

its control”. The speakers on the occasion

were Dr. Arshad Javaid (Prof. & Head of

Deptt. Pulmonology & CEO, LRH) and Dr.

Akmal Naveed (Director Association for

Community Development). After the

plenary, two parallel verbal presentation

sessions related to public health and

medicine & allied were held in different

halls. Dr Afshan Khattak (Consultant

Peadiatrics, SKMCH) delivered a lecture

on the topic “Keeping the U alive in UMR”

to the young and budding

medical students. After Zuhr prayers,

lunch was served to all the participants

after which an interactive workshop on

communication skills was conducted by a

dynamic entrepreneur and motivational

speaker Mr. Adnan Bashir Khan (CEO,

Organization for Youth & Development).

After the conclusion of workshop,

delegates from outside Peshawar were

taken for a site-seeing tour. They were

entertained at historical Peshawar

University. A special dinner was also

arranged for the

delegates giving

them and the

students of PMC a

chance to

socialize with

each other.

A bright sunny

day welcomed the

participants on 21st March 2013. The day

commenced with the judges viewing the

posters. Total 108 research posters were

displayed beautifully in the main lawn of

PMC. After the poster competition, a

plenary session was held on the topic of

“Chronic Renal Failure” by Dr Nisar Anwar

(Prof. & Head of Deptt. Nephrology,

Khyber Teaching Hospital). The two

parallel verbal sessions were conducted

on the topic of “Medicine and

Allied” and

“Free Paper Session”. After the Zuhr

Prayers and lunch, the participants

gathered in the examination hall for the

closing ceremony. The Chief Guest for the

closing ceremony, Brig. Dr Saleem (Prof.

of Anesthesiology, IIMC) spoke on

occasion about importance of research in

medical education. He also congratulated

the students and staff of PMC for

organizing such a splendid event. Farewell

speech was delivered by Mir Azam Khan,

the President of UMR. The results of

various competitions were announced and

the winners were dually awarded with

certificates and shields. The ceremony

was ended with concluding remarks by Dr.

Zahoorullah, Director, UMR. PMC

congratulates all those who have made

their institutes proud, and thanks

everyone who joined them for

this event.

October, 2012 at Peshawar Medical

College. The Seminar included Poster

Competition, Self Breast Examination

(SBE) Session and Lectures by health

professionals on Breast Cancer. The aim

of this seminar was to promote awareness

regarding prevention and early diagnosis

of breast cancer among female

population, who are at high risk of

attaining Breast Cancer.

The seminar officially got underway with

recitation of verses from the Holy Quran

by Mehdi Haq. Dr. Fauzia Rauf,

Assistant Professor in Pathology

Department, briefed the audience with the

introduction to breast cancer. The next

speaker Dr. Khurshid Ahmad, Assistant

Professor, Surgery Department Mercy

Teaching Hospital, took the audience

through a tour of cancer

growth process and risk

factors. The next speaker,

Dr Sundas Mohmand, House

Officer at Hayatabad

Medical Comples, spoke on

the social aspects of Breast

cancer. Dr. Afshan Hussain

Khattak, Consultant Pediatric Oncology

Hospitalist at Shaukat Khanum Memorial

Hospital and Research Center (SKMH&RC),

was the Chief Guest on the occasion. The

seminar concluded with distribution of

prizes among organizers of SWS and

poster competition winners.

and the Asian Medical Students

Association, organized a special

programme on the cataclysmic floods of

2010 and 2011 that had devastated the

lives of millions of people in Pakistan. The

programme took place in the 5th National

Undergraduate Medical Research Fair. It

featured an interactive plenary session,

special exhibition, and poster competition.

The plenary session was chaired by Dr

Mukhtiar Zaman Afridi (A Pulmonologist

and Chief

Executive of the NGO Abaseen) while

co-chaired by Dr. Obaidullah (A renowned

Plastic Surgeon and Health Journalist)

and Dr. Saeed Anwar (Head of the

Community Health Sciences Department

in Peshawar Medical College and Director

of Project Support Unit)

The speakers of this plenary session were

Mr. Sebastian Wesselman (Geographical

Capacity Building lead of the MENRIS

division of ICIMOD), Dr Abdul Jamil

(Health and Nutritional specialist for

UNICEF) and Ms. Aysha Masood Khan

(Fourth Year medical student at PMC).

At the end of the

session, Dr.Maqsood-ul-Hassan, Vice

Principal of International Islamic Medical

College presented shields to the panelists

and speakers, and expressed his hope in

the youth of today towards effective

disaster management and public health

efforts.

The special exhibition hosted stalls from

various organizations including WHO,

CERD, Project Support Unit and Al

Khidmat. A poster competition was also

held to spread awareness amongst the

youth regarding this alarming matter of

concern.

Vol-1 Issue-1 April 2014

The Pakistan Floods-

An Environmental and Public

Health Catastrophe

PMC Alumni Outshine in

Various Postgraduate

Programs Entrance Exams

Bioclues, an academic based society in the

state of Andhra Pradesh, India organized a

Scientific Essay Writing Contest titled “What

does DNA Helix mean to you?” on 6th of May,

2013. The First Position in the contest went

in the favor of Muhammad Salman H. Qureshi

(MBBS-III). The society in recognition awarded

their membership and institutional e-mail id.

Moreover, the winning essay was also

featured in their official newsletter.

MB05 and MB06, the pioneer two batches of

Peshawar Medical College completed their

graduation on 2011 and 2012 respectively.

Soon after completion of their MBBS

program, majority of newly graduated doctors

opted for specialization. Till date, 55 students

out of total 200 are enrolled in various

postgraduate programs including FCPS, MRCP

and M Phil after passing various exams.

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Peshawar Dental College was established

in the year 2010. It is the sister Institute

of Peshawar Medical College and is

working under the guidance and control

of Prime Foundation Pakistan. The

Dean/Principal of the Dental College was

desirous of extending oral & dental health

care services to the poor and needy

people who have minimal access to the

health care services. So the Department

of Community and Preventive dentistry

was instructed to devise a plan for such

activities. Free Dental Camps, Oral health

surveys and awareness campaigns were

organized for this purpose. It was decided

as a policy that during these programs

underprivileged will be served on priority.

This decision was taken on the basis of a

report given in a “Pathway Survey of Oral

health in Pakistan” that 50% people have

dental caries and among these over 97%

do not have access to the oral health care

providers.

Within six months of the start of the

college, the Department of Community

and Preventive Dentistry in collaboration

with other departments of the College

organized an Oral and Dental Health

survey and awareness campaign in the

1st week of June 2011. During this

program various schools in

Peshawar were visited

where oral and

dental

health status was recorded by a team of

20 doctors of Peshawar Dental College,

trained to educate the kids and staff of

Schools on Oral Health Awareness. Over

500 students were examined. The

students and staff were given a

demonstration of proper brushing

techniques. They were also given free

fluoridated toothpastes and tooth

brushes. The students who required

dental treatment were given

appointments and were treated in

Peshawar Dental College and Hospital

free of charge.

