Vision Statement

To become a model of “Quality Assurance” at the University level, with standardized processes and practices in the delivery of Health education.

Mission Statement

To develop a standardized benchmark for quality assurance in all the academic programs of the University, through continuous quality improvement, in order to develop and implement international practices of health education.

Objectives of Quality Enhancement Cell

The prime objectives of the Quality Enhancement Cell are to:

Organizational Structure

MS / M.Phil. and Equivalent Program Review

This program review focuses on the validation of post-graduate academic programs, assurance of adherence to HEC’s minimum criteria, their acceptance and recognition and the overall value addition to the university’s portfolio of programs. This provides a useful feedback to the Quality Assurance Agency of the Higher Education Commission Pakistan. On the direction of the Vice Chancellor, DUHS, QEC conduct the program review.

MS/ M.Phil and equivalent program review in the following colleges/institutes was conducted on March 17th, 2018:

Ph. D. Program Review

The Ph.D program review was conducted at the Institute of Bio-Medical Sciences on 16th March, 2018, as part of an effort to streamline the process of validation of the academic program, its recognition and assurance of adherence of HEC’s minimum criteria.

Contact Us

We would certainly welcome your comments and suggestions to assure quality in higher education at our university.

Mailing Address

Quality Enhancement Cell,
Dow University of Health Sciences,
2nd Floor, Administration Block,
Opposite Examination Department,
Baba-e-Urdu Road,
Karachi-74200 Pakistan
Phone # +92-21-38771000 Extension: (5171, 5172)
Website: www.duhs.edu.pk, E-mail: qec@duhs.edu.pk

Quality Assurance

QEC is structured to have a focused attention on quality assurance aspects of higher education:-

Media Publications

Electives Abroad

In the recent years, there is an increasing interest of the final year students of Medicine for doing ELECTIVES in different medical schools/hospitals in the United States/UK/ Malaysia/France etc. Earlier, medical schools used to accept students directly but most of the institutions NOW accept only those students whose parent institution has some sort of Exchange Agreement with the host university.

The Quality Enhancement Cell, QEC-DUHS is actively engaged in developing collaboration and linkages with other universities, colleges and associations around the globe in different areas of interest. We have developed a Memorandum of Agreement with the following prestigious Medical School/ association:

For details visit the link below:

Quality Enhancement Cell / External Linkages Office
Dow University of Health Sciences,
Dow University of Health Sciences, DMC Campus,
Phone : +92-21-38771000 (extension-5171,5173)
Email: shehla.naz@duhs.edu.pk

Downloads

Quality Management System

Quality Management System of DUHS is implemented by QEC.

QEC has been actively involved in establishing and implementing ISO- Quality Management System – 9001-2008 and its applicable standards. Through this program, all activities leading to ISO certification are regulated and supervised by the QEC.

Road Map to ISO Certification

ISO 9001:2008

http://www.qualitygurus.net/ISO+9001+2008

Quality Enhancement Measures at DUHS

1. Program Level Evaluations

Program Evaluation is done through Self-Assessment reporting process. All the degree programs being offered at the University are required to prepare a Self-Assessment Report (SAR) on the basis of the criteria prescribed by Higher Education Commission, Pakistan. Year-Wise SAR accomplishment record of the programs is maintained by the QEC DUHS.

2. Teacher Evaluation

"Teacher Evaluation” is conducted with regular frequency for each program at Dow University of Health Sciences. Some programs have already done it for number of cycles and some have scheduled the same. The process of evaluating teaching is carried out through the Quality Enhancement Cell of DUHS and it is according to the method prescribed by HEC (Proforma 10, SAR Feedback Form).

It documents the progress of a teacher through their teaching plan, lectures, summaries, assessments conducted and student’s progress. This practice is very effective for professional grooming and capacity building of teaching faculties and administrative staff.

Teachers’ evaluation is done through the students, through Peer review, HoD review, and through teachers’ portfolios. The latest feedback results of Teachers’ Evaluation at each College/ Institute are correlated with the previous feedback results for quality improvement. These results are then further compared with the next evaluation.

QEC-DUHS has also implemented a very structured feedback mechanism where feedback is collected from the various stake holders, students, faculty, employees, employers, alumni etc. regarding course evaluation, teachers evaluation, their satisfaction related to administrative services, job etc. on surveys prescribed by the HEC.

