Students urged to excel in IT applications

PESHAWAR: Paraplegic Centre Peshawar Chief Executive Officer Dr Syed Muhammad Ilyas has urged students of professional colleges and universities to gain proficiency in Information Technology, especially in software applications, to enhance their creativity.

A press release said he was addressing the concluding session of a one-day workshop on the use of social sciences applications organized by the College of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

The workshop was attended by the students, while the college’s Research Coordinator Dr Iftikhar Ali delivered a lecture on medical education and research apps, SPSS and EndNote. Practical sessions were also conducted by the students.

Dr Ilyas Syed said that taking advantage of IT in all medical science fields, including physiotherapy, was the need of the hour. He said students, educators, and researchers can revolutionize medical research by mastering these applications as well as introduce more user-friendly applications, opening new paths of competition and innovation in these fields.

He added that by using modern technology for the analysis and diagnosis of diseases, along with reference and research fields, students can play a pivotal role in improving national health all and sundry. He maintained they can introduce new trends in medical applications. Dr Muhammad Ilyas called for promoting indigenous technology in all fields.