Second activity was a free dental camp

that was arranged in the first week of July

2011. During this free dental camp 862

patients were examined and were given

the needed treatment. All the patients

were also provided with free facilities for

Hepatitis B and C screening tests, dental

X-Rays in addition to free

medicines,

fluoridated

tooth pastes

and

brushes. Students of Peshawar Dental

College were actively involved during the

free dental camp. They were given the

responsibility of promotion of oral health

and education of the participants. Dental

students made flow charts and painted

different awareness messages. The

students were trained how to bring

awareness about Oral Hygiene and Dental

Health within the community and to teach

proper brushing techniques to the

participants of such events. All the staff

of concerned departments worked

tirelessly throughout the day. After the

required treatments the

patients were given appointments if

further treatment was required.

Department of Community and

Preventive Dentistry also participated in a

“Free Dental Health Month” campaign

arranged by Colgate and was conducted

from October 24th to October 28th 2011

in Peshawar Dental College. Local schools

were visited to record the oral health

status of school going children. School

children attended during this program

were almost one thousand. All the

children were provided with

fluoridated toothpastes

and tooth

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brushes. Children who required dental

treatment were referred to Peshawar

Dental College & Hospital where required

dental treatment was provided free of

charge.

Second free dental camp was arranged in

first week of June 2012. During this

dental camp over 450 patients were

examined and treated for different dental

problems. All the patients were tested for

Hepatitis B, C. free of cost and dental

X-Rays facility was also provided free.

People of the community also praised the

role of students and the hospital towards

the oral health care delivery.

Students of 2nd yr BDS, participated in

the under graduate medical research

conference that was arranged in

Peshawar Medical College. In 2013

students took part in a dental symposium

held in Gandhara University. Ms Sara

Ehsan of 3rd yr BDS stood first in the

competition. Students also participated in

an International Conference held in

Islamabad during the same year.

Third free dental camp was held from

November 27th to November 29th, 2013.

During this camp 662 x patients were

provided free dental treatment including

dental checkup, dental extraction,

scaling, various types of dental filling for

dental caries, provision of removable

dentures, screening for Hepatitis B & C

and dental X-Rays facility. Free drugs

samples and toothpastes were also

provided by the pharmaceuticals stalls.

Students of 2nd year and 3rd year BDS

took active part in imparting Oral hygiene

and dental health awareness education to

the patients.

2nd Colgate

Dental

Health

Month was

arranged by

Colgate for

school

visits in

Peshawar

from

December

16 to December 19, 2013. BDS Students

of 2nd year, 3rd year and Post-Graduate

Dental students of PDC participated

actively in the Colgate Dental Health

Month. 56 x schools in Peshawar were

visited and approximately 50,000

students were examined.

The commendable steps taken by the

administration to provide free dental care

to the participants of such

camps/campaigns is an evidence of the

commitment by Prime Foundation to

extend health care services to the

underprivileged class of the community.

Prof. Dr. Tallat Firdos

Oral Hygiene & Dental Health CarePrograms Organized by Peshawar Dental College

for General Public

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Peshawar Dental College was established

in the year 2010. It is the sister Institute

of Peshawar Medical College and is

working under the guidance and control

of Prime Foundation Pakistan. The

Dean/Principal of the Dental College was

desirous of extending oral & dental health

care services to the poor and needy

people who have minimal access to the

health care services. So the Department

of Community and Preventive dentistry

was instructed to devise a plan for such

activities. Free Dental Camps, Oral health

surveys and awareness campaigns were

organized for this purpose. It was decided

as a policy that during these programs

underprivileged will be served on priority.

This decision was taken on the basis of a

report given in a “Pathway Survey of Oral

health in Pakistan” that 50% people have

dental caries and among these over 97%

do not have access to the oral health care

providers.

Within six months of the start of the

college, the Department of Community

and Preventive Dentistry in collaboration

with other departments of the College

organized an Oral and Dental Health

survey and awareness campaign in the

1st week of June 2011. During this

program various schools in

Peshawar were visited

where oral and

dental

health status was recorded by a team of

20 doctors of Peshawar Dental College,

trained to educate the kids and staff of

Schools on Oral Health Awareness. Over

500 students were examined. The

students and staff were given a

demonstration of proper brushing

techniques. They were also given free

fluoridated toothpastes and tooth

brushes. The students who required

dental treatment were given

appointments and were treated in

Peshawar Dental College and Hospital

free of charge.

Second activity was a free dental camp

that was arranged in the first week of July

2011. During this free dental camp 862

patients were examined and were given

the needed treatment. All the patients

were also provided with free facilities for

Hepatitis B and C screening tests, dental

X-Rays in addition to free

medicines,

fluoridated

tooth pastes

and

brushes. Students of Peshawar Dental

College were actively involved during the

free dental camp. They were given the

responsibility of promotion of oral health

and education of the participants. Dental

students made flow charts and painted

different awareness messages. The

students were trained how to bring

awareness about Oral Hygiene and Dental

Health within the community and to teach

proper brushing techniques to the

participants of such events. All the staff

of concerned departments worked

tirelessly throughout the day. After the

required treatments the

patients were given appointments if

further treatment was required.

Department of Community and

Preventive Dentistry also participated in a

“Free Dental Health Month” campaign

arranged by Colgate and was conducted

from October 24th to October 28th 2011

in Peshawar Dental College. Local schools

were visited to record the oral health

status of school going children. School

children attended during this program

were almost one thousand. All the

children were provided with

fluoridated toothpastes

and tooth











































































arranged for the

delegates giving

them and the

students of PMC a

chance to

socialize with

each other.

A bright sunny

day welcomed the












Allied” and





















this event.












and Chief















At the end of the







efforts.







concern.

brushes. Children who required dental

treatment were referred to Peshawar

Dental College & Hospital where required

dental treatment was provided free of

charge.

Second free dental camp was arranged in

first week of June 2012. During this

dental camp over 450 patients were

examined and treated for different dental

problems. All the patients were tested for

Hepatitis B, C. free of cost and dental

X-Rays facility was also provided free.

People of the community also praised the

role of students and the hospital towards

the oral health care delivery.

Students of 2nd yr BDS, participated in

the under graduate medical research

conference that was arranged in

Peshawar Medical College. In 2013

students took part in a dental symposium

held in Gandhara University. Ms Sara

Ehsan of 3rd yr BDS stood first in the

competition. Students also participated in

an International Conference held in

Islamabad during the same year.

Third free dental camp was held from

November 27th to November 29th, 2013.

During this camp 662 x patients were

provided free dental treatment including

dental checkup, dental extraction,

scaling, various types of dental filling for

dental caries, provision of removable

dentures, screening for Hepatitis B & C

and dental X-Rays facility. Free drugs

samples and toothpastes were also

provided by the pharmaceuticals stalls.

