FACULTY OF EASTERN MEDICINE
INTRODUCTION Shaheed Hakim Mohammed Said was one of the great exponents of Eastern Medicine (Tibb-eUnani). He had the vision to establish a University which could enliven the intellectual traditions of the Golden Era of Muslim Civilization, had always been his most cherished dream. Faculty of Eastern Medicine is the pioneering Degree awarding institution of Hamdard University (Jamia Tibbia Sharqia / Hamdard Tibbi College / since 1958) took shape as a constituent institution (Hamdard Al-Majeed College of Eastern Medicine upgraded in the year 1995). Keeping in view the above mentioned, Hakim Mohammed Said’s vision for the Faculty of Eastern Medicine is compatible with Hamdard University to develop it as an excellent center for higher education now at the verge to grow in to a citadel of knowledge for the new millennium.
CAMPUS
Main campus Madinat al-Hikmah
DEGREE PROGRAM OFFERED
In order to develop and operate academic research programs for the advancement of Eastern Medicine, the faculty offers the undergraduate degree programs: Bachelor of Eastern Medicine and Surgery – (Unani)- (Regular – 5 Years) M. Phil. (Unani Medicine) and Ph. D. (Unani Medicine) programs are also offered on regular basis.
ELIGIBILITY
Intermediate Science (Pre-Medical) / “A” Levels (Biology) / 12 Grade / B.Sc. (Biological Sciences).
DURATION OF THE DEGREE PROGRAM
Bachelor of Eastern Medicine and Surgery – (Unani)- (Regular – 5 Years) BEMS is a 5 year program comprising 222 credit hours of coursework spread over 10 semesters. Core subjects have 88 credit hours and Area of Concentration (AoC) related subjects have 134 credit hours.
DEGREE RECOGNITION 1. Approved by National Council for Tibb (NCT), Ministry of Health Islamabad, Government of Pakistan.
2. Higher Education Commission (HEC), Islamabad, Government of Pakistan.
ACCREDITATION INFORMATION 1. Approved by National Council for Tibb (NCT), Ministry of Health, Government of Pakistan. 2. Higher Education Commission (HEC), Government of Pakistan.
STATE OF THE ART LABORATORIES
Laboratories and computing facilities are available and accessible to all faculty members and students to support teaching and research activities. Information about the laboratories and computing facilities that are available for use in the program: Labs
Location & area
Objectives
Anatomy Museum/Dissection Hall
1st floor 24.8 ft. x 29.8 ft.
To provide students with basic knowledge of the subject
Histology Lab
1st floor 24.8 ft. x 29.8 ft.
To provide students with basic knowledge of the subject
Physiology Lab
Ground floor 24.8 ft. x 29.8 ft.
To provide students with basic knowledge of the subject
Biochemistry Lab
Ground floor 24.8 ft. x 29.8 ft.
To provide students with basic knowledge of the subject
Laboratory title Adequacy Courses taught for instruction The lab is equipped with necessary training aids to perform practical work The lab is equipped with necessary training aids to perform practical work The lab is equipped with necessary training aids to perform practical work The lab is equipped with necessary training aids to perform practical
Major Apparatus equipment
Anatomy/Dissection of the human body
Models, dead body
Histology study of normal cell structure
Microscope & slide
Physiology: Detailed study of normal functions of the body
Microscope, Models, equipments, apparatus for performing practical’s
Biochemistry: Detailed study of the biochemical analysis & chemical reaction
Microscope and chemicals
Bioinformatics Lab
1st floor 24.8 ft. x 29.8 ft.
To provide students with basic knowledge of the subject
Pharmacognosy Lab
1st floor 24.8 ft. x 29.8 ft.
To provide students with basic knowledge of the subject
Pharmacy/Pharmacology Lab
1st floor 24.8 ft. x 29.8 ft.
To provide students with basic knowledge of the subject
Manufacturing Lab
2nd floor 24.8 ft. x 29.8 ft.
To provide students with basic knowledge of the subject
Research Lab
2nd floor 24.8 ft. x 29.8 ft.
