PhD Program Introduction

In Pakistan, there is a need for specialized and advanced study in how education is best applied in national institutions. The Khyber Medical University also needs such dynamic educators who would improve health education perspective in this area. There is a great demand for post-graduate academic programs in this area to develop skills that could bring about this change, and develop our institutions at par with international centers. This program is developed by using the experience of the professionals who conduct research and work in different institutions devoted to health professions education. Further, the program is developed following the PM&DC and HEC post graduate standards. This program will be supervised by institutional faculty in collaboration with national faculty and will be up to the highest standards of Doctorates programmes internationally.

Core Values

• Leadership and innovation
• Excellence
• Professionalism
• Educational research
• e-learning

Mission

Advancing Health Professions Education

Vision

To develop healthcare professionals who can actively contribute towards educational scholarship and research independently

Programme Aim and Objectives

The aim of this PhD programme is to produce a trained team of experts with best level of skills in research and academia in the field of health professions education, and to become leading Health Professions Educationalist capable of addressing health professions education problems pertinent at global, regional, national and local levels through a multidisciplinary approach.

The objectives of the PhD in health professions education programme will be to:

Develop trained human resource in research skills and methodology in the field of health professions education

Conduct quality and credible research in health professions education

• Develop leadership for academic, research and service sectors of health professions education.

Outcomes expected from the Learner at the End of the PhD

By the end of this programme, learner will be able to:

• Advance health professions education through cutting edge research following the principles of good practice
• Search and critique the relevant literature
• Evaluate and apply various research paradigms, methodologies, methods and theories
• Conceive, design and implement a study design with scholarly integrity at a level that merits international refereed publication
• Communicate and disseminate research findings through presentations, publications and books to the wider scholarly community
• Actively contribute towards teaching and scholarship
• Develop self-directed project management and reflective abilities
• Translate research findings to inform policies and practices

Programme Structure and Evaluation

The PhD programme will require course work of at least 18 credit hours followed by a comprehensive examination at the end of course work as per HEC criteria. Upon success in the comprehensive exam, the candidate will follow his/her research work leading to submission and defense of thesis and if successful the award of PhD degree (Figure 1).

Registration in the University

• A scholar for PhD degree programme shall be registered in teaching department / institution of the University.
• Director Academics of the university shall maintain a register of PhD research scholars and assign a registration number to each scholar at the time of provisional admission.
• A person registered for the PhD degree programme shall be called PhD research scholar.
• Registration may be renewed on payment of the prescribed fee if a scholar is re-admitted within a year after having been struck off the rolls for any valid reason.
• A person registered for the PhD degree programme shall be called PhD research scholar.
• Each student so selected shall be required to register and pay the dues within 30 days from the date of issuance of the notification of registration, failing which the admission of the selected candidate shall be deemed as cancelled. The tuition fee and other dues shall be determined by the university from time to time.

Fees and other Dues

Each PhD candidate shall be required to pay tuition fee and such other charges as may be determined by the KMU from time to time.

Admission to PhD

Qualification

For admission into the PhD minimum CGPA 3.0 (out of 4.0 in the Semester System) or First Division (in the Annual System) in M.Phil/M.S degree in Medical Education/Health Professions Education from a PM&DC and HEC recognized university/institution.

Admission criteria and procedures

Each candidate shall make an application for admission to PhD programme in response to an advertisement by the university on the prescribed form along with documents specified in the form.

• The allocation of marks for determining merit for admission to PhD programme shall be as follows:
  • Academic record 30%
  • Publications 10%
  • Admission test 40%
  • Interview 20%
• The candidate must have passed the admission test; Health Professions Education [70%], English Verbal [15%], and Analytical Reasoning [15%]), developed locally by the University with minimum passing score of 60%.
• Successful candidates in the above test will submit a two pager synopsis on the topic that candidate may like to pursue for his/her doctoral thesis. Synopsis must reflect the background, rationale, research question & objectives, proposed methodology and expected outcomes of the research.

The Khyber Medical University Peshawar PhD Regulations 2011

The Khyber Medical University Peshawar PhD regulations 2011 will be followed to govern the matters relating to admissions, registrations and examinations for the PhD programme.