Students of 2nd year and 3rd year BDS

took active part in imparting Oral hygiene

and dental health awareness education to

the patients.

2nd Colgate

Dental

Health

Month was

arranged by

Colgate for

school

visits in

Peshawar

from

December

16 to December 19, 2013. BDS Students

of 2nd year, 3rd year and Post-Graduate

Dental students of PDC participated

actively in the Colgate Dental Health

Month. 56 x schools in Peshawar were

visited and approximately 50,000

students were examined.

The commendable steps taken by the

administration to provide free dental care

to the participants of such

camps/campaigns is an evidence of the

commitment by Prime Foundation to

extend health care services to the

underprivileged class of the community.

Prof. Dr. Tallat Firdos

Rufaidah Nursing College (RNC), I strongly believe will become a center of quality

nursing education; Dean PGMI

Rufaidah Nursing College (RNC), I

strongly believe will become a center of

quality nursing education. RNC will play a

crucial role in its contribution towards

quality nursing care not only in

private sector but also in public sector of

the country. It has been created on the

basis of a clear vision to produce nurses

with excellence in educational

competence and ethical values. As a

chain institution of Prime Foundation,

Peshawar

Medical College (PMC) it is led by a

visionary team who mean it whatever

they say. The tariff and fee structure it

offers is highly subsidized. This was said

Prof. Azmat Tallat, Dean Postgraduate

Medical Institute (PGMI), Peshawar in his

speech here at Peshawar yesterday

while inaugurating the first ever nursing

college in the private sector of KP

province.

Earlier Prof. Najibul Haq, Chief Executive

Prime Foundation and Dean PMC in his

opening speech welcomed the Chief

Guest Prof. Azmat Tallat and the

distinguished audience. He informed the

audience that Prime Foundation,

Peshawar Medical College has remained

in the forefront of health and social

development

since its inception in 2005. Today while

launching RNC, we are simultaneously

holding closing ceremony of the series of

refresher courses that were held over

the period of one year as capacity

building initiative by

Prime Foundation in collaboration with

International Development & Relief

Foundation (IDRF), Canada to upgrade ...continued on page-14

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the birth assistance skills of midwives from flood

affected districts of Charsadda and Nowshera. Through

these refreshers of six weeks duration with an intake

of 16 midwives in each, a total number of around 130

midwives have been trained.

Ms. Akhtar Bano, Principal of RNC in her

introduction about Rufaidah Nursing College told

that the college was named after Rufaidah bint-e-

Saad. She was Sahabia and first nurse in the

documented history. As such Muslims were

founders of this caring and healing profession for

mankind. She told that RNC by being placed

within the premises of Kuwait Teaching Hospital

afforded one window opportunity of quality

clinical care learning to its prospective

students. RNC is recognized by Pakistan

Nursing Council and is affiliated with Riphah

International University, Islamabad. It is

mandated with offering 2 years degree

program in BSc Nursing starting with Post

Registered Nursing (Post RN) course for

the existing staff nurses.

The event came to end with Vote of

Thanks by Prof. Inayat ur Rahman Khalil,

Director, Postgraduate Studies at PMC.











Blood Wing of Social Welfare

Society-Peshawar Medical College

successfully arranged a free vaccination camp for the students

of 1st year and 2nd year MBBS and BDS students of Peshawar Medical College and

Peshawar Dental College on 6th and 7th Jan, 2012, respectively.

Being the very first venture of Blood Wing, an inauguration ceremony was held in which

faculty members and students participated. Prof. Dr Najib-ul-Haq, Principal Peshawar

Medical College, inaugurated the Vaccination Camp.

He also visited the camp where he met students and the technical staff of the

vaccination camp and discussed few things pertaining to Hepatitis B vaccination.

It is to be mentioned here that separate

arrangements were made for male and female

students in Biochemistry and physiology labs

respectively. Students were issued separate

vaccination cards after vaccination. The

vaccination card contained complete bio data of

the student, dosage detail and date of

vaccination. In the first phase, a total of 140

students were vaccinated.

Hepatitis-B Vaccination

Camp arranged by the

Blood Wing of Social

Welfare Society















































arranged for the

delegates giving

them and the

students of PMC a

chance to

socialize with

each other.

A bright sunny

day welcomed the












Allied” and





















this event.

National Academy of Young

Scientists (NAYS) in collaboration

with The Technology Times

organized a National “Science for

Peace” Essay Writing Competition

on 10th of November, 2012. Sixty

students from different colleges

and universities participated in this

contest. The First and Second

Positions were secured by the

students of Quaid-e-Azam Medical

College, Bahawalpur and Sir Syed

University of Engineering and

Technology, Karachi respectively.

While the Third Position was

clinched by the Third Year

student of Peshawar Medical

College, Mr. Muhammad Salman

Haider Qureshi.

PMC Studentsecures

3rd Position in National

“Science for Peace” Essay

Writing Competition












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Foundation (IDRF), Canada to upgrade

After the devastating 2010 floods, Prime Foundation and International Development and Relief Foundation (IDRF), Canada

joined hands to aid the flood affected populations of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

In this regard a Free Vocational Training Center was established for the flood affected females at Nowshera. It is

operational for the past one year and is awarding courses in tailoring, embroidery and beauty care to the female youth.

The courses have an accredited status with the Trade Testing Board of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. These skill based courses

have significantly contributed towards economic rehabilitation of the flood affected

families and empowerment of the afflicted women folk

through their capacity building in marketable skills.

With a view to promote individual businesses as well as

marketing skills of the passed out and incumbent trainees,

an exhibition of the crafts made by the flood affected

females was showcased at the Community Hall, Cant Board,

Nowshera on January 31, 2012. The exhibition showcased

stitched clothes, framed embroidered pieces, bangles and

various other items for women and children. An inaugural

ceremony for the opening of the exhibition was held in which

Dr. Saeed Anwar, Director PSU Prime Foundation, officially

inaugurated the exhibition.

Prime IDRF VTC, Nowshera

holds exhibition to showcase the crafts and products of flood affected youth

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Eye department of Peshawar Medical

College has played a pivotal role in the

start of DOMS in Hargesia University

Somaliland. Somalia and Somaliland with

the population of more than 10 million

have only four practicing ophthalmologist

which lead to very poor eye care facilities

in that area. There is huge backlog of

patient with cataract and other eye

diseases. This situation was discussed at

various international forums and task was

assigned to Prof. Hafeez ur Rehman to

start postgraduate diploma course in

Hargesia for the native doctors. Dr. Aysha

Abdullah developed the curriculum of

DOMS in the

supervision of HOD of ophthalmology.

This diploma course is a collaborative

effort of PMC, WHO (EMRO), FIMA and

Manhal charity organization of Somalia.

Six doctors are inducted for the first

batch and are placed in Manhal

Hospital Hargesia for training. The

diploma will be awarded by the

Hargesia University which is the top

public sector university of

Somaliland.

