Programmes
Applications are invited for Diploma in Healthcare Ethics & Professionalism (DHEP)
The Diploma in Healthcare Ethics & Professionalism offered by the Bioethics Department of Shalamar Medical & Dental College addresses basic healthcare ethics and professionalism issues. It confronts challenges today’s healthcare professionals face, covering clinical ethics, research ethics, leadership, and professionalism. The unique curriculum offers doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, ethics committee members, policymakers, researchers, and hospital administrators a guide to developing professional competencies, ethical practices, and policies in Research, Education, and Clinical Practice.
Course Highlights:
- One Year Diploma program is affiliated with the University of Health Science.
- Renowned International & National Faculty
- Distant Learning Program especially designed for busy professionals
- Ideal for current and future Ethics Committee Members
Eligibility Criteria:
Applicant must have a bachelor’s degree from HEC recognized educational institution. This course is designed for students with the following profile:
- Doctors with MBBS/BDS with 2-year experience
- Nurses with BScN with the minimum of 2 years experience
- Other healthcare professionals with 16 years of education and at least two years of have the the work experience
- Researchers/ Managers with 16 years of education with two years post-qualification work experience.
| Mode of Attendance | Blended Learning Virtual+ 2 contact sessions |
| Program Duration | One year |
| Expectation from students | Average 4-5 hours/week |
| Program Directors | Prof. John D. Lantos Glasnapp Family Foundation Endowed Chair in Bioethics. Director, Children’s Mercy Bioethics Center, Children’s Mercy Kansas City. Professor of Pediatrics, UMKC School of Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri, USADr. Sarosh SaleemAssistant Professor, Bioethics. Head, Bioethics Unit of International Network of UNESCO Bioethics (Haifa). Shalamar Medical & Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan |
| Tuition Fee (one year) | 55,000/- PKR* |
| Application Submission Starting Date | 10 January 2022 |
| Application Deadline | 10th February 2022 |
| Link to the Application portal | www.dhep.edu.pk |
| Documents Required with Application |
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| Admission Criteria | Merit list will be developed based on:
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| Starting Month | May, have 2022 |
Course Details:
SEMESTER | MODULE TITLE | PROGRAM DURATION (weeks) | CREDIT HOURS | |
Direct Contact | Total | |||
1 | Introduction to Bioethics & Professionalism |
| 6 | 7 |
2 | Research Methodology & Research Ethics | 1 | 11 | 14 |
3 | Clinical Ethics & Decision-making | 1 | 15 | 16 |
4 | Final Project |
| 6 | 6 |
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| 42 |
Assessments:
SEMESTER | ASSESSMENT TYPE | TIMING |
1 | Reflective Assignment/ Review Paper on Ethical Theories and Principles | End of Semester |
2 | Review Paper on Ethical Issues in Research | End of Semester |
Mock Review-Research Ethics | End of Semester | |
3 | Reflective Paper on Clinical Ethical Issues | End of Semester |
Mock Clinical Ethics Consultation | End of Semester | |
4 | Final Project/Research | End of Year |
*Additional UHS charges have to be borne by the student as per actual.
*Scholarships may be available for some candidates. Group discounts are available for candidates from same institution.
For further queries, email info@smdc.edu.pk
To apply for admission registrations, please follow this link.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION
Local/Foreign Applicants
- The applicant must have passed FSc. (Pre-Medical)/Higher Secondary School Certificate or an examination of a foreign university or examining body with at least three (3) Science Subjects, i.e., Biology, Chemistry, and Physics or Mathematics obtaining minimum sixty-five (65) percent marks in aggregate. In the foreign examination, such course must have been duly certified by the Inter-Board Committee of Chairmen (IBCC) as equivalent to FSc. (Pre-Medical) or Intermediate Level of Pakistan.
- The foreign applicant with Foreign Nationality having completed their last two years of schooling from abroad, desirous of taking admission in MBBS Course must have passed, obtaining minimum sixty-five (65) percent marks in aggregate, in an examination of a course from a foreign university or its examining body or its education system in at least three (3) Science Subjects, i.e., Biology, Chemistry and either Physics or Mathematics and such course must have been duly certified by IBCC as equivalent to FSc. (Pre-Medical)/Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) or Intermediate Level of Pakistan.
- FOR A” Level/IB/American 12th Grade Applicant
A Letter of Equivalence of Grades shall be required in Science Subjects (i.e., Biology, Chemistry, and Physics/Mathematics), issued separately by IBCC for calculation of Merit as per PMC regulations.
- Foreign Student means a student who is not a Pakistani student/National and holds only a Foreign Nationality.
- The candidate must have passed MDCAT conducted by the National Medical Authority of Pakistan Medical Commission with at least sixty-five (65) percent.