3. Training and Development

This program focuses on training needs of the faculty and provides them with forums and channels for the enhancement of professional skills, such as English language learning, faculty development training in the fields of curriculum design, teaching as a profession, academic planning and management, learner’s psychology, assessment and evaluation, androgogical skills, communication skills and research methods and skills. The faculty development program is facilitated by a master trainer from the HEC, where a continuous system of train the trainer identifies faculty members who have exhibited education leadership skills to be trained; subsequently, they will re-create the training at the University level. So far, 3 Master Trainers have been identified and trained by HEC in FY 2017-2018.

4. Institutional Performance Evaluation (IPE) by HEC and Self-Review

The Quality Enhancement Cell – Dow University of Health Sciences conducted an Institutional Performance Evaluation, as part of the self-review, in accordance with the external quality assurance mechanism of Higher Education Commission, Pakistan. The self-review of IPE was conducted at the Ojha campus on 26th and 27th March, 2018. Students and faculty members participated in the evaluation and discussed their concerns with the evaluators.

The review panel met the Vice Chancellor, Pro Vice Chancellors and all the HODs/ Deans/ Principals/ Directors from all departments/ colleges/ institutes of DUHS. A Review Room was prepared by QEC for the IPE Review Panel, where all the evidences related to the University Portfolio Report were placed. Laptops / Desktops with Internet/Wi-Fi facility were provided to the evaluators in the Review Room in order to facilitate the evaluation.

The 2 day Evaluation proceeded as follows:

The evaluators first met the Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Saeed Quraishy, the Pro Vice Chancellors Prof. Dr. Zarnaz Wahid and Prof. Mohammad Masroor. Ms. Sanam Soomro, Director Quality Enhancement Cell, DUHS presented a brief introduction of DUHS in front of the review panel, discussing all the programs, research activities, Innovation and Commercialization Activities, accreditations and Affiliations, Ph.D. and MS/M.Phil. Program Review status, Enterprise Resource Planning of the Dow University, ISO Certification and a brief introduction about the Healthcare services provided at Dow University Hospital.

After the presentation, the evaluators followed up on the evidences prepared by the Quality Enhancement Cell for Institutional Performance Evaluation. The evaluators went through all the eleven (11) standards of IPE. They also met the Registrar, Director Planning & Development, Controller of Examinations, Director Finance, Director Procurement and Head of Department of Research. This was followed up by individual interviews to clarify any questions regarding the evidences provided from their departments. The evaluators then met the students from every Post Graduate, Graduate and Under Graduate Program at different departments of DUHS. Students discussed their concerns and shared the insights of the various programs with the evaluators in an open group discussion

5. International Collaborations

QEC is actively engaged in developing collaboration and linkages with different international medical universities and colleges around the globe for the facilitation of students’ clinical electives abroad.

This program focuses on identifying areas where international collaboration may be established.

Currently we are working for:

Quality Assurance Tool Kit

Annual Reports

Published Articles

Feedback Form

• 1. Student Course Evaluation Questionnaire


• 2. Faculty Course Review Report


• 3. Survey of Graduating Students


• 4. Research Student Progress Review Form


• 5. Faculty Survey


• 6. Survey of Department Offering Ph.D. Programs


• 7. Alumni Survey


• 8. Employer Survey


• 9. Faculty Resume


• 10. Teacher Evaluation Form

Useful Links

Teaching Excellence

We would like to acknowledge the efforts of the faculty who got the highest score in Teachers Evaluation by students on the prescribed form of HEC, conducted by QEC-DUHS from April 2017 to December 2018.

QEC News

Trainings and Workshops

Functions of QEC

Certifications and Rankings

The outstanding performance of QEC is evident in the bi-annual ranking of all Pakistan QECs functioning in both public and private sector universities, conducted by Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) of HEC. QEC - DUHS has been ranked amongst the top category i.e. W category. QEC actively coordinated for implementation of Quality Management System leading to ISO 9001:2008 certification of all major institutes & departments of Dow University. For the period of 2015-16, the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) of HEC assessed all the Degree Awarding Institutions through the Quantitative Assessment of Internal Quality Assurance Mechanism. QEC- DUHS secured 93% marks and stood in the “W” category.

Furthermore, in the FY 2016-17, the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) of HEC assigned QEC-DUHS 94% in the score range, and maintained the “W” category.