{"id":425,"date":"2023-07-18T06:40:59","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T06:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wdc.edu.pk\/?page_id=425"},"modified":"2026-09-02T08:58:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T08:58:51","slug":"department-of-medical-education-and-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wdc.edu.pk\/index.php\/department-of-medical-education-and-research\/","title":{"rendered":"DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"425\" class=\"elementor elementor-425\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f38780a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f38780a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3e93fb\" data-id=\"e3e93fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51a0280 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"51a0280\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/wdc.edu.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Medical-Education-Unit.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-428\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wdc.edu.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Medical-Education-Unit.png 700w, https:\/\/wdc.edu.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Medical-Education-Unit-300x107.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4884a9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4884a9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0993121 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0993121\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-552bd49\" data-id=\"552bd49\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e249d0c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e249d0c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c794db\" data-id=\"7c794db\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58c03fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58c03fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mission<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e79658 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e79658\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Department of Medical Education and Research aims to provide quality education, personal and professional development, evidence-based research, and innovative learning opportunities to the students and faculty to serve the wider community.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e788d3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e788d3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vision<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6a9ef9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6a9ef9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We envision the Department of Medical Education &amp; Research to evolve as a center of excellence to empower health professions learners nationally and internationally, especially women, through collaborative learning opportunities.<br \/>Furthermore, the values &amp; Motto for the Department of Medical Education &amp; Research (DMER) were discussed<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f469732 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f469732\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Values<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a30816 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"3a30816\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Life-long learning<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Professionalism<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Collaboration<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Social Accountability<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a022e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a022e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Motto<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-94b2798\" data-id=\"94b2798\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c61b81c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c61b81c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/wdc.edu.pk\/index.php\/bds-curriculum\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Curriculum BDS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efaf54f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"efaf54f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/wdc.edu.pk\/index.php\/exam-cell\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Exam Cell<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66aa874 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"66aa874\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/wdc.edu.pk\/index.php\/counselling-and-empowerment-cell\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Counselling and Empowerment Cell<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be7f93e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be7f93e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Equality, Diversity and Inclusion<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23291cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23291cf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59f9af2\" data-id=\"59f9af2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a56ab1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5a56ab1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/wdc.edu.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-31-at-12.15.59-PM-1024x584.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4043\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wdc.edu.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-31-at-12.15.59-PM-1024x584.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wdc.edu.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-31-at-12.15.59-PM-300x171.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wdc.edu.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-31-at-12.15.59-PM-768x438.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wdc.edu.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-31-at-12.15.59-PM-1536x876.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wdc.edu.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-31-at-12.15.59-PM.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bbe9987 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bbe9987\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-edcb2bd\" data-id=\"edcb2bd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4befcc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4befcc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DR. M. ABDULLAH QAZI\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e2f26e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e2f26e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-eea231a\" data-id=\"eea231a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-690fcd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"690fcd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/wdc.edu.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_5405-1024x683-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-432\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wdc.edu.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_5405-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wdc.edu.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_5405-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wdc.edu.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_5405-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a8ade3\" data-id=\"4a8ade3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-400753e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"400753e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Profile\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4655269 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4655269\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Head of Department, Assistant Professor, Medical Education &amp; Research<\/p><p>Dr. M. Abdullah Qazi completed his Masters in Medical Education (MMEd) and PhD in Medical Education from the University of Dundee (UoD), UK. He was a postgraduate tutor for the MMEd course in the UoD, UK, and mentor in the Oxford International Digital Institute, UK. He has also been involved in several projects in the UK related to health professions education including postgraduation medical education course development, quality enhancement, and online teaching and learning.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c28ae98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c28ae98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Qualification\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be44f27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be44f27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BDS, MMEd, PhD Scholar (UoD, UK)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b92699\" data-id=\"9b92699\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bff98c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7bff98c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Skills and Expertise\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb1a4d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb1a4d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClinical, classroom, and online teaching and learning, assessment, medical education research, curriculum development, leadership training, quality assurance, faculty development, mentoring programs, and student empowerment for undergraduate and postgraduate health professions training programs. His research interest lies in gender studies, equality, diversity, and inclusion, specifically the career progression of female health professionals in Pakistan and the barriers and enablers they face, as well as online teaching and learning. Currently, he is working as the Head of Department, Department of Medical Education &#038; Research, Women Medical &#038; Dental College.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab1f281 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab1f281\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74a141a\" data-id=\"74a141a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a3c5ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a3c5ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"633\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wdc.edu.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-02-at-12.37.49-PM-1-633x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4721\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wdc.edu.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-02-at-12.37.49-PM-1-633x1024.jpeg 633w, https:\/\/wdc.edu.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-02-at-12.37.49-PM-1-186x300.jpeg 186w, https:\/\/wdc.edu.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-02-at-12.37.49-PM-1-768x1242.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wdc.edu.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-02-at-12.37.49-PM-1.jpeg 783w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55ba969\" data-id=\"55ba969\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f77e7f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f77e7f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dr. Dur e Saman, BDS, MHPE (KMU)<\/strong><br \/><strong>Assistant Professor &amp; Curriculum Lead, Department of Medical Education<\/strong><br \/><strong>Women Dental College Abbottabad<\/strong><\/p><p>Dr. Dur e Saman, BDS, MHPE (KMU), is serving as Assistant Professor and Curriculum Lead in the Department of Medical Education at Women Dental College Abbottabad. She is actively involved in curriculum development, implementation, and review of the BDS program, with a particular focus on ensuring alignment between learning outcomes, teaching strategies, and assessment practices.<br \/>Alongside her curriculum leadership responsibilities, Dr. Dur e Saman is engaged in faculty development, medical education research, and academic quality improvement. She conducts workshops and faculty development sessions on curriculum planning, lesson planning, teaching and learning strategies, assessment methods, and educational innovations. She is also actively involved in accreditation and quality assurance activities within the institution.<br \/>She has completed her Master\u2019s in Health Professional Education (MHPE) from Khyber Medical University (KMU), Peshawar, with a strong academic interest in medical and dental education. Her research interests include medical education, curriculum development, assessment, faculty development, student well-being, and health professional education research.<br \/>Through her academic, curriculum, research, and leadership contributions, Dr. Dur e Saman is committed to promoting evidence-informed educational practices and strengthening the quality of undergraduate dental education.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a631206 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a631206\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c027a3\" data-id=\"5c027a3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b55bae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0b55bae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/wdc.edu.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-02-at-1.55.19-PM-1024x986.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4729\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wdc.edu.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-02-at-1.55.19-PM-1024x986.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wdc.edu.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-02-at-1.55.19-PM-300x289.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wdc.edu.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-02-at-1.55.19-PM-768x739.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wdc.edu.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-02-at-1.55.19-PM.jpeg 1278w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8fac978\" data-id=\"8fac978\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f926b82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f926b82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dr. Raima Bilal, BDS, MHPE (KMU)<\/strong><br \/><strong>Assistant Professor, Curriculum Coordinator &amp; Associate Research<\/strong><br \/><strong>Department of Medical Education, Women Dental College, Abbottabad<\/strong><\/p><p>Dr. Raima Bilal is actively involved in curriculum development, academic coordination, assessment, faculty development, quality improvement, and educational research. As Curriculum Coordinator, she contributes to the planning, implementation, and continuous improvement of the undergraduate dental curriculum. As Associate Research, she supports research initiatives and promotes research capacity among faculty and students. Her academic interests include medical education, curriculum design, assessment, faculty development, educational innovation, and research.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH Mission The Department of Medical Education and Research aims to provide quality education, personal and professional development, evidence-based research, and innovative learning opportunities to the students and faculty to serve the wider community. 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