4 th meeting of quality enhancement cells (phase-iii) university of health sciences, lahore...

4th Meeting of Quality Enhancement Cells (Phase-III)

University of Health Sciences, Lahore

Presented By: Waqas LatifM.Sc. Biostatistics

Deputy Director (Additional Charge) Quality Enhancement CellUniversity of Health Sciences, Lahore

Quality Enhancement Cell

The Quality Enhancement Cell was established on 6th, December, 2010 on the

directive of the Vice Chancellor, University of Health Sciences (UHS), Lahore.

University of Health Sciences, has always endeavored to maintain high Quality

in all the departments, both academic as well as administrative. Quality

assurance is a process-driven approach with specific steps to help define and

attain goals. This process considers design, development, production, and

service. The goal is to ensure that excellence is inherent in every component of

the process. Quality assurance also helps to determine whether the steps used to

provide the product or service are appropriate for the time and conditions. The

cycle for quality assurance consists of four steps: Plan, Do, Check, and Act.

Vision & Mission StatementQuality Enhancement Cell

Vision

"Developing a viable and sustainable mechanism of quality assurance

in higher learning at University of Health Sciences to meet the rising

challenges of transforming the country into a knowledge economy"

Mission

"To integrate the concept of quality assurance at University of Health

Sciences in higher learning with compatibility through capacity

building"

Running Program

The following programs are running at University of Health Sciences at

postgraduate level;

1. Allied Health Sciences

2. Anatomy

3. Behavioral Sciences

4. Biochemistry

5. Forensic Sciences

6. Haematology

7. Human Genetics & Molecular Biology

8. Immunology

9. Microbiology

10. Morbid Anatomy & Histopathology

11. Nursing

12. Pharmacology

13. Physiology & Cell Biology

Self Assessment Exercise (SAE)

The Self-Assessment Exercise has been completed of the following eight programs,

1. Allied Health Sciences2. Anatomy3. Biochemistry4. Immunology5. Morbid Anatomy & Histopathology6. Pharmacology7. Physiology & Cell Biology8. Haematology

Workshops Arranged at UHS

S. No Title of the event Date Target group Purpose of the event

1. 1st Workshop 08th July, 2011 Senior Faculty Curriculum Designer & Organization

2. 2nd Workshop 13th Oct, 2011 Senior Faculty Role of Assessment Team

3. 3rd Workshop 20th Mar,2012Senior Faculty

& Administrative Departments

Follow up of Implementation Plan

Meetings Arranged at UHS

S. No Title of the event Date Target group Purpose of the event

1 1st Meeting of QEC 15th Sept, 2011 Senior Faculty To discuss the criteria 1,2 & 3 with the PTs of the selected departments

2 2nd Meeting of QEC 22nd Sept,2011 Senior Faculty To discuss the progress of the SAR of the departments selected for SA

process

3 3rd Meeting of QEC 29th Sept, 2011 Senior Faculty To discuss the Criteria 4,5,6,7 & 8 of SAR

4 4th Meeting of QEC 07th Oct, 2011 Senior Faculty To accelerate the SA process.

5 5th Meeting of QEC 13th Oct, 2011 Senior Faculty To finalize the Self Assessment Report

6 6th Meeting of QEC 27th Oct,2011 Senior Faculty To discuss the visits of Assessment Team (AT)

In Process SAE

Self-Assessment Exercise is in process of the following programs:

• Microbiology• Human Genetics• Nursing

• Behavioral Sciences• Forensic Sciences

Current Status in View of Implementation Plans of Seven Programs

Current status in view of Implementation plans of seven programs

1. Allied Health Sciences

2. Anatomy

3. Biochemistry

4. Immunology

5. Morbid Anatomy & Histopathology

6. Pharmacology

7. Physiology & Cell Biology

Issues Highlighted Action AgreedResponsible

Department

Clinical material for research Build a collection center of UHS. Director Admin

Insufficient Technical staffVC directed to Dir. Admin & HR to appoint the technical staff as soon as possible.

Director Admin & HR

Insufficient faculty staffVC directed to Dir. Admin & HR to advertise the vacant post of faculty and other technical staff and appoint them as soon as possible.

Director Admin & HR

Students support and Advisory Department

VC directed to Dr. Shahzad Head of Pharmacology Department to look after the Students Counseling & Advisory Department.

Head of Pharmacology department

Annual funds should be allotted for the routine running of the laboratory, to maintain departmental library and computer.

VC directed to Finance department to allocate and provide the annual funds for the routine running of the laboratory and to maintain departmental library.

Finance department

Impress money should be provided to the Head of department to be used in case of immediate requirement.

VC directed to Finance department to allocate the Rs.25, 000 to the Head of department to be used in case of immediate requirement.

Finance department

Allied Health Sciences

Anatomy


Department

Insufficient reference books for experimental studies in the departmental library

HOD provides the list of new books to the chairman of library committee.

Chairman of library committee and Librarian

Insufficient support personalVC directed to Dir. Admin & HR to hire the lab technologists and support personal

Director Admin & HR

Establishment of Student Counseling & Advisory Department

VC directed to Dr. Shahzad Head of Pharmacology department to look after the Student Counseling & Advisory Department.


