UHS prize distribution

LAHORE
The first prize distribution ceremony of the “Project Professionalism Punjab” was held at University of Health Sciences (UHS) on Friday.
Former Principal of King Edward Medical College Prof Mahmood Ali Malik, and noted Cardiologist from Karachi Prof Dr Maqbool H. Jafri, distributed the cash prizes among winners.
UHS spokesperson said the “Project Professionalism Punjab launched by the university was aimed to foster the medical professionalism identity among the medical students and health professionals and it was based on the idea of narrative writing to enhance the self-reflection and empathy.
In this project, every month one caricature sequence, one photograph and one video are uploaded on UHS website (www.uhs.edu.pk). The medical students, residents, and faculty are invited to write a short story on the basis of the uploaded content reflecting their own personal similar experiences and commenting on the best practices in healthcare delivery across the globe and how they would have evolved.
These stories are then evaluated at the end of the month and the best story is awarded a cash prize. Besides, the top three stories are published on UHS website.
For the month of January 2015, the prize for the best story on caricature sequence was won by Amna Riaz of Avicenna Medical College Lahore for the picture story by Dr Sara Khalid Khan, and a prize for the best story based on a video clip was given to Ammara Aftab of Avicenna Medical College Lahore. They were given cash prize of Rs. 5,000 each.