Faculty of Eastern Medicine (FEM)
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Faculty of Eastern Medicine (FEM) Introduction Shaheed Hakim Mohammed Said was one of the great exponents of Eastern Medicine (Tibb-e-Unani). 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 and post graduate degree programs: Bachelor of Eastern Medicine and Surgery (Regular – 5 Years) M.Phil. (Eastern Medicine) and Ph.D. (Eastern Medicine) programs are also offered on regular basis. www.hamdard.edu.pk ● 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 (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: Laboratory title Labs Location & area Objectives Adequacy Courses taught Major Apparatus for instruction equipment Anatomy 1st floor To provide students The lab is equipped Anatomy/Dissection Models, Museum/Dissection Hall 24.8 ft. x 29.8 ft. with basic knowledge with necessary training of the human body dead body of the subject aids to perform practical work Histology Lab 1st floor To provide students The lab is equipped Histology study of Microscope & slide 24.8 ft. x 29.8 ft. with basic knowledge with necessary training normal cell structure of the subject aids to perform practical work Physiology Lab Ground floor To provide students The lab is equipped Physiology: Detailed Microscope, Models, 24.8 ft. x 29.8 ft. with basic knowledge with necessary training study of normal equipments, of the subject aids to perform functions of the body apparatus for practical work performing practical’s Biochemistry Lab Ground floor To provide students The lab is equipped Biochemistry: Microscope and 24.8 ft. x 29.8 ft. with basic knowledge with necessary training Detailed study of the chemicals of the subject aids to perform biochemical analysis practical work & chemical reaction Bioinformatics Lab 1st floor To provide students The lab is equipped Bioinformatics Computers 24.8 ft. x 29.8 ft. with basic knowledge with necessary training of the subject aids to perform practical work Pharmacognosy Lab 1st floor To provide students The lab is equipped Pharmacognosy Microscope and 24.8 ft. x 29.8 ft. with basic knowledge with necessary training identification and medicinal plants of the subject aids to perform morphological practical work characteristics of medicinal plants Pharmacy/Pharmacology Lab 1st floor To provide students The lab is equipped Pharmacy/ Dissolution 24.8 ft. x 29.8 ft. with basic knowledge with necessary training Pharmacology: apparatus, of the subject aids to perform Details study of the disintegration practical work Unani formulations & apparatus, the effects of drugs animal cages on human body Laboratory title Labs Location & area Objectives Adequacy Courses taught Major Apparatus for instruction equipment Manufacturing Lab 2nd floor To provide students The lab is equipped Formulation of the Tableting machine, 24.8 ft. x 29.8 ft. with basic knowledge with necessary training different products of filling machine and of the subject aids to perform Unani Medicine mixture practical work Research Lab 2nd floor To provide students The lab is equipped Postgraduate students Rotatory apparatus 24.8 ft. x 29.8 ft. with basic knowledge with necessary training extractions of of the subject aids to perform medicinal plants practical work Forensic & Toxicology Lab Ground floor To provide students The lab is equipped Forensic & Toxicology Models 24.8 ft. x 29.8 ft. with basic knowledge with necessary training of the subject aids to perform practical work Pathology/Microbiology Lab SUMMH To provide students The lab is equipped Pathology/ Microscopes Slide with basic knowledge with necessary training Microbiology of the subject aids to perform practical work LIBRARY 1. Total Number of Books 8,137 2. Total number of National Journals 11 3. Total number of International Journals 11 FEE STRUCTURE Fee for First Semester Rs. 60,600/- Fee for 2nd to 10th Semester Rs. 48,000/- Total fee for tan semester (all inclusive) Rs. 450,000/- SCHOLARSHIP Hardship Hamdard University provides help to students facing unforeseen hardship in their financial circumstances during the course of their studies. Merit Hamdard University provides merit scholarship to talented students having outstanding performance. In most cases the Sibling Concession Fee concessions are offered to students having their brother/sister studying at the Hamdard University. 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 BEMS Graduate from Hamdard University who have secured OR securing higher education in foreign countries or selected on merit from Pakistan. 1. Sarwat Mumtaz (Now in Korea) 2. Faisal Haider Zaidi (Japan) 3. Kanwal Faisal (Japan) 4. Matiur Rahman (Japan) 5. Paras Matiur Rehman (in Japan) 6. Arshad Mehmood (in Japan) 7. Maryam Arshad (in Japan) 8. Rais Allah Nawaz (in Japan) 9. Masood Qadir Malik (in Australia)....First Batch 1995. 10. Hakim Abdul Haque (Serving in South Africa for many years) 11. Mustafa Beg (Now serving in South