Insufficient faculty staffVC directed to Dir. Admin & HR to advertise the vacant post of faculty and appoint them as soon as possible.

Director Admin & HR

Insufficient library staffPost has been advertised. VC directed to Dir. Admin & HR to appoint the library staff as soon as possible.

Director Admin & HR

Insufficient teaching assistant

VC directed to Dir. Admin & HR to fill the vacant post of teaching assistant of UHS and SBMS project.

Director Admin & HR

Insufficient number of computers.

IT department directed by VC to provide the computers and working stations in the department.

Director IT

Biochemistry


Department

Insufficient of faculty staffVC directed to Dir. Admin & HR to call for interview against the advertised post of faculty and appoint them as soon as possible.

DirectorAdmin & HR


IT department directed by VC to provide the computers and working station.

Director IT


VC directed to Dr. Shahzad head of pharmacology department to look after the Students counseling & Advisory Department.


Journal of Biochemistry & journal of Clinical Chemistry

VC directed to HOD to provides the list of new journal to the chairman of library committee.

Chairman of library committee

Annual funds should be allotted for the routine running of the laboratory, to maintain departmental library.

VC directed to Finance department to allocate and provide the annual funds for the routine running of the laboratory, to maintain departmental library.

Finance department

Immunology


Department

Teaching hospitals should be attached with the University

Hospitals have been notified as constitutions of UHS to provide clinical material for research.

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Insufficient of faculty staffVC directed to Dir. Admin & HR to advertise the vacant post of faculty and other technical staff and appoint them as soon as possible.

Director Admin & HR



Director IT






Finance department



Finance department

Morbid Anatomy & Histopathology


Department

Insufficient faculty staffVC directed to Dir. Admin & HR to call for interview against the advertised post of faculty and appoint them as soon as possible.

Director Admin & HR


IT department directed by VC to provide the computers and working station in the department.

Director IT

Examination of new studentsVC has agreed to look it personal and call meeting of all academic senior staff in this regard.

VC and Heads of all the departments




Evaluation of student’s performance

VC directed to Dr. Allah Rakha Head of Forensic department to evaluate the student’s performance on quarterly basis .

Head of Forensic department

Animal house should be maintained according to the International standards.

Dir. Admin & HR briefed that Animal house is working according to the International standards.

Director Admin & HR

Issues Highlighted

Action AgreedResponsible

Department

More space needed for Class rooms

VC directed to Dir. Admin & HR to provide the alternate class room i.e., Shams Auditorium .

Dir. Admin & HR



Director Admin & HR



Finance department

Pharmacology


Department



Director IT

Insufficient number of lab equipment

VC directed to director SBMS project to purchase lab equipments.

Director SBMS Project and Finance

Department


Director Admin & HR

Insufficient E-Journal in library

HOD provides the list of new journal to the chairman of library committee.

Chairman of library committee



Director Admin & HR

Physiology & Cell Biology


Department

Annual examination system and breakdown of major into sub-subjects

VC directed to all heads of the departments to hold the meeting and make the proposal and present it to Board of Studies and Board of Governor.

Heads of all the departments

Technical staff, research assistants, research fellows should be provided

VC directed to Dir. Admin & HR to provide this staff within a month.

Director Admin & HR





Director Admin & HR

More space needed for Class rooms

VC directed to Dir. Admin & HR to provide the alternate class room i.e., Shams Auditorium

Dir. Admin & HR



Director IT


Department



Finance department



Finance department

Animal house should be maintained according to the International standards.

Dir. Admin & HR briefed that Animal house is working according to the International standards.

Director Admin & HR

Problems Encountered in the Execution of the Implementation Plans

Problems Encountered in the Execution of the Implementation Plans

• No major problem was encounter for the execution of

implementation plan.

• The acting Vice Chancellor was very supportive and sympathetic

to the genuine problems that were highlighted by individual

program.

• Financial constraint can be major problem in executing in some of

the highlighted issues.

• Faculty hiring is a time consuming process which has been

initiated but it might take more than the expected time to appoint

the required faculty member for individual program.

Cont…..

• The size of class room has to be addressed and construction of

bigger class rooms will required approximately six months.

• The commissioning of new computer, work station,

laboratories equipments and academic books has to follow

certain set of procedure that would require few months.

Impact of Self-Assessment Process

Impact of Self-Assessment Process

Overall Self- Assessment Process has a very positive

impact. Initially there were some reservation for whole

process but eventually all programs were supportive to this

exercise.

Cont-----------

The positive impact could be categories into the following areas;

• Academic and curriculum autonomy

• Financial ownership

• Student centered policy making

• Research oriented project

• Improvement in the library and animal house

• Improvement in the quality of assessment

• Designated teaching hospital was announced.

• Hiring of the required faculty and the departmental manpower.

Thank you

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Documents

th meeting of qec27

th meeting of qec07

th meeting of qec13

allied health sciences

workshop08 th

qec15 th

forensic sciences

behavioral sciences