Diploma in Healthcare Ethics & Professionalism (DHEP)

LLI

 

The Bioethics Department of Shalamar Medical & Dental College and the LUMS Learning Institute (LLI) have launched a one-year diploma to address basic healthcare ethics and professionalism issues. 

This diploma tackles challenges today’s healthcare professionals face, covering clinical ethics, research ethics, leadership, and professionalism. This unique curriculum brings together the expertise of doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, ethics committee members, policymakers, researchers, and hospital administrators to develop professional competencies, ethical practices, and policies in Research, Education, and Clinical Practice. 

Key Program Highlights

  1. Theory Meets Practice: The DHEP program bridges theory with real-world case studies, preparing you to navigate complex ethical dilemmas within the Pakistani healthcare context.
  2. Tailor-Made Curriculum: Rejecting a one-size-fits-all approach, the program addresses the specific socio-cultural and ethical challenges unique to healthcare professionals in Pakistan through a customized curriculum.
  3. World-