Outcomes of Medical Imaging Technology

The aim of the programme in Medical Imaging Technology is to equip the students with relevant professional knowledge, skills, techniques and ethical values to enable them, to apply their acquired expertise at level between the doctors and the patient for efficient health service delivery.

Objective

• To develop accuracy and meticulousness to attain high levels of ethics and technical proficiency.
• To assess the technical and non technical skills in a standardized and reproducible environment.
• To develop and analyze innovative strategies for effective communication with the patients.

Scope of the course

This programme combines the clinical applications with training in the underlying science and technology of image formation in several diagnostic techniques; it combines key themes of, understanding how medical images are formed and appreciating what images reveal in the clinical context. The department of Diagnostic Radiology and Interventional cardiology is staffed by highly qualified Consultants, Technologists and Paramedical staff. The Radiology department comprises of facilities of Digital Radiography, Fluoroscopy, Gray scale & color Doppler Ultrasonography, Multislice Computed Tomography and superconducting MRI system.

Duration of the course : 4 years

Eligibility

F.Sc. Premedical or F.Sc relevant technology from a board of intermediate & secondary education/equivalent (as determined by the Inter Board committee of Chairman, Islamabad), with at least 50% unadjusted marks.

There is no age restriction for admission in B.Sc (Hons.) Allied Health Science courses.

The following attested copies should be attached with the application form:

1. Matric certificate showing date of birth
2. F.Sc. Certificates / Equivalence certificate
3. One passport size photograph
4. Character Certificate from the Institution last attended
5. Domicile Certificate (Punjab)
6. C.N.I.C./Form B
7. An affidavit declaring the candidate is / shall not be registered as a student in any other institution during their stay in SAHS.

Admission Process

• Admissions are notified in major Urdu and English daily newspapers.
• Applications are received on prescribed application form, available with the prospectus.
• When applying preference should be clearly mentioned on the form. Preference once made shall be final.
• Merit based selected candidates have to complete the admission requirements.
• Academic session will commence according to the University of Health Sciences calendar.

Admission Fee: Rs. 16,000/- per year

Objectives:

Speech and Language Pathology education and training should enable the student:

1. To provide at an undergraduate level, education and clinical/professional training which involves research and clinical practice,Integrates the development of theoretical knowledge with clinical skills across a wide range of patients.
2. To develop student learning and academic skills over four years thereby promoting continuing professional development and lifelong learning.
3. To produce professionals who are capable of applying theoretical knowledge to the diagnostic, therapeutic, educative and technical roles of the Speech and Language Pathologist within the healthcare, educational and social welfare sectors.

OUTCOMES:

The SLP programme provides opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding, qualities, skills and other attributes.

SCOPE OF THE COURSE:

Domains of Speech-Language Pathology  are collaboration; counseling; prevention and wellness; screening; assessment; treatment; modalities, technology, and instrumentation; and population and systems.

COURSE DURATION:

Four years structured training in a recognized department under the guidance of supervisor.

ELIGIBILITY:

Fsc pre medical 60%

ADMISSION PROCESS: fully merit based

FEE:16000 Rs. approx/annualy

Outcomes of Medical Lab Technology

The aim of the programme in Medical Laboratory Technology is to equip the students with relevant professional knowledge, skills, techniques and ethical values to enable them, to apply their acquired expertise at level between the doctors and the patient for efficient health service delivery.

Objective

• To develop accuracy and meticulousness to attain high levels of ethics and technical proficiency.
• To assess the technical and non technical skills in a standardized and reproducible environment.
• To develop and analyze innovative strategies for effective communication with the patients.

Scope of the course

Medical Laboratory Technologists perform chemical or visual analysis of specimens taken from body fluids to identify, quantify, verify, and report the presence or absence of chemicals micro-organisms, proteins, other substances, and the description of cellular elements, in both the clinical laboratory and the industrial sector.

Personal attributes for medical technologists should include manual dexterity, a strong sense of responsibility, the ability to work with others and attentiveness to details. If you enjoy medical science, then a career in medical laboratory technology is perfect for you. The purpose of this course is producing lab technologists to meet the requirements of professionals in this field.

Duration of the course

4 years

Eligibility

F.Sc. Premedical or F.Sc relevant technology from a board of intermediate & secondary education/equivalent (as determined by the Inter Board committee of Chairman, Islamabad), with at least 50% unadjusted marks.

