University of Health Sciences (Lahore)
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | October 2, 2002 |
| Chairman | Muhammad Ishaq Dar |
| Chancellor | Makhdoom Ahmed Mehmood |
| Vice-Chancellor | Maj. Gen (R) Prof. Dr. Muhammad Aslam |
| Undergraduates | 35000 |
| Postgraduates | 4000 |
| Location |
Lahore, Punjab,  Pakistan
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| Nickname | UHS |
| Affiliations | HEC, PMDC |
| Website | www.uhs.edu.pk |
University of Health Sciences Lahore (Urdu: جامعہ طبی لاہور) is a medical University Located at Lahore. It is internationally recognised student centered research university with a mission of improvement of Health Care delivery to the populace.
The university regulates and coordinates the activities of medical education, training & research institutions throughout the province of Punjab. It is also the provincial authority of Punjab which conducts Medical College Admission Test Pakistan (MCAT) every year.
University is placed #12 in Higher Education Commission of Pakistan's National University Ranking for 2012 in the field of medical and health sciences, and #18 in all universities of Pakistan.
The university offers undergraduate and postgraduate level courses in medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, allied health sciences, bio-medical engineering and nursing.
University of Health Sciences, Lahore was inaugurated by General Pervaiz Musharraf, former president of Pakistan on October 2, 2002. At the University of Health Sciences:
UHS was awarded “Best Educational Institute in Healthcare” by World Education Congress Asia.
UHS is research-intensive. Its ethos from its beginning has been to produce highly relevant research that solves real health problems and improve people’s quality of life.
At present extensive on-campus research is going on in 183 areas including Asthma, Diabetes, Tuberculosis, Typhoid, Infertility, Environmental Pollution, various types of Cancer, Genetic Disorders, Consanguinity, DNA Analysis, Developmental Abnormalities, Metabolic Syndromes, Hepatitis B & C, Liver and Renal Disorders.
A high-tech Resource Lab and an Experimental Research Lab (Animal House) have been established for research purposes.
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