KARACHI, Nov 11: Dr S. Sultan Ahmed, Professor of Medicine, New Jersey Medical School, USA and a Dow Medical College Graduate - 1963 batch- here on Tuesday was given a ‘Life Time Achievement Award’, a first-of-its-kind initiative undertaken by the DMC since its inception.

Prof Tipu Sultan, Principal of the College, on the occasion said the precedence was being set to acknowledge an outstanding graduate of the college and a Pakistani bringing laurels for the country.

Dr Ahmed, delivered a lecture on “Cardiac Physiology - importance of its understanding in the treatment of heart diseases” at the college for First Year MBBS (Professional) students.

The session, organized by the physiology department and D-85 forum of DMC graduates of the 1985 batch, was also part of the ongoing arrangements made by the DMC administration to invite seasoned medical experts from abroad as well as Pakistan to share their experience and provide information regarding medical research across the globe to local medical undergraduates. It was largely attended by students.

The speaker, who also happens to be the director of Stress Testing Laboratory, New Jersey, presented a clinicians view about the concept of basic cardiac physiology, stressing that adequate understanding of it at very initial stages of learning could improve diagnostic and treatment skills of a medical practitioner in later years.

Highlighting the importance of physiology, he elaborated it as a foundation of all physiological procedures, diseases and treatments.

Later, talking to APP, Prof Tipu Sultan said that support of visiting professors from abroad and inside the country was being sought to strengthen a network of visiting faculty for the institution in the process of being upgraded to a university.

These efforts, he added, were also expected to improve investigative procedures largely beneficial for local patients, health-care providers and learners.

Prof Ahmed, answering a question, said he had provided equipment worth between US $70,000 to $80,000 to the NICVD, and similar assistance was previously provided to other institutions functioning in the city.

He said a delegation of the Dow Graduates Association from North America (DONA) would be visiting Karachi in December with plans to hold a series of lectures for local medical community, besides arranging medical camps.

He mentioned that he, with the support of the UN, had also established a medical laboratory in Peshawar.— APP