Dr. Aslam Bhatti is appointed as fully

time faculty in Manhal hospital for this

purpose. Duration of diploma is two

years and consists of four semesters,

each having three modules. In addition

to full time

faculty,

visiting

faculty from

Pakistan,

Turkey,

Jordan, South

Africa, UK,

USA and

Malaysia will conduct various modules on

regular basis.

The course was officially inaugurated by

the state minister of Somaliland on 3rd of

December 2013 at Hargesia

Universtiy. Prof Hafeez ur Rehman who is

the course coordinator and Prof. Intzaz

Hussain, who is director FIMA Save

Vision Participated in the inaugural

ceremony. In addition both eye surgeons

conducted teaching sessions of

foundation module of Diploma.

The 7th batch of the refresher course formally commenced on 11th January, 2012

at Kuwait Teaching Hospital, Peshawar. The orientation session was preceded by

the welcome address of the Director Project Support Unit, Prime Foundation, Dr.

Saeed Anwar which was followed by the address of Dr. Obaidullah, a renowned

plastic surgeon and health journalist. Towards the end,

certificates and

clean delivery

kits were

distributed

among the

outgoing

participants

by the Chief

Guest.

The closing of 7th and inauguration

ceremony of 8th midwifery refresher course

took place on 26th of February, 2012 at

Kuwait Teaching Hospital. Dr Mohammad

Rehman Khattak, Provincial Coordinator of

Technical Resource Facility (TRF), UKAID was

the Chief Guest of the session. Dr Saeed

Anwar, director of the Prime Foundation,

threw light on the aims and objectives of the

programme. The ceremony concluded with a

prize awarding ceremony and distribution of

delivery kits to the outgoing batch.

























































arranged for the

delegates giving

them and the

students of PMC a

chance to

socialize with

each other.

A bright sunny

day welcomed the












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this event.












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Inauguration of Postgraduate Diploma In Ophthalmology at Hargesia-Somaliland












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Closing of the 7th and

Inaugural of the 8th Midwifery

Refresher Course for

Midwives from Flood

Affected Districts

Closing of the 6th and Inaugural of the

7th Midwifery Refresher for Midwives from

Flood Affected Districts

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On the 18th of January 2014, Saturday the students of Peshawar Medical College

had the good fortune to attend the guest lecture arranged for them by the

Students Literary Society of Peshawar Medical College. The esteemed guest

speaker was Syed Sabeeh ibne Siddique from Medinah University who

enlightened the attendees about “Contradictions and connections between Islam

and Westernization”. Dr. Imran Qureshi, Staff Incharge of Students Literary

Society highlighted the dilemma faced by the Muslim youth and introduced the

guest to the audience.

Syed Sabeeh Ibne siddique started with a brief introduction about himself, he

then went on to captivate the audience with his engaging remarks about how

to best understand the message of Islam by not taking it as a burden as only

then can one truly take to heart its teachings.

He also showed a report from Cheryl benard who wrote a research report

trying to explain how to change Islam. In summary in the report the

authoress breaks the Muslims into four groups namely the fundamentalists,

tradionalists, modernists, secularists and also defines them and their way

of life and perspectives of Islam. He also explained how they (the west)

brainwash the

Muslims

with their

objective

being to

change the

religion of

Islam. During

his

explanation of the research

report he tells about the strategies that the authoress has come up

with in an effort to stop the Islamic system; firstly by finding partners

for the promotion of democratic Islam.

He quoted that if you stand for nothing you fall for anything i.e. if

we don’t gain enough knowledge about our religion to defend it

against false beliefs we will not be able to counter their strategies.

Syed sabeeh said that to counter these strategies that attack our

hearts and minds we have to wake up and acknowledge this

threat.

In concluding his lecture Syed Sabeeh ibne siddique narrated a

few stories from his life in which people confronted him

regarding Islam and its teachings. After the guest lecture there

was a question and answer session and presenting of the

college crest to the guest by the Principal Dr. Sajjad.

The attendees of the lecture were truly inspired and gained a

tremendous amount of knowledge. The feedback from the

students was also positive and most of them expressed the

hope to have such lectures arranged for them again in the

future.

Report by: Sarah Yousuf (4th Year, MBBS)

Guest Lecture Kuwait Teaching Hospital

Kuwait Teaching Hospital (KTH) is one of

the leading teaching hospital in Khyber

Pakhtunkhwa attached to Peshawar Medical

College. It has a proud heritage of serving the

ailing community coming to this hospital from

different walks

of life. Our consultants are some of the best in their

respective specialties and under their guidance our

dedicated and committed medical, nursing,

paramedical and other health staff workers tirelessly

provide a comprehensive healthcare to our patients.

Kuwait Teaching Hospital is a private charity based

hospital delivering services to the poor, miserable and

ailing community of entire KPK, FATA and adjoining

areas of Afghanistan. It is in process of up-gradation

moving ahead towards establishing new highly

specialized units along with installation of sophisticated

new equipments in its different units to provide quality

services to the patients visiting this hospital.

Recent investment in the clinical program includes

complete renovation of peadiatrics unit, arranging modern

neonatal resuscitaire and incubators in our NICU, high

dependency unit in pediatrics ward with new monitors,

establishment of endoscopy unit, dialysis unit,

plasmapheresis setup, gynae labour room and establishment

of new radiology block.

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Prime Foundation’s Women Empowerment &

Rehab Initiatives are commendable:

Prof. Rashid Iqbal

On 4th October, 2012 a ceremony was organized at the closing of 6th

Vocational Training Course at Prime Foundation’s Vocational

Training Center at Nowshera. Dr Saeed Anwar, Head CHS Peshawar

Medical College / Director Project Support Unit, Prime Foundation

welcomed the audience. He stressed upon them to utilize the skills

learnt in a professional manner for earning legitimate livelihood for

themselves and their families. Prof. Rashid Iqbal (Head of

Community Medicine at Rehman Medical College) was invited as the

Chief Guest of the session. He congratulated the successful

students. The Chief Guest also distributed Vocational Toolkits

among the position holder students of all the three trades.

Certificates were awarded to all the passed out students. The

ceremony concluded by the vote of thanks delivered by Dr Faisal

Khan, Project Officer, Project Support Unit.

Social Welfare Society- Peshawar Medical College held

a Thalassemia Awareness Seminar on November 28th

2012 at Peshawar Medical College. As part of the

seminar, various medical and non-medical institutes of

Peshawar were invited to be part of the seminar by

competing in Poster, Video and Inter-colleges Quiz

competitions. These competitions were followed by

lectures by renowned guest speakers. The main speakers

of the event were, Dr. Akhtar Zarin Khattak, Head of the

Hematology Department at Kuwait Teaching Hospital; Dr.

