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The Objective and Thrust of the Department
DMS is striving to train the medical doctors in the field of radiation medicine which currently includes Nuclear Medicine and Radiation & Medical Oncology.
The programmes of the department are designed to provide medical doctors a through grounding in the principles and applications of diagnostic and therapeutic techniques using radiations and radioisotopes. One of the aims also includes equipping the medical doctors with the necessary tools for carrying out meaningful research in the respective fields. Besides academic activities, department is also responsible for providing general health care to the employees and students of PIEAS.
Since Nuclear Medicine and Radiation & Medical Oncology are multidisciplinary field combining medicine, chemistry, physics, statistics, mathematics and computer sciences, department also has a rich amalgam of full time and part time faculty comprising of doctors, radio pharmacists, physicists, engineers, mathematicians and computer experts, all contributing in the programmes of DMS efficiently.
Faculty
Teaching
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Dr. Muhammad Sohaib, PMO (Head, DMS) |
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Mr. Muhammad Yousuf, CE |
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Dr. Shabana Saeed, PMO |
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Dr. Ambreen Khawar, SMO |
General Medical Cover
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Dr. Abdul Majeed, SMO |
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Dr. Muhammad Aslam, MO |
The Academic Programmes
Department of Medical Sciences is offering following academic programmes.
MS Nuclear Medicine
The MS Nuclear Medicine programme was initiated at PIEAS in 1988. This programme has been recognized by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) as a post-graduate qualification equivalent to an 'Intermediate Diploma'. Examples of other qualifications recognized by PMDC at this level are: DMRT and MCPS.(Radiotherapy).
The Quaid-i-Azam University recognizes it as being equivalent to an M.Phil. Degree for the purpose of registration in the subsequent Ph.D. programme, which has also been initiated at PIEAS now. Because of the very close association of several of the leading international experts in the field with the design and implementation of the MS (Nuclear Medicine) programme, it has had a high degree of visibility and acceptance in the international academic domain. This has been further reinforced in recent years by the work of some of our graduates who are now engaged in Ph.D. studies in several institutions around the world. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recognizing the high academic standards of this programme has included it amongst those that it actively sponsors in the form of allocation of Fellowships for attending it.
The duration of the programme is approximately two years and it is divided into two major segments of one year each. The first year is devoted primarily to course work at PIEAS, while during the second year; fellows are attached to various Nuclear Medicine Centres in Pakistan for clinical training and work on research projects.
MS Radiation & Medical Oncology
This is a new upcoming MS programme expected to start in October 2008. the main objective of this programme is to train doctors in proper management and treatment of cancer patients and cancer related complications. It is a 61 credit-hours course with 31 credit-hours of course work and 30 credit-hours of clinical training and research.
Ph.D. Nuclear Medicine
The research work on a topic of choice but related to nuclear medicine Thesis will require an international review and minimum 3 publications in reputed journals. At present, three students are registered for their research work.
Facilities available with the department
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