One Day Seminar on Quality Enhancement at MTI-GKMC Swabi

To enhance the quality of teaching and learning at MTI-GKMC Swabi, the Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC) of Gajju Khan Medical College (GKMC) Swabi planned a series of one day seminars on Quality Enhancement for the faculty & students of the college. The Director QEC Dr Amina Tariq and Manager Quality Assurance, Mr. Saeed Afsar were speakers of the seminars. The Director QEC explained about Quality Assurance, its importance and need in medical education, the process of quality enhancement and function of QEC. She shared that the main purpose of quality enhancement is to increase quality of medical training and enhance students learning. She added that besides self-assessment of the college, student’s feedback on curriculum and teaching environment is also an essential tool to enhance and maintain quality of medical education. To get feedback from students, the Director QEC then shared the survey forms teachers and course evaluation. She informed that these surveys will regularly be conducted at the end of each module or block examination, for each year of the MBBS program. She encouraged all the students to participate in these surveys and provide their feedback, which will help identify areas for further improvement in medical education. Mr. Saeed Afsar, explained and demonstrated how to access and fill these online survey forms. Mr. Saeed further added that to ensure fair and honest feedback, the student’s identity will be kept confidential. At the end of their speech, the speakers responded to the questions and concerns raided by the participants. At the end, the Director QEC reiterated that valuable feedback from students while students for their active participation in the seminar and urged them to spare some time for filling these survey forms.