As per PMC regulations, an MDCAT result is valid for two years. Therefore, students who attempted the 2020 MDCAT can rely on their 2020 MDCAT after PMC equivalences for applying for admission in 2021, subject to the 2021-22 admission criteria.
MERIT DETERMINATION
The following Weightage Formula shall determine the Merit for all categories:-
- (Pre Medical)/HSSC/IB/ Equivalent: 40%
(Merit shall be calculated by considering score in (3) three Science Subjects, i.e., the Biology, Chemistry and Physics / Mathematics as per PMC admission guidelines) - MDCAT: 40%
- Admission Interviews/MMIs: 20%
| ADMISSION SCHEDULE | |
| Admission Registration link: https://www.apply.smdc.edu.pk:1233/ | OPEN |
| Admission Registration Closing | 22 November, 2021 |
| Display of Merit List | 10 December, 2021 |
| Closing of Admission Process | 30 January, 2022 |
| Commencement of Classes | 31 January, 2022 |
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Multiple Positions in UHS amongst both public & private sector medical colleges. In Punjab.
- More than one thousand Research publications by the faculty in national and international journals.
- SMDC annually holds an international conference bringing together global experts to expose our students to groundbreaking healthcare research and innovations within the profession.
- Total of 825 graduates with over 50% enrolled in or having completed their postgraduate programs.
Fee Structure
Fee Structure (MBBS) Session 2021-2022 (Local Students) | ||||||
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| Fee Head | 1st Year | 2nd Year | 3rd Year | 4th Year | 5th Year | Total Program Fee |
| Admission Fee | 25,680 |
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| Tuition Fee | 1,284,000 | 1,373,880 | 1,470,052 | 1,572,955 | 1,683,062 |
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| College Fee Total | 1,309,680 | 1,373,880 | 1,470,052 | 1,572,955 | 1,683,062 | 7,409,629 |
| UHS @ 5.5%(or as applicable) | 72,032 | 75,563 | 80,853 | 86,513 | 92,568 | 407,530 |
| Govt. Taxes @ 5%(or as applicable) | 65,484 | 68,694 | 73,503 | 78,648 | 84,153 | 370,481 |
| PMC Registration (or as applicable) | 5,000 | – | – | – | – | 5,000 |
| UHS Registration (or as applicable) | 16,000 | – | – | – | – | 16,000 |
| Document Verification Fee(or as applicable) | 2,000 | – | – | – | – | 2,000 |
| Prospectus Fee | 3,000 | – | – | – | – | 3,000 |
| Admission Registration Fee | 1,000 |
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| Total | 1,474,196 | 1,518,137 | 1,624,407 | 1,738,116 | 1,859,784 | 8,214,640 |
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Optional Fee & Charges – (Pak Rupees) | ||||||
| 1st Year | 2nd Year | 3rd Year | 4th Year | 5th Year | Total Program Fee |
| Hostel Charges (including Food)-Annual | 288,516 | 308,712 | 330,324 | 353,448 | 378,189 | 1,659,189 |
| Transport Charges (Day Scholars)-Annual | 80,760 | 86,412 | 92,460 | 98,940 | 105,864 | 464,436 |
| Transport Charges (hostel residents)-Annual | 50,460 | 53,988 | 57,768 | 61,812 | 66,144 | 290,172 |
| Health Insurance / Annually | As per the rates to be mutually agreed by the insurance company and student/College. | |||||
Note-:
An amount of Rs. 50,000/- will require to be deposited as refundable Hostel Security in case of availing the hostel facility.
Fee structure to be reviewed if the official/documented inflation goes above 9%
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Note:-
An amount of Rs. 50,000/- will require to be deposited as refundable Hostel Security in case of availing the hostel facility.
Fee structure to be reviewed if the official/documented inflation goes above 9%.
Fee Refund Policy
(PMC admission regulations 2021 Clause 9 (9) refers-: Suppose a student, after having obtained admission, seeks to either leave the program or desire to have the transfer from the college. In that case, the college shall have the right to adjust the tuition fee already paid pro-rata to the period spent by the student in the program along with a penalty not exceeding ten percent of the total annual fee in the event the student seeks to leave the program in the *middle of the academic year to transfer to another College.
In the light of the above clause of admission regulations of the Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC), the College refund policy shall be as follows:
- Before the classes’ commencement, all College dues will be refunded except the admission fee.
- After the commencement of classes – All College Dues will be refunded after deduction of the Admission fee and the tuition fee for the study period availed in terms of days/months. The study period shall be calculated based on calendar days spent at the College.
Note: * The academic year shall be determined by observing 36 weeks of required academics/training in an academic year.