LAHORE – The University of Health Sciences (UHS) on Monday sanctioned the appointment of 29 faculty members and granted affiliation to 10 nursing colleges in Punjab.
The UHS Syndicate, endorsing the Selection Board’s recommendations, approved the appointment of one professor and one assistant professor for hematology, two associate professors for physiology, and one assistant professor each for histopathology, dental materials, public health, nursing, pharmacy, and pharmacology departments.
Additionally, appointments were greenlit for one lecturer in pharmacognosy, three in English, six in medical sciences, and one each in Pakistan Studies and Islamyat. Approval was also given for the appointment of two senior physiotherapists, two physiotherapists, one occupational therapist, and two speech and language pathologists.
The Syndicate granted affiliation to nine public sector and one private nursing college, all already recognized by the Pakistan Nursing Council.
The approved nursing colleges, including DHQ Narowal, Government Eye cum General Hospital Gujranwala, DHQ Sheikhupura, DHQ Okara, DHQ Wah, DHQ Lodhran, DHQ Khaniwal, DHQ Layyah, DHQ Bhakkar, and the College of Nursing Niazi Medical College Sargodha, are affiliated for a four-year BSN program.