Abdul Hameed, consultant pediatrician and Director of

Thalassemia Prevention Project KPK; Dr. Ihsanul Haq,

former Health Secretary, and Chairman of the Governor’s

Inspection Team, KPK; and our honorable chief guest Dr.

Saqib Hussain Ansari, Consultant Pediatric Hematologist

and General Secretary of Omair Sana Foundation, who had

flown all the way from Karachi to share his knowledge on

Thalassemia. Dr. Ihsanul Haq at the end awarded shields to

the representatives of the visiting foundations, Hamza

Foundation, Fatimid Foundation, Frontier Foundation, and

Thalassemia Prevention Project. The seminar was concluded

by displaying the winning video of the

short-film competition.

The Community Health Sciences (CHS) Department was honored by

the presence of Prof. Saeed Farooq on 6th of February, 2012. Prof.

Farooq is the head of Psychiatry Department at Lady Reading

Hospital Peshawar and honorary professor at Staffordshire

University. The session was attended by the faculty of CHS and

students of 4th year M.B.B.S. In the session, Prof. Saeed Farooq

presented the findings of his recent research that was published in the

British Journal of Psychiatry. The presentation titled “From DOTS to

STOPS in Low and Middle Income Countries? Evidence from Pakistan”.

Social Welfare Society Organized

a One-Day Awareness Seminar

on Thalassemia

A survey of Fatmid foundation was carried out by members

of Social Welfare Society (SWS) on 27th October, 2012. The

SWS members including Muhammad Shoaib (MBBS-V),

Fahad Ahmad (MBBS-V), Hafsa Tariq (MBBS-V), Sama Bilal

(MBBS-V), Naila Noor (MBBS-III) and Maham Irfan

(MBBS-III) were warmly welcomed by Dr Sajjad & Col. Afzal

Hassan (Administrator of Fatimid Foundation).

The students were briefed about the history of Fatimid

Foundation and regarding its progress in the treatment

of thallassemic and haemophilic patients. Col. Afzal was

ensured that SWS would always help and

support Fatmid Foundation

and will coordinate with

them in their mission of

spreading awareness

among general public

relating to blood

disorders.

A delegate of Social Welfare Society

visited Fatmid Foundation Peshawar

Prof. Saeed Farooq Presented the Findings

of his Research Study at PMC

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The first convocation ceremony of

first three pioneer batches of

Peshawar Medical College was held

in March at Shiraz Arena, Peshawar.

Prof. Dr. Anis Ahmad (Vice

Chancellor of Riphah International

University, Islamabad) was the

invited chief guest of the occasion.

The occasion was graced by the

parents, representatives of various

health universities and other eminent

health officials.

Prof Dr. Hafeez-ur-Rehman (Vice

Dean, Academics) invited Engr.

Rafaatullah Khan (Registrar Riphah

International University) to start the

proceedings of the convocation. The

ceremony formally started by the

recitation of few verses from the

Holy Quran by Mehdi Haq which was

followed by the oath taking ceremony

administered by the Dean of

Peshawar Medical College, Prof. Dr.

Najib-ul-Haq.

After the oath taking ceremony, the

degrees of Bachelors of Medicine

and Bachelors of Surgery (MBBS)

were awarded to the successful

graduates of session 2005-2010,

2006-2011 and 2007-2012. This was

followed by the inspiring and

encouraging address of Prof. Dr.

Najib-ul-Haq.

Gold Medals were awarded by the

worthy Chief Guest of the ceremony to

all the Position Holders of various

subjects and professionals and to the

best graduates of every batch.

Prof. Dr. Anis Ahmad congratulated all

the successful graduates and equipped

the young the doctors with his precious

bundles of advice. He thanked

Peshawar Medical College for sharing

the vision of Riphah International

University.

Towards the end of the ceremony,

college crests were awarded by Prof.

Dr. Najib-ul-Haq to Abdul Hafeez Sheikh

(Controller of examinations, RIU), Engr.

Rafatullah Khan (Registrar, RIU), Prof.

General Masood Ahmad (Dean, Faculty

of Medicine, RIU) and to the worthy

chief guest of the occasion, Prof. Dr.

Anis Ahmad (Vice Chancellor. RIU)

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Convocation – 2013

The first convocation ceremony of

first three pioneer batches of

Peshawar Medical College was held

in March at Shiraz Arena, Peshawar.

Prof. Dr. Anis Ahmad (Vice

Chancellor of Riphah International

University, Islamabad) was the

invited chief guest of the occasion.

The occasion was graced by the

parents, representatives of various

health universities and other eminent

health officials.

Prof Dr. Hafeez-ur-Rehman (Vice

Dean, Academics) invited Engr.

Rafaatullah Khan (Registrar Riphah

International University) to start the

proceedings of the convocation. The

ceremony formally started by the

recitation of few verses from the

Holy Quran by Mehdi Haq which was

followed by the oath taking ceremony

administered by the Dean of

Peshawar Medical College, Prof. Dr.

Najib-ul-Haq.

After the oath taking ceremony, the

degrees of Bachelors of Medicine

and Bachelors of Surgery (MBBS)

were awarded to the successful

graduates of session 2005-2010,

2006-2011 and 2007-2012. This was

followed by the inspiring and

encouraging address of Prof. Dr.

Najib-ul-Haq.

Gold Medals were awarded by the

worthy Chief Guest of the ceremony to

all the Position Holders of various

subjects and professionals and to the

best graduates of every batch.

Prof. Dr. Anis Ahmad congratulated all

the successful graduates and equipped

the young the doctors with his precious

bundles of advice. He thanked

Peshawar Medical College for sharing

the vision of Riphah International

University.

Towards the end of the ceremony,

college crests were awarded by Prof.

Dr. Najib-ul-Haq to Abdul Hafeez Sheikh

(Controller of examinations, RIU), Engr.

Rafatullah Khan (Registrar, RIU), Prof.

General Masood Ahmad (Dean, Faculty

of Medicine, RIU) and to the worthy

chief guest of the occasion, Prof. Dr.

Anis Ahmad (Vice Chancellor. RIU)

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Continuous Medical Education (CME) session held at Department of

Community Health Sciences (CHS), Peshawar Medical College on 18th

March, 2013. Dr Usman Mehboob a PhD scholar at Glasgow University

and ex faculty member of Peshawar Medical College delivered a lecture

on Professionalism. He stressed upon the incorporations of

professionalism in to the undergraduate medical curriculum as means to

ensuring humane and quality health care services to families and

communities.

Dr. Usman Mehboob a PhD scholar at Glasgow

University delivered a lecture on Professionalism

US Students visit PMCPeshawar Medical College and Peshawar Dental College were visited

by foreign students from US schools and colleges on 7th of January,

2012. The students were on an extended trip to Pakistan in which

they visited various health outlets in public and private sector.

At the college, they were given a welcome and introduction by the

Social Welfare Society (SWS).

A brief presentation

was given to them about

the achievements of the

SWS and the

Undergraduate Medical

Research Department.

