Faculty Member

Introduction

The department operates at the intersection of innovation, quality assurance, faculty development, curriculum reform, and educational policy, with a strong commitment to aligning institutional goals with international best practices while honouring the realities of the Global South. At DME, we steer academic excellence not only through strategic curriculum planning and authentic assessment design but also by embedding competency-based medical education, Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs), adaptive expertise, and ethical AI integration into our frameworks. Every initiative is shaped around Pakistan’s healthcare needs, resource realities, and sociocultural contours—ensuring that our medical graduates are future-ready, context-ready, and community-responsive. We champion continuous faculty development, structured program evaluation, research capacity building, and alignment with global accreditation standards. Our approach is collaborative, outcomes-driven, and driven by the philosophy that medical education must produce reflective practitioners, not just degree holders. Through our leadership, the Department of Medical Education is not just supporting academic programs—it is shaping a culture of educational excellence, responsibility, and innovation, positioning the institution as a regional leader with global relevance. Under the leadership of Dr. Komal Atta (Director DME)—an internationally recognised medical educationist—the department has evolved into a strategic hub of innovation, faculty development, curriculum reform and educational quality assurance. It enables UMDC to not only meet but exceed accreditation expectations and prepares learners to become scientifically competent, ethically grounded and socially responsive physicians.

Vision

To be a national model of excellence in medical education, driving innovation and contextualized best practices to develop competent, compassionate and future-ready healthcare professionals who can lead and serve in diverse health systems.

Mission

• To foster educational transformation through:
• Evidence-informed curriculum design and assessment
• Faculty development and capacity building
• Authentic, competency-based learning environments
• Integration of research, ethics and professionalism
• Strategic educational leadership that aligns institutional goals with global standards and local realities

Core Objectives

• Strengthen curriculum design, implementation and review using international best practices contextualized to Pakistan’s healthcare system.
• Enhance faculty capacity through structured workshops, CPD activities and training programs in modern teaching, assessment and research skills.
• Embed competency-based medical education (CBME), EPAs, adaptive expertise and educational innovation in all academic programs.
• Support students in academic progression, research literacy, communication skills, professionalism and ethical conduct.
• Ensure systematic program evaluation and accreditation readiness through data-driven monitoring, stakeholder feedback and continuous quality improvement.
• Promote scholarly activity and educational leadership across UMDC.
• Facilitate integration of technology, simulation, AI and contemporary learning methodologies.

Facilities Available at DME

• Dedicated Faculty Development & Training Programs
• Educational Research & Data Support Desk
• Curriculum Management Unit
• Simulation resource support
• Access to digital resources, curriculum repositories and educational databases
• Support for workshop hosting, small group discussions & peer learning
• Academic guidance and mentorship facility