There is no age restriction for admission in B.Sc (Hons.) Allied Health Science courses.

The following attested copies should be attached with the application form:

• Matric certificate showing date of birth
• Sc. Certificates / Equivalence certificate
• One passport size photograph
• Character Certificate from the Institution last attended
• Domicile Certificate (Punjab)
• N.I.C./Form B
• An affidavit declaring the candidate is / shall not be registered as a student in any other institution during their stay in SAHS.

Admission Process

• Admissions are notified in major Urdu and English daily newspapers.
• Applications are received on prescribed application form, available with the prospectus.
• When applying preference should be clearly mentioned on the form. Preference once made shall be final.
• Merit based selected candidates have to complete the admission requirements.
• Academic session will commence according to the University of Health Sciences calendar.

Admission Fee: Rs. 16,000/- per year

AIMS:

The aims of the recommended curriculum are to produce Operation theatre technologist who will be

• Effective members of the multidisciplinary team
• Technically and clinically competent with practical application of knowledge

Skills Based Outcomes:

Manage and maintain theaters and its equipment

Manage and maintain CSSD department

Scope:

• Operaon Theatre Manager in public and private hospitals
• CSSD Manager in public and private hospitals
• Clinical demonstrator / Lecturer in Allied health institutes

COURSE DURATION:

Four (4) years structured training in a recognized department under the guidance of supervisor.

ELIGIBILITY:

• 60% marks in F.Sc Premedical/ Equivalent examination certificate with detailed marks sheet

Aims of Dental Technology

The aim of the programme in Dental Technology is to equip the students with relevant professional knowledge, skills, techniques and ethical values to enable them, to apply their acquired expertise at level between the doctors and the patient for efficient health service delivery.

Objectives

Dental Technology education and training should enable the student to:

• Develop accuracy and meticulousness to attain high levels of ethics and technical proficiency.
• Assess the technical and non technical skills in a standardized and reproducible environment.
• Strengthen the decision power and exercise appropriate judgment skills, to be applied especially during crisis.
• Develop good leadership, problem solving and administrative skills.
• Develop and analyze innovative strategies for effective communication with the patients and the health care personnel.
• Demonstrate interdisciplinary team building strategies for effective coordination between various Allied Health Disciplines.
• Demonstrate understanding of the basic concepts of professional behavior and legal implications of the work environment.
• Demonstrate the knowledge of his/her role in health care delivery system.
• Establish and maintain continuing education as a function of growth and maintenance of professional competence.

Outcomes

Dental Technology education and training should enable the student to:

• Understanding the major oral health problem of a community.
• Describe the role of dental technology in health care setting.
• Demonstrate a capacity to design, implement and evaluate preventive interventions at the individual or community level.
• Describe dental equipment and dental materials.
• Assisting a Dentist in making dental ceramics.
• Recommending & designing the dental structures for a patient and designing the dental accessories.
• Demonstrate the acquisition or update of dental health knowledge and skills relevant to their professional practice.
• Have an understanding of the scope, scientific basis, capabilities and limitations of the major subject areas within dentistry.
• Be proficient in patient assessment, diagnosis and basic dental care procedures.
• Understand their own limitations when carrying out advanced procedures and thus know when to refer for specialist advice.
• Understand and undertake health services research and to apply key findings into dental health practice.
• Help in establishment of better dental care facilities in a hospital.

Scope of the course

The graduates of dental technology are highly in demand all over the country and outside Pakistan. They can be employed in variety of setting like hospitals, dental laboratories, dental manufacturers and dental clinics etc.

Duration of the course: 4 years

Eligibility: F.Sc. (Pre-medical) 60% marks

Admission Process

• Admissions are notified in major Urdu and English daily newspapers.
• Applications are received on prescribed application form, available with the prospectus.
• When applying preference should be clearly mentioned on the form. Preference once made shall be final.
• Merit based selected candidates have to complete the admission requirements.
• Academic session will commence according to the University of Health Sciences calendar.

Admission Fee: Rs. 16,000/- per year

Aims of Occupational Therapy

The aim of the programme in Occupational Therapy is to equip the students with relevant professional knowledge, skills, techniques and ethical values to enable them, to apply their acquired expertise at level between the doctors and the patient for efficient health service delivery.