A detailed presentation

was also given to them by

Dr Faisal Ali Shah, Project

Officer outlining the various projects of Project Support Unit of Prime

Foundation. As a souvenir, a memorandum plaque was given to them

by Dr. Saeed Anwar, Head of Community Health Sciences department

and Director of Project Support Unit. In the end, the students were

given a tour of the college accompanied by the members of Social

Welfare Society.

PMC Student receives prize

for contribution in “Primary

Health Care Poster Competition”

Student of Third Year MBBS, Salman Qureshi was declared

as the Prize Winner of “Primary Health Care Poster

Competition”. The Competition was organized on national

level by Pakistan Medical Association (PMA). The theme of

the contest was “Primary Health Care --- A Birth Right”.

The team of PMC comprising of Salman Qureshi and

Shahnawaz Yousaf participated in the national level contest

organized by Voice of Youth (VoY) and FES. Mr. Salman

Qureshi secured first position in the Urdu Declamation

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Ismail Alvi, Majid Khan Kakakhel, Syed

Fahad Shaheen, Muhammad Salman

Qureshi, Tayyeba Khursheed, Muneeba

Zaffar, Hafsa Tariq, Sunbul Obaid, and

Anum Rehman participated in “Young

Researcher’s Skill Development Workshop”

organized by National Academy of Young

Scientists (NAYS) in collaboration with Pakistan

Scientific and Technological Information Center

(PASTIC) on 10th March, 2012 at Agriculture

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Mir Azam Khan, Hassan Sajjad, Fahad Ahmad, Nouman Ali and Afaq

Khattak of Final Year MBBS and Sohaib Ali and Salman

Qureshi of Third Year MBBS

participated in 11th Shaukat

Khanum Cancer Symposium �

2012 held at Lahore from 9th

to 11th November, 2012.

The students presented

their research projects

related to oncology in the

said conference.

PMC Students participated in 11th Shaukat

Khanum Cancer Symposium – 2012

PMCite's Team Stood Third in Quiz Contest

organized on “Khyber Medical University

Annual Health Research Conference 2012"

Team of Peshawar Medical College

represented by Syeda Sama Bilal and Sunbul

Obaid of Final Year MBBS was declared as the

Third Prize Winner of “Quiz Competition in

Annual Health Research Conference 2012” at

KMU- Institute of Basic Medical

Science.

The Competition was organized on a

provincial level where undergraduate

students in about 10 teams from different

medical institutes of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa

had participated. They were quizzed in the

subjects of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and

Research designs etc.

PMC Students grab 3rd Position in Research Quiz

Contest held at Annual Health Research Conference ‘12

PMC Students

participated in the

“Young Researcher’s

Skill Development

Workshop”

Muhammad Salman Qureshi, student of Third Year

MBBS served as the ambassador of ICEHSR

International Conference � 2013 at Sheikh Zayed

Islamic Centre Karachi and Annual International

Medical Students (AIMS) Meeting � 2013 at

University of Lisbon Portugal and served as

Regional Coordinator of 5th International

Student Medical Congress in Kosice

(ISMCK-13). Moreover, he also holds the

distinction to be the only medical student

to be appointed as the Coordinator of

IADSR International Conference � 2012

held at Aiwan-e-Iqbal, Lahore from 24th

to 29th April, 2012.

PMC Student appointed as

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To pay tribute to our national poet, ‘Iqbal’s Week’ was

celebrated under the organization of Students’ Literary

Society of Peshawar Medical College. Different competitions

were held during that week including declamation contest,

calligraphy competition, essay-writing competition, bait baazi

and short quiz competitions.

The declamation contest helped the students to express their

views and thoughts depicting their understanding for Iqbal’s

philosophy. The competition took place on 2nd of November,

2013. The next competition was bait-baazi, that was won by

the students of 4th year

MBBS. Afterwards, a short quiz about the life and events of

Iqbal was held among the students in which everyone

participated with enthusiasm.

Another competition organized was of calligraphy that

portrayed the poetic verses of Iqbal.

The concluding event of the week was celebrated on 7th

Nov, 13 under the leadership of Salman Qureshi of 4th

Year MBBS (Chief Organizer of the Iqbal’s Week). The

event was attended by the faculty members and students

of Peshawar Medical College, Peshawar Dental College and

Rufaida Nursing College. The

invited Chief Guest for the

occasion was an eminent and

renowned personality, Mr. Akhtar

Abbas (Editor-In-Chief of Urdu

Digest). The event formally started

with the recitation of verses from

the Holy Qura’an by Mehdi Haq of

Third Year MBBS which was followed

by the recitation of Naat by Attaullah

of 2nd Year MBBS. Salman

Qureshi served as the stage

secretary of the event. Dr. Bilal

Qureshi was then invited on the

stage to recite few verses

of Allama Iqbal.

The honourable Chief

Guest, Mr. Akhtar Abbas

was then invited. Mr. Akhtar

Abbas highly admired the efforts of faculty and students

of Peshawar Medical College who thrived to celebrate

this day with enthusiasm and interest. He also

highlighted some main aspects of philosophy of Iqbal

relating them to everyday life and the present situation

of our country. His learned views and worthy life

experiences were highly admired and equally enjoyed by

the audience.

Dr. Hafeez ur Rehman (Vice Dean, Academics) thanked

the Chief Guest on behalf of Students’ Literary Society.

The next procession was the long awaited prize

distribution in which awards were awarded to the winners

and participants of various competitions. Every participant

was also awarded ‘Kuliyat-e-Iqbal’ as a token of

appreciation for their contribution in Iqbal week. By the

end of prize distribution ceremony, the chief guest was

presented the College Crest by Prof. Dr. Sajjad Ahmed

(Principal, Peshawar Medical College). The Chief Guest was

also given the traditional gift of cap (pakol) and a warm

stole as a token of thanks and remembrance of KPK

culture.

The event finally came to its end by the audience walking

out of the hall with the spirit of Iqbal revived in their hearts!

Report by:

Kashmala Hamayun (4th Year, MBBS)

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A team of Peshawar Medical College comprising of Mir Azam

Khan, Hassan Sajjad, Fahad Ahmad, Syed Zia,

Ikram-ur-Rehman and Salman Qureshi participated in various

competitions of Shifa Inter-Scholastic Tournament 2012 held at

Faisal Masjid Auditorium, Islamabad.

PMCite team secured five different distinctions in various

competitions including Third Position in Anasheed Contest by Mir

Azam Khan, Third Position in Photography Contest by Syed Zia,

First Position in Journalism Contest by Fahad Ahmad and First

Position in On-the-Spot Urdu Essay Writing Contest while Third

Position in Journalism Contest by Salman

Qureshi.

The event was organized by Shifa Student Society of

Shifa College of Medicine at Faisal Masjid Auditorium on 9th and 10th of February

2013.

