UHS to fine researchers over failure to correct errors

LAHORE:The 210th meeting of the Advanced Studies and Research Board of the University of Health Sciences (UHS) Lahore was held on Thursday under the chairmanship of Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Ahsan Waheed Rathore. The board decided to impose fines on postgraduate researchers for failing to correct minor errors-such as spelling and grammatical mistakes-in their theses in a timely manner.

According to the board, the purpose of imposing these fines was to discourage negligence in postgraduate research and ensure higher academic standards. A committee of experts will determine the rate of fines based on the nature, severity, and recurrence of errors in each case.

During the meeting, the board approved the award of a PhD degree to Dr Rahat Sarfraz in Morbid Anatomy and Histopathology. It also reviewed two PhD, seven MPhil, 30 MS, and 18 MD thesis reports. Additionally, 52 initial research proposals (synopses) from various disciplines were assessed.

The students whose thesis reports were reviewed included: Osheen Sajjad PhD (Human Genetics & Molecular Biology), Salah-Ud-Din MPhil (Forensic Sciences), Fasihat-ul-Ain MPhil (Medical Laboratory Sciences-Immunology), Dr Anam Zaidi MPhil (Microbiology), Dr Sehrish Ijaz MPhil (Pharmacology), Dr Amna Khanum MHPE, Sobia Iqbal MS (Nursing), Nosheen Siddique MS (Nursing), Shahida Parveen MS (Nursing), Aqeela Sarwar MS (Nursing), Nazia Parveen MS (Nursing), Dr Soma Butt MS (Anaesthesia),Dr Khadija Ghafoor MS (Anaesthesia), Dr Kanwal Shaheen MS (Cardiac Surgery), Dr Muhammad Hussnain Raza MS (Cardiac Surgery), Dr Hafiz Muhammad Umar Farooq MS (ENT), Dr Ammar Asghar MS (General Surgery), Dr Shakil Ahmad MS (General Surgery), Dr Hamna Atta MS (Obst. & Gynae.), Dr Hafiza Alina Ilyas MS (Obst. & Gynae.), Dr Ali Hassan Iqbal MS (Ophthalmology), Dr Muhammad Ramzan Ejaz Rana MS (Paediatric Surgery), Dr Humaira Rasheed MS (Paediatric Surgery), Dr Hafiz Muhammad Atif MS (Urology), Dr Shoaib Javed MS (Urology), Dr Faiza Khalid MD (Internal Medicine), Dr Muhammad Asif MD (Nephrology), Dr Muhammad Raza Qureshi MD (Neurology), Dr Shanza Aftab MD (Paediatrics), Dr Awais Talib MD (Paediatrics), Dr Tehmina Naz MD (Radiology), Dr Muhammad Kaleem MD (Radiology), Dr Mahboob Ahmed MD (Radiology), Award of PhD (Morbid Anatomy & Histopathology) Degree to Dr Rahat Sarfraz, Shumaila Habib PhD (Human Genetics & Molecular Biology), Dr Maria Noor Malik MHPE, Dr Saima Aziz MPhil (Pharmacology), Mazhar Iqbal MPhil. (Forensic Sciences), Dr Sana Rasheed MPhil (Physiology), Dr Mehwish Mushtaq MS (Anaesthesia), Dr Tasbeeh ur Rehman MS (Cardiac Surgery), Dr Muhammad Kamran Khan MS (Cardiac Surgery), Dr Intasar Ashraf MS (ENT), Dr Hafiz Sohaib Fraz MS (ENT), Samreen Manzoor MS (Nursing), Dr Mehvish Iqbal MS (Obst. & Gynae.), Dr Shafqat Abbas Raza Khan MS (Orthopedics), Dr Sidra Hashim MS (Obst. & Gynae.), Dr Muhammad Mamoon Younis MS (Orthopedics), Dr Mazhar Hussain MS (Urology), Dr Mehvish Rasheed MD (Dermatology), Dr Muhammad Imran Qureshi MD (Gastroenterology), Dr Marrium Tayyab MD (Nephrology), Dr Jamal Ashraf MD (Paediatrics), Dr Sana Ullah MD (Paediatrics), Dr Hizbullah MD (Paediatric Medicine), Dr Quratulain Sarwar MD (Paediatric Medicine), Dr Muhammad Umar MD (Pediatric Medicine), Dr Saba Babar MD (Radiology) and Dr Fatima Chattha MD (Radiology).