Lahore, January 10, 2023 (PPI-OT):The University College of Medicine and Dentistry (UCMD) endeavours to provide an organised and supportive learning environment that promote professional as well as personal growth of its students. In-line with its vision of holistic medical students’ training, UCMD not only restructures the entire curriculum but also organises academic events and offers on-ground professional training opportunities.
The college offers a contemporary integrated modular curriculum for the students of medicine and dentistry. The curriculum is based on the integration of basic sciences and clinical sciences. This integration places basic science learning in the context of clinical and professional practice due to which students consider it more meaningful and relevant.
One of the revolutionary ideologies in contemporary pedagogy is “student-centred teaching and learning,” which is already adopted at UCMD. This pedagogic approach is directed at the efficient grooming of its future physicians and surgeons.
The college is also giving students more control over their learning methods and pace of study. It has adopted efficient ways of employing student-centred teaching. Student-centred class activities such as small group discussions (SGDs) and problem-based learning (PBL) sessions are conducted to make students self-directed and lifelong learners.
With its vision of promoting quality, innovative, ethical, and evidence-based research for the advancement of knowledge and high-quality healthcare, it launched a Research Cell for its students and faculty. The Research Cell aims at giving impetus to impactful research within the students’ fraternity and their teaching faculty. The cell is designated to boost high-quality research through fellowship programmes at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan (CPSP).
The health profession, with all its intricacies, demands that medics approach new situations, people, or experiences with confidence and a positive mind-set. One key element to nurturing such a mind-set is resilience in the education system, and this is exactly what was emphasized on November 3, 2022, during the International Conference on Health Professions Education (ICHPE).
The UCMD organized this conference in which international and national medics dispensed ideas of fostering resilience as a transversal skill, ensuring well-being of students and faculty. The conference introduced basic and applied concepts of medical education, which can help educators to acquire the ability to perform the basic functions of a medical teacher in an institute.
The college strives to offer its students a chance to demonstrate what they have learned on campus and to gain enough hands-on experience to be competitive in the job market. For this purpose, it continues to provide clerkship opportunities to its students and alumni. Up till now, UCMD has introduced varied practical initiatives that can lead to the holistic training of all its students and aims to continue to do so.
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