Objectives

Occupational therapy education and training should enable the student:

1. To provide at an undergraduate level, education and clinical/professional training which:

• involves research and clinical practice
• uses a variety of teaching and learning methods including self-directed learning, and
• integrates the development of theoretical knowledge with clinical skills across a wide range of patients

2. To develop student learning and academic skills over four years thereby promoting continuing professional development and lifelong learning.
3. To enable students to meet the requirements of the relevant professional and statutory bodies.
4. To foster the development of professional knowledge and clinical skills across a wide range of patients presenting communication difficulties and to meet the clinical placement requirements of different hospitals.
5. To provide opportunities for self monitoring and personal development for the formation of reflective practitioners

To produce professionals who are capable of applying theoretical knowledge to the diagnostic, therapeutic, educative and technical roles of the Occupational Therapists within the healthcare, educational and social welfare sectors

Outcomes

The Occupational Therapy programme provides opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding, qualities, skills and other attributes in the following areas:

A) Knowledge and Understanding

1. Student should gain knowledge about the principles of rehabilitation and know details of the role of occupation therapy in a disease.
2. Student should acquire skills in analyzing and assessing patient’s needs, abilities and general function.
3. Student should learn how to assess, manage and prevent the problems which affect activities or tasks in the occupations of self-care, work and leisure.
4. Student should learn to make use of purposeful activity with individuals who are limited by disability  for maximizing  independence  and preventing disability
5. Student should develop understanding of perceptual-motor skills and sensory integrative functioning.
6. Student should be able to design, analyze, select and use adaptive equipment and devices according to the needs of the disabled.
7. Student can administer and interpret tests required for therapeutic purposes.
8. Student can train patients to build their confidence to tackle such tasks as feeding themselves, washing, dressing, walking, crossing roads or using public transport

B) Values and Attitudes

1. Student can demonstrate awareness of and sensitivity to human diversity, including differences of culture, ethnicity, language disability, socio-economic status, etc.
2. Student can maintain the principles and practices of patient confidentially.
3. Student can maintain the principles of the professional and statutory regulatory bodies.
4. Student demonstrates adherence to the professional code of conduct within the legal and ethical framework.
5. Student can recognise the obligation to maintain fitness for practice and the need for continuing personal and professional development.

C) Cognitive/Intellectual

1. Student is able to study independently using a variety of media including the Internet.
2. Student can critically evaluate evidence to support clinical practice.
3. Student can synthesize information from a range of sources and utilize for a given purpose.
4. Student has the ability to ask clinical questions, formulate hypotheses and develop research.
5. Student has the ability to use feedback to change learning and practice.

D) Subject Specific

1. 1. Student has the ability to design and deliver patient centred & in case of children family intervention of an acceptable quality.
   2. Student has the ability to draw on knowledge and skills in order to make professionally reasoned judgments and apply within the scope of the individual’s practice.
   3. Student has the ability to communicate effectively with patients, significant others and other relevant parties.
   4. Student has the ability to address wider service issues including aspects of administration, case management.’
   5. Student is able to reflect on own professional practice and to use supervision and other learning opportunities to advance professional development.

E) Communication & Team Work

1. 1. 1. Student can communicate using multiple media, including verbal, written, presentation, word processing and internet- based communication.
      2. Student can manage workload, prioritising as appropriate, within a time frame.
      3. Student can pursue independent learning for the advancement of knowledge and skills.
      4. Student is able to work collaboratively with others and within a team.
      5. Student can take responsibility and execute duties in a professional manner.
      6. Students should be able to organize recreational and cultural activities that help as techniques to resolve the disabilities and problems of physical and mentally challenged people.

Scope:

The graduates of Occupational Therapy are highly in demand all over the country and outside Pakistan. They can be employed in variety of setting like hospitals, Clinics, Rehabilitation Centers, Special Education Schools & Autism Resource Center.

Duration of the course: 4 years.

Eligibility: Fsc (Pre-medical) 60% marks

Admission Process

1. 1. • Admissions are notified in major Urdu and English daily newspapers.
      • Applications are received on prescribed application form, available with the prospectus.
      • When applying preference should be clearly mentioned on the form. Preference once made shall be final.
      • Merit based selected candidates have to complete the admission requirements.
      • Academic session will commence according to the University of Health Sciences calendar.

Admission Fee: Rs. 16,000/- per year