Welcome To
QUALITY ENHANCEMENT CELL RMU
Quality Enhancement Cell serve as focal points for quality assurance in the institutions in
order to improve and uphold the quality of higher education. Thus, Quality Assurance Agency
(HEC) and QECs work hand in hand to move in this direction of capacity building arrangements
that include awareness campaigns, development of quality assurance policy instruments, training
to learn the processes and procedures of quality assurance in higher education institutions and
development of Manual to equip the practitioners of quality assurance. Quality Enhancement
Cell at Rawalpindi Medical University was established in 2018, always strives to undertake
their responsibilities and functions based on the best principles of quality assurance namely
openness, transparency, fairness, equity and accountability as practiced in the rest of the world.
Foundations of QEC becomes stronger if there is effective teamwork between QEC and
other departments of the institute. At RMU, QEC work in close collaboration with Department of
Medical Education (DME) and University Residency Training and Monitoring Cell (URTMC)
QEC
RMU
RMU
Quality Enhancement Cell
QEC RMU
Aims & Objectives
- Quality Promotion
- Capacity Development
- Teaching and Training Assessments
- Departmental and Institutional Reviews
- Accreditation
QUALITY ENHANCEMENT CELL RMU
Our Experts
Meet the Team
Dr. Rabbia Khalid
MBBS, M.Phil. (Haem), HCQM, CHPE, MHPE
Pathology Department, RMU
Assistant Director,
Quality Enhancement Cell, RMU
Mr. Aamir Afzal
MS HME, M.SC STATS, B.SC STATS, Certif Canada
Data Analyst (QEC), Statistician (RMU)
Miss Shafia Amber
Computer Operator
Quality Enhancement Cell
Rawalpindi Medical University, Rawalpindi
Disease Research projects
The idea of disease Project is based on patient care approach and it’s the holistic review, which will encompass its prevalence, mode of presentation along with other demographic details, epidemiological review, interpretation of data, devise local guidelines based on audit, community awareness, innovation and grants for research.
Fellowship/ University Research Thesis
These are the projects which are required for completion of residency program/CPSP residents will write articles for completion of their college requirement
Research literature-based Academics
It consists of approaching the academic topics and comparing the standard practices with recent advancements
Clinical Audit/Quality Improvement Projects
Quality improvement projects focusing on improved patient care according to our own setup.
Letters
International Collaborations
RMU
United Nation Academic Impact (UNAI)
RMU has joined over 1400 academic and research institutions from 139 countries who are
members of the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI), a UN platform.
UNAI is a program of the Outreach Division of the United Nations Department of Global
Communications. It’s an initiative that aligns institutions of higher education with the United
Nations in supporting and contributing to the realization of United
Nations goals and mandates, including the promotion and protection of human rights, access to
education, sustainability and conflict resolution. Since 2010, UNAI has created a vibrant and
diverse network of students, academics, scientists, researchers, think tanks, institutions of higher
education, continuing education and educational associations. Since its inception some thirty
international networks of universities and other institutes of higher education and research have
endorsed UNAI and encouraged their members to join, representing a global diversity of regions
and a thematic wealth of disciplines
. Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE)
The Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) is a worldwide organization with
members in 90 countries on five continents AMEE promotes international excellence in
education in the health professions across the continuum of undergraduate, postgraduate and
continuing education.
AMEE, working with other organizations, supports teachers and institutions in their current
educational activities and in the development of new approaches to curriculum planning,
teaching and learning methods, assessment techniques and educational management, in response
to advances in medicine, changes in healthcare delivery and patient demands and new
educational thinking and techniques
Functions of QEC
- To reinforce the University’s vision to flourish an effective learning environment by continuous quality assurance, evaluation and enhancement with regard to teaching, learning and research.
- Setting up of a system involving the stakeholders to seek evidence-based information to facilitate and strengthen the capacity of RMU to offer quality education.
- To safeguarding and upgrading medical teaching standards to the international level.
- To promote public confidence that the quality and standards of the award of degrees are enhanced and safeguarded.
- To comply with the “System of Self-Assessment”, as prescribed by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, so as to bring consistency in evaluation throughout the country
- To pursue alliance in various fields of common interest with local and international quality assurance bodies.
- To speak for RMU at different national and international Quality Assurance and Accreditation forums.
- To acquire membership, certification and endorsement of the national and international quality assurance accrediting bodies.
- To organize, coordinate and facilitate national and international coaching workshops and other related continuous professional development activities for university employees to commence Self-Assessment, Internal and External Quality Assurance.
- Annual monitoring and evaluation for example program monitoring, faculty monitoring (feedback evaluation), and student’s understanding in collaboration with DME and URTMC.
- To devise an effective students’ feedback system for improving the evaluation and review process focusing on quality of curricula, learning and teaching methodologies, student learning outcome assessment
360 Degree Evaluation Forms
- Mentor / supervisor evaluation of trainee
- Patient medical record evaluation proforma
- Resident evaluation by nurse / staff
- Patient evaluation of trainee
- Resident’s evaluation of faculty teaching
- Final evaluation scoring sheet
- Resident self-assessment proforma
- Directly Observed Procedural Skills (DOPS)
- Case based clinical evaluation of trainee
Rawalpindi Medical University, Rawalpindi
Post Graduate Program Review Report 2021
Higher Education Commission (HEC) always emphasize on improving the quality of teaching
and learning in all universities. In this perspective, one-day visit was arranged by Quality
Enhancement Cell, RMU on 29th June, 21.
Theme of the visit was ‘Post Graduate Program Review of Rawalpindi Medical
University.’
Aim of this visit was to assess all the post graduate programs of Rawalpindi Medical University
by the third party. External for the abovesaid visit was Dr. Nadeem Talib, Director Academics &
Director QEC, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad
Post Graduate Program Review Report 2022
Higher Education Commission (HEC) always emphasize on improving the quality of teaching
and learning in all universities. In this perspective, one-day visit was arranged by Quality
Enhancement Cell, RMU on 16th June, 22.
Theme of the visit was ‘Post Graduate Program Review of Rawalpindi Medical
University.’
Aim of this visit was to assess all the post graduate programs of Rawalpindi Medical University
by the third party. External for the abovesaid visit was Dr. Asmat Batool, Director Quality
Enhancement Cell, Foundation University, Islamabad. Program Details are as follow:
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Welcome Note
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Mission and Vision
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Aims and Objectives
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Functions of QEC
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Organogram
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Quality Assurance Model of RMU
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International Memberships
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360 Degree Evaluation, RMU
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HEC Institutional Performance Evaluation Status
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HEC Postgraduate Program Review Status
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HEC Self-Assessment Report Status
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Capacity Building
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QEC Publications
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QEC Photo Gallery
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