A PMCite team of female participants including Hafsa Tariq, Sama Bilal, Sunbal

Obaid, Fareeha Kifayat, Hira Iftikhar, Asma Imran Qureshi, Mishal Sharif, Anam

Haq, Hala Haq, Samra Iftikhar, Sarah Ihsan, Aisha Ali and Nayab Jamil under the

supervision of Miss Hafsa Habib (Clinical Psychologist) and Miss Sobia participated

in SIST-13.

Regarding achievements in various competitions, the quiz team was declared runner

ups, Anam Haq got through to the finals of debates competition, Hala Haq got 2nd

prize in calligraphy and 2nd in 3D art competition, Samra Iftikhar got 1st prize in

photography competition while Nayab Jamil secured 1st prize in short films

competition.

Among the team of male members, Mehdi Haq got first position in Qira’at Competition.

Muhammad Salman H. Qureshi

(MBBS-III) outshone the name of

Pakistan by securing two positions in

various contests of "World Heart Day;

Opening Minds, Saving Hearts" i.e.

Third Position in Poster Competition

and First Position

These international competitions

were organized by the Asian Medical

Students' Association (AMSA) and

participants from various countries

including Australia, Singapore,

Indonesia, Mongolia and

Malaysia actively participated.

Salman Qureshi holds the distinction

to be the only participant to secure position among top

3 in two different competitions.

PMCites outshine in Shifa Inter-

Scholastic Tournament – 2012-13

SIST-2012

SIST-2013

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Peshawar Medical College and Peshawar Dental College students presented

their research projects in various national and international conferences

DISTINCTIONS

PRESENTATIONS

� Majid Khan Kakakhel of Peshawar

Medical College secured First

Position in Research Poster Contest

in Khyber Girls Medical College

Research Fair 2012.

� Ismail Alvi of Peshawar Medical

College got Second Position in

Research Poster Contest in Khyber

Girls Medical College Research Fair

2012.

Mirazam Khan and Afaq Khattak

secured joint First Prize in Oral

Research Presentation at 21st AIMSC

held at Cairo, Egypt from 16th to 19th

February, 2013.

� Sadia Jehanzeb of Peshawar

Medical College got First Position in

Research Oral Presentation Contest

in Khyber Girls Medical College

Research Fair 2012.

� Zara Nisar Anwar of Peshawar

Medical College won 3 cash awards

for performing a bi-directional study

on depression and epilepsy.

� Muhammad Salman H. Qureshi of

Peshawar Medical College secured:

Dr. Ayub’s Best Undergraduate

Research Poster Presentation

Prize in 13th Biennial

International

Conference of Pakistan

Physiological Society (PPS-13).

� Best Oral Research Presentation

Award in 4th Annual Public

Health Scientific Conference.

� 2nd Position in Research Oral

Presentation in International

Conference on Endorsing Health

Science Research (ICEHSR-13)

organized by Advanced

Educational Institute and

Research Centre (AEIRC).

� The research project of Muhammad

Maryam Abbas presented her

research project in National

Undergraduate Medical Research

Conference 2012 held at Punjab

Medical College, Faisalabad.

Majid Khan Kakakhel presented his

research project in "8th International

Scientific Conference For Medical

Students in The GCC Countries" held

at Sultan Qaboos University in

Muscat, Sultanate of Oman from

January 28th till February 1st 2012.

Mir Azam Khan presented his

research project on lung cancer in;

� Khyber Medical University

Annual Research Health

Symposium held at Peshawar on

February 17th & 18th.

� 10th Bienniel Confernce of

Pakistan Chest Society held at

Karachi from February 23rd to

26th.

Zara Nisar Anwar presented 3

research papers and gave a lecture

on “Clinical Trials in Research” in 9th

biennial conference of Nephrology

held at Lahore from 8th to 10th Feb,

2013. She has delivered upto 14

lectures on “Research Methodology”

from 2012 onwards.

Syeda Sabahat Banouri, Monina Saleem, Maryam Ikram Ullah, Samreen Khalil and Shela Khan, Nadia SharafatLaila Nazir, Sundus Nisar, Muniba and Komal of Peshawar Dental College

presented their research posters in

Gandhara Scientific Seminars 2013.

Salman Qureshi (Peshawar Medical

College) stood 2nd in International

Conference on Medical Education -

2013 held at Institute of Basic Medical

Sciences, Khyber Medical University.

� Sarah Ihsan of Peshawar Dental

College secured First Position in Oral

Research Presentation in Gandhara

Scientific Seminars 2013.

� Ghazal Wazir of Peshawar Dental

College got third position in research

poster presentation in Gandhara

Scientific Seminars 2013.

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Zara Nisar Anwar of Final Year MBBS is serving

as the reviewer of three different research

journals namely;

� American journal of kidney diseases

� Journal of Neurology

� Journal of Pakistan society of nephrology

PMC Studentserving as the advisor for research studiesZara Nisar Anwar of Final

Year MBBS is working as the

advisor for research studies

with 3 American institutes.

PMC Student

serving as the reviewer of various

National and International journals

Breast Feeding is Birth

Right of Newborns in Islam

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M. Phil Program at Peshawar Medical College

Till end of February, 8 students of

first batch completed their M.Phil

program from Peshawar Medical

College (PMC). The college offers

M.Phil program in eight specialties of

basic medical sciences included

Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry,

Pharmacology, Forensic Medicine,

Microbiology, Histopathology and

Chemical Pathology. The other four

specialties of M.Phil program belonging to

dental sciences are Oral biology, Oral

Pathology, Dental Material. Peshawar

Medical College also offers diploma

courses in Clinical Pathology and Medical

Jurisprudence.

Moreover, the attached hospitals of PMC

are recognized center for FCPS training

in clinical specialties like Medicine and

Surgery. Other specializations like

Gynecology/Obstetrics, Ophthalmology,

ENT will be introduced this year.

One of the scholar said that post

graduation is medical sciences is very

vital for betterment of health system in

our country and different private and

public centers are striving for this. He

added that the name of Peshawar Medical

College gets attraction throughout the

country for this purpose.

Another scholar pointed out that “they

got standard education with greater

exposure to teaching and diagnostic

practice than the other private colleges”.

He added that the graduating batch was

particularly lucky because learned from

best teachers of the country.

Following candidates were declared

successful in their M. Phil examination:

1. Dr Rubina Riaz (M.Phil Physiology)

2. Dr Farzana Salman (M.Phil

Physiology)

3. Dr Rubina Yasmeen (M.Phil Forensic

Medicine)

4. Dr Rizwan ul Haq (M.Phil Forensic

Medicine)

5. Dr Shafaq Zafar (M.Phil

Pharmacology)

6. Dr Abbas Saleem (M.Phil

Histopathology)

7. Dr Naveed Sharif (M.Phil

Histopathology)

Global Breastfeeding Week is celebrated

each year in August around the world. This

year, it is being celebrated in Khyber

Pakhtunkhwa from Aug 27 to Sept 1, 2012

by UNICEF in collaboration with Dept. of

Health & other implementing partners.

