LAHORE : The University of Health Sciences (UHS) on Wednesday formally launched the final version of its MBBS Modular Integrated Curriculum 2K23 and the second revision of the BDS Integrated Curriculum 2K25, marking the culmination of a rare, large-scale academic exercise that brought together hundreds of medical and dental educators from across Punjab.
The launch ceremony, held at UHS Lahore, was attended by Punjab Minister for Specialised Healthcare and Medical Education Khawaja Salman Rafique as chief guest, alongside senior academicians, university heads, former health ministers, principals of medical and dental colleges, and members of statutory bodies. The minister inaugurated both curricula by pressing a button on a laptop, making them live on the varsity’s website.
Addressing the gathering, Khawaja Salman Rafique announced large-scale recruitment of doctors, nurses and paramedical staff for newly established hospitals. Khawaja Salman congratulated the UHS vice chancellor and his team on what he described as ‘work not of moments, but of generations. the Punjab govt had made improvement in the health sector a top priority, citing initiatives such as the CM’s Children Heart Surgery Programme, kidney and liver transplant services, dialysis facilities, Clinics on Wheels and field hospitals. He added that new institutions, including the Nawaz Sharif Institute of Cancer Treatment and Research in Lahore, new cardiology institutes in Lahore and Sargodha, and children’s hospitals in Bahawalpur and Rawalpindi, were either being built or expanded.