To provide students with basic knowledge of the subject
Forensic & Toxicology Lab
Ground floor 24.8 ft. x 29.8 ft.
To provide students with basic knowledge of the subject
Pathology/Microbiology Lab
SUMMH
To provide students with basic knowledge of the subject
work The lab is equipped with necessary training aids to perform practical work The lab is equipped with necessary training aids to perform practical work The lab is equipped with necessary training aids to perform practical work The lab is equipped with necessary training aids to perform practical work The lab is equipped with necessary training aids to perform practical work The lab is equipped with necessary training aids to perform practical work The lab is equipped with necessary training aids to perform practical work
Bioinformatics
Computers
Pharmacognosy identification and morphological characteristics of medicinal plants
Microscope and medicinal plants
Pharmacy/Pharmacology: Details study of the Unani formulations & the effects of drugs on human body
Dissolution apparatus, disintegration apparatus, animal cages
Formulation of the different products of Unani Medicine
Tableting machine, filling machine and mixture
Postgraduate students extractions of medicinal plants
Rotatory apparatus
Forensic & Toxicology
Models
Pathology/Microbiology
Microscopes Slide
LIBRARY 1. Total Number of Books 2. Total number of National Journals 3. Total number of International Journals
8,137 11 11
SCHOLARSHIP
Hamdard University, Karachi.
FEE STRUCTURE
Fee per semester (all inclusive) Total fee for ten semesters (all inclusive)
Rs. 42,000/Rs. 4,20,000/-
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Unani Medicine continues to be practiced in many of the countries today. The countries where it has to some extent, enjoying an official status are: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and South Africa. In Pakistan, in the mid-sixties, the government under the then President ordered the official registration of Hakims. Tibb enjoys wider public acceptability in the countries of Middle East, Far East, Europe and North America. In the areas, resurgence is being observed in the vogue of herbal medicine. B.E.M.S. (Unani) graduates can start their own practice by establishing their own clinics and providing healthcare services to the people. They can offer effective clinic and patient communication and ensure responsible clinical practices. As the contemporary healthcare requirements need complementary and Alternative Medicine as an integral part of therapeutic discipline. B.E.M.S. graduates can provide consultation at various hospitals in the field of disease prevention to improve the standards of health care. B.E.M.S. graduates can also be of value to herbal medicine industry, where they can apply results of their research and evaluating techniques to supplement scientific and patient-related efficacy in herbal medicine. Currently B.E.M.S. graduates are employed by the following institutions: 1. Aga Khan University Hospital Karachi 2. Ajmal Laboratories 3. AM Sales and Services 4. Ashraf Laboratories 5. Atco Laboratories 6. BMA Pharma 7. City Pharma (Pvt) Ltd. 8. District Hospitals Govt. of Punjab, Pakistan 9. Feroz Ajmali Dawakhana, Multan, Pakistan 10. Gerishon International, Karachi 11. Govt. Islamia University, Bahawalpur 12. Green Pharma International 13. Greenwish University, London 14. Hamdard Foundation Pakistan, Karachi 15. Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) Pakistan 16. Hamdard University 17. Helix Pharma Private Limited 18. Herbion Pakistan (Pvt) Limited
19. Herbuy Laboratories, Karachi, Pakistan 20. Ibn Sina Institute for Tibb, Johannesburg, South Africa 21. International Herbal Medical Complex and Darushifa, Rawalpindi 22. K.E.S.C. 23. LRBT 24. Marhaba Laboratories 25. Medics Laboratories 26. Memon Hospital Karachi 27. Naimat Begum Mother and Child Care Hospital 28. Neuvic Pharma 29. Qarshi Industries (Pvt) Ltd. 30. Qasmi Clinics Karachi 31. Qasmi Tibbia College Karachi 32. Secure Pharma (Pvt) Ltd. 33. Saylani Welfare Trust 34. Toyama University Japan 35. University of Poonch Azad Kashmir 36. Ziauddin Medical University 37. University of Balochistan 38. Govt. College University Faisalabad
PURSUING HIGHER STUDIES
M. Phil. and Ph. D. programs are also offered on regular basis.
RESEARCH
Graduates can be a part of relevant teaching and research activities at various universities and institutions of national and international levels.
ALUMNI
There are more than 15,000 alumni of Hamdard University employed in organizations in Pakistan and worldwide.
Detail of Graduate BEMS from Hamdard University who have secured OR securing higher education in foreign countries or selected on merit from Pakistan. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Sarwat Mumtaz Faisal Haider Zaidi Kanwal Faisal Matiur Rahman Paras Matiur Rehman Arshad Mehmood
(Now in Korea) (Japan) (Japan) (Japan) (in Japan) (in Japan)
7. Maryam Arshad 8. Rais Allah Nawaz 9. Masood Qadir Malik 10. Hakim Abdul Haque 11. Mustafa Beg 12. Nuzhat Mansoor 13. Mrs. Lala Rukh Bhatti 14. Mrs. Erum Naqvi 15. Adnan Anwer 16. Abdul Latif 17. Janan 18. Mohammad Saqib
(in Japan) (in Japan) (in Australia)....First Batch 1995. (Serving in South Africa for many years) (Now serving in South Africa)....First Batch 1995 (In South Africa)....First Batch 1995 (in Canada) (in Canada) (in Australia) (in Australia) (in Australia) (in Australia)
Under-Graduate BEMS who have secured OR securing higher education in foreign countries 1. Pirya Chandwani 2. Saleem Gul 3. Iffrah
(Pak-US scholarship) (UAE Course on Hijama) (US Cultural Scholarship)
PASSED OUT GRADUATE NO OF BATCHES
1. BEMS: 2. M.Phil.: Ph.D.:
450 27 09
SALIENT FEATURE To build capacity of the common people (society) and the professionals to understand Eastern Medicine (Tibb-e-Unani). To educate allied professionals of the basic and applied fields of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM). Following the vision of Hakim Mohammed Said to execute advance studies and research in Eastern Medicine (Tibb-e-Unani).
ADMISSION SCHEDULE
Admission Process The process by which students are admitted to the program is based on quantitative and
qualitative criteria and clearly documented. This process is periodically evaluated to ensure that it is meeting its objectives. 1. Program Admission Criteria: The HACEM follows the HEC Criteria for admission in BEMS programs, 2. Policy regarding Program/Credit Transfer: The students are allowed program/transfer of credits in accordance with university rules and regulation and very case is seen on its merit. 3. Review of Admission Criteria: The admission criteria undergoes review whenever there is a change in HEC criteria or whenever university needs it to review as a part of strategic planning.
MoUs
Details of MoUs S. No.
Party Name
Date
Date of Expiry
1
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Between Hamdard University and Ibn Sina Institute of Tibb in South Africa
26-01-2001
n.a
2
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Between University of Western Cape, South Africa & Hamdard University
27-01-2003
Reviewed by every 5 years / 6 months notice
12-10-2009
5 years, may be extended by mutual agreement for another 5 years
10-03-2012
5 years
09-02-2013
5 years, may be extended by mutual agreement for another 5 years
17-06-2013
No expiry date given
29-07-2013
No expiry date given
3
4
5
6
7
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Between Department of Gastroenterology and Department of Radiological Sciences, University of Toyama, Japan and Faculty of Eastern Medicine, Hamdard University Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Between Faculty of Eastern Medicine, Hamdard University & Brookes Health and Education Foundation Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Between Faculty of Eastern Medicine, Hamdard University & Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Between Faculty of Eastern Medicine, Hamdard University & Centre of Plant Conservation, University of Karachi, Karachi. Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Between Faculty of Eastern Medicine, Hamdard University & Department of Chemistry, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science & Technology, Karachi.
8
9
10
Recognition of BEMS M.Phil./Ph.D. for the licensing test in the Field of Health Management in UAE Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Between Faculty of Eastern Medicine, Hamdard University & Saylani Welfare International Trust Karachi Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Between Faculty of Eastern Medicine, Hamdard University & the University of Poonch, Rawalakot, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Department of Eastern Medicine & Surgery, Azad Kashmir
17-09-2013
5 years
24-05-2014
No expiry date given
6-5-2015
Mutual consent