Prime Foundation, Peshawar Medical

College is partnering its commemoration

in the districts of Dera Ismail Khan,

Nowshera and Peshawar.

At Dera Ismail Khan, an inaugural of the

week was held at BHU Shor Kot where

Anwar, Director Project Support Unit of

Prime Foundation unveiled importance of

breastfeeding and also urged the audience

to spread the words among their families.

Prime Foundation with the sponsorship

of IDRF Canada is running a project for

community based management of acute

malnutrition in six union councils of the

district to provide nutritional rehab to

poverty and disaster afflicted women and

children. On subsequent day, a

health education session

was held at Prime IDRF

Vocational Training Centre

Nowshera with the girl

vocational students and

their female trainers.

Dr Muhammad Ashiq

Saleem, EDO Health Dera

Ismail Khan and Dr Saeed

Seerah Conference - 2014

Mercy Teaching Hospital ---

Committed For Serving

Humanity

Students’ Literary Society (SLS) of

Peshawar Medical College organized

Seerah Conference on 8th January 2014

in an effort to play its part in bringing the

young generation closer to the light of

guidance that is the Seerah of the Last

Holy Prophet Muhammad (May the peace

and blessing of Allah be on him). The

Chief guest and speaker for this

auspicious occasion was Professor Dr.

Habib-ur-Rehman Asim from Islamic

International University, Islamabad.

Separate Naat and Qirat competitions for

male and female students were held

before the guest lecture in the

examination Hall. These competitions

were organized to motivate the students

into a positive activity in the way of

religion. After the competitions the

students and faculty were asked to

proceed to the hall to benefit from the

words of wisdom of the esteemed guest.

The event started with recitation of the

holy Quran by Muhammad of 1st year

MBBS and the stage secretary of the

event was Hadi

Raza of 4th year MBBS. Professor Dr.

Imran Qureshi, Staff Incharge of Student

Literary Society (SLS) introduced the

guest to the audience. The topic for the

guest speaker’s speech was;

The chief guest delivered an inspirational

speech to the audience which enlightened

all those present to the teachings of

Islam. Nearing the conclusion of the

event the participants and winners of the

Qirat and Naat competitions were

awarded

certificates and prizes. Dr. Shams-ul-Haq

Hanif gave the vote of thanks after which

the guest speaker was awarded the

college

crest as a memorandum.

The attendees of the lecture were truly

inspired and gained a tremendous

amount of knowledge. It was requested

by the students to have such events

arranged for them again in the future.

rooms are in the final stage of

completion. InshaAllah very soon full

building will be operational and will serve

the patients in better way and in patient

friendly environment with minimal service

charges.

Mercy Teaching Hospital is situated on

main university road. It is rendering

services to poor needy patients in the

field of General Medicine, Surgery,

Orthopedic , Gynae & Obs and Pediatrics

from the last 25 years. Senior faculty

members from Peshawar Medical College

are present as visiting consultants in this

hospital.

Round the clock emergency services are

available. Well established clinical

laboratory is functioning under highly

qualified pathologists. X-Ray, Ultrasound,

ECG facilities are also available. Because

of increasing needs for treatment of

more and more patients a new block has

been constructed. New car parking lot,

Masjid and OPD setup are fully operative.

One floor for indoor patients is ready to

start. Second indoor patient floor and 3rd

floor for private

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Top Positions in Different Subjects

Session 2005-10 Session 2007-12

Session 2006-11

1. Anatomy: Sobia Bashir

2. Physiology: Sobia Bashir

3. Biochemistry: Sobia Bashir

4. Pharmacology: Somia Iqbal

5. Pathology: Zain ul Abideen

6. Forensic Medicine: Samira Murad

7. Special Pathology: Ahmad Ali

8. Community Medicine: Bushra Rahman

Ophthalmology (EYE): Somia Iqbal

9. Otorhinolaryngology(ENT): Nasir Bakhtiar

10. Medicine: Mohsina Haq

11. Surgery: Syeda Sara Iftikhar

12. Obs/Gynae: Muhammad Qasim

13. Paeds: Sana Khan

14. IPS: Muhammad Qasim

1. Anatomy: Asma Malik

2. Physiology: Huma Habib

3. Biochemistry: Mansoor Ahmed

4. Pharmacology: Mamoona Zaman

5. Pathology: Huma Habib

6. Forensic Medicine: Shamaila Zaki

7. Special Pathology: Huma Habib

8. Community Medicine: Mamoona Zaman

9. 9. Ophthalmology (EYE): Mian Sameer

Ahmed & Tariq Khan

10. Otorhinolaryngology (ENT):

Huma Habib

11. Medicine: Aamina Shamim

12. Surgery: Ali Haider Adil

13. Obs/Gynae: Aneela Siddiqui

14. Paeds: Asma Malik

15. 15. Islamic & Pak. Studies: Mian

Sameer Ahmed

1. Anatomy: Sidra Farishta

2. Physiology: Sidra Farishta Biochemistry: Sidra Farishta

3. Pharmacology: Sidra Farishta

4. Pathology: Sidra Farishta & Muneeba Zafar

5. Forensic Medicine: Muneeba Zafar

6. Special Pathology: Sidra Farishta

7. Community Medicine: Muneeba Zafar

8. Ophthalmology (EYE): Sidra Farishta

9. Otorhinolaryngology (ENT): Sidra Farishta

10. Medicine: Sidra Farishta

11. Surgery: Sidra Farishta

12. Obs/Gynae: Muhammad Ismail Alvi

13. Paeds: Sidra Farishta

14. IPS: Javeria Manzoor

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Top Positions in Different Professional Exams

Session 2005-10

1st Professional MBBS: Sobia Bashir

2nd Professional MBBS: Somia Iqbal

3rd Professional MBBS: Durr-e-Shehwar

Final Professional MBBS: Rabail Adil

Session 2006-11

1st Professional MBBS: Asma Malik

2nd Professional MBBS: Huma Habib

3rd Professional MBBS: Zia Uddin

Final Professional MBBS: Aneela Siddiqui

Session 2007-12

1st Professional MBBS: Sidra Farishta

2nd Professional MBBS: Sidra Farishta

3rd Professional MBBS: Sidra Farishta

Final Professional MBBS: Sidra Farishta

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Best Graduates of The Session

Session 2005-10Syeda Sara Iftikhar

D/o Syed Iftikhar Husain

Session 2006-11Huma Habib

D/o Dr. Habib ur Rehman

Session 2007-12Sidra FarishtaD/o Asfandiyar

Peshawar Medical College

Warsak Road, Peshawar

KPK-Pakistan.

Postal Code: 25160

Phone: +92 (091) 5202191-4

Fax: +92 (091) 5202195

Email: [email protected]

Web: www.prime.edu.pk

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