The University of Karachi and CDC Laboratories, Muhammadi Welfare Foundation, One Health, and Tabba Kidney Institute signed four different Memorandum of Understandings according to which students enrolled in the evening program of the physiology department will get the opportunity to work in private companies as the interns.
The KU Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Khalid Mahmood Iraqi, Director CDC Lab Musa Khan, the Chief Operating Officer Muhammadi Welfare Foundation Mehdi Rizvi, the Director One Health Dr Ismail Vohra, and Managing Director Tabba Kidney Institute Dr Bilal Jamil inked the MoU documents at the VC Secretariat.
The Chairperson Department of Physiology Dr Taseer Ahmed Khan briefed the meeting that according to these MoUs, students enrolled in BS Medical Laboratory Technology in evening program would get the internship opportunities. He mentioned that two batches of around 120 students at the moment are studying BS MLT in physiology department and they would get the chance to world at different clinical diagnostic labs during their internship.
Dr Taseer Khan shared that internship would be offered to the third year and fourth year students during the degree program as part of their degree requirement.
Meanwhile, the KU VC Professor Dr Khalid Mahmood Iraqi observed that such initiatives would help the students a lot and hoped that it would help in upgrading our students. He said that on-hand trainings and internships would play an important part in giving students market’s exposure and idea how to perform different task in professional environment.
