King Edward Medical University

 

Department of Community Medicine

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY MEDICNE,

KING EDWARD MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, LAHORE.

 

 

 

 

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History of Department.

The subject of Community Medicine made its recognition in the late 50s (then titled as Hygiene and Preventive Medicine) when it was included in medical curriculum. At that time the teaching of the subject was conducted by part time and visiting faculty. Eminent scholars and subject specialists used to teach the subject. The department of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine (now Community Medicine) was created in 1971, initially with little staff, but later regular staff was appointed in the department.  Zahida Sultana Mir was the first chair person of the department, after that following supervised the department

                       

Dr. Farhat Afza,                    (Dec. 1991- Dec. 1992)

Dr. .Maaz Ahmad                 ( Dec. 1992 – July 1999)

Dr. Tasneem Fatima Rana.   (July 1999 – Dec. 2000)

Prof.  Maaz Ahmad              ( Dec. 2000 todate)

 

This department has played a leading role in preparation of community minded physicians. Many eminent specialists in the field of medicine have achieved the excellence in the subject of community medicine. First  Vice Chancellor of KEMU, Prof. Mumtaz Hassan was the most brilliant star in the galaxy of physicians who was awarded Roll of Honours in the subject of community medicine in 1966. Among the others being awarded include , Moazam Baig Mirza (1962), Mohammad Ramzan (1963), Mushtaq Ahmed (1964), Mohammad Anwar ul Haq (1965), Miss Tahira Parveen (1967)., Salim Khan (1968) Mohammad Tariq Kamal (1969), Miss Faiqa Noor Khan (1970), Miss Lubna Umer (1972), Miss Shaheen Ghani (1973), Miss Ghazala Musa (1974), Syed Arif Hussain (1975), Mudassir Sibtain Sh. (1976), Asif Azeem (1977), Zia ul Miraj ( 19979), Asim Mahmood  (1980), Tahir Qaseem , Altaf Alam (1981), Kamran Hussain , Ahmad Mehdi,  Fawad Sabooh Zafar,  Miss Farah Yasin (1982),  Kamran Khalid Cheema (1983), Miss Ume Salma(1986),Muhammad Ali Mumtaz(1987),Aamer Shabbir(1988).Miss Ayesha Shabbir(1989) ,Muhahammad Wasif Saif(1990),Ahmad Waheed Cheema(1991),Shazia Javed(1992),Fasiha Kanwal(1993),Raja Shehzad Gul(1994)


Building Layout 

The department building layout is divided as follows

  

Offices                                                

Professor  

Associate Professor

Assistant Professor

Lecturers

Medical Social Officer

Museum/Conference Room

One Museum having Models,Charts.

 

Lecture Theater                                        

One Lecture Theater jointly shared

Washroom

2 washroom

  

Museum

Models of different rural housing

 

 There is one museum in the department where models of insects of medical importance, different food items, commonly used insecticides and different geographical / cultural residential set ups are kept. Students before going to the field for practical training are  explained the things on these models.