Quality Enhancement Cell

Introduction

At Liaquat National Hospital & Medical College (LNHMC) we offer an unparalleled learning experience in healthcare coupled with a resolve to create professionals that would carry the torch forward and make us proud.

As a result LNH & MC has always been conscious of the importance of quality in systems & processes and has had internal quality assurance mechanism in place to ensure:

  • Regular review and upgradtion of academic programs to meet national and international requirements.
  • Continuous evaluation of faculty, modules and exam with the purpose of ensuring quality enhancement.
  • Availability of clear policies and procedures to govern both academic and administratative functions of medical college.
  • Provision of safe and secure environment and mentoring facilitites for students that is conducive to learning and career development.
  • Recruitment of best in the subject faculty and provision of learning opportunities to them.
  • Tranparent Admission Procedure and Policies as per PMDC guidelines and adherence to the same.
  • Upgradation of Physical Infrastructure, Academic Facilities and Learning Resources to make available best resources for teaching and learning.
  • Provision of adequate Research opportunities to inculcate a research culture in students and faculty
  • Opportunities to engage in extra curricular activities and inculcation of sense of Community Services.
  • Public Disclosure and Transparency.
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The Higher Education Commission (HEC) requires all Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) to establish Quality Enhancement Cells (QEC) in their institution. Guidelines for the establishment and monitoring of QECs have been developed by HEC. The Quality Enhancement Cell in each institution as envisaged by HEC, shall serve as an internal quality assurance mechanism of the institution, designed to build and ensure a quality culture at the institution and implementation of Minimal Quality Standards (MQS) as per HEC requirement.

At Liaquat National Hospital & Medical College the Quality Enhancement Cell in collaboration with HEC was established in March 2018. Since then the cell has been working to further enhance quality.



Functions of QEC

  • Facilitate the creation of a learner-centric environment to impart quality education.
  • Encourage faculty training for enhancing their knowledge and teaching skill for effective teaching.
  • Gather feedback from students, parents and faculty in order to take remedial measures to maintain quality.
  • Propose quality parameters and suggest means of achieving those for the overall quality development of the institute.
  • Develop and apply quality benchmarks/parameters for various academic and administrative activities of the institution.
  • Disseminate information on various quality requirements of higher education.
  • Act as a nodal agency of the Institution for coordinating quality-related activities, including adoption and dissemination of best practices.
  • Develop and maintain institutional database through MIS for the purpose of maintaining /enhancing the institutional quality.
  • Facilitate development of Quality Culture in the institution.
  • Ensure that recommendations emerging from internal, as well as external reviews conducted by the Higher Education Quality Committee and other external bodies are being addressed.
  • Document the steps taken and process implemented, leading to quality enhancement.
  • Review the proceedings of various committees, boards and departments to identify the quality issues in teaching, learning, evaluation and research and to facilitate its discussion in relevant bodies for quality enhancement.

Team


Ranking

Detailed phase wise, standard wise evaluation was done in the meetings and LNH&MC has secured 100% scores in rubrics and ranked in W***** category.


Events

29th May 2018

Final visit and handing of data and reports to HEC.



Principal's Message

Dr. Karim Ullah Makki

Principal - LNMC

The Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC) at the Liaquat National Hospital & Medical College provides the bedrock to ensure highest possible level of quality in current and future initiatives and activities. Driven with a philosophy of ‘quality is everything’, the Team QEC will provide all possible support to different stakeholders including students, faculty, staff, management, guardians, employers, regulatory and accrediting bodies, and local and international quality management institutions with the sole aim of quality generation, maintenance, and enhancement in all our operations, ensuring international-level teaching and research, quality of degree programs, program accreditation, student learning and employability, faculty and staff training and development of campuses, and establishing and fostering linkages with all relevant local and international stakeholders as our QEC responsibilities. We are fully committed to not only fulfil the stated responsibilities, but are geared to lead in planning and executing initiatives to raise the quality bar in all facets of our operations to ever greater heights of academic excellence including research.


Director's Message

Dr. Shaheena Akbani

Director (Academic Administration & Research Training) LNMC

In line with HEC policies the Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC) was established at Liaquat National Medical College in March 2018.

Liaquat National Medical College being a prestigious educational institute has always been conscious of the importance of Quality in education and services and had even prior to the setup of HEC collaborative QEC, quality assurance mechanism was in place as evidenced by the 100/100 rating given by the QEC team to the institute.

QEC's framework will now constitutes a means to furhter the Institute's commitments to implementing the highest standards of quality and build a strong mechanism to ensure that quality continues to be an ongoing and evidence based process.

QEC will work in close liaison with HEC for uplifting of the quality in all areas.

QEC Liaquat National Medical College shall provide guidance and support to all departments in development of self-assessment reports, identifying problems, probing into the causes and offering solutions to ensure an overriding Quality culture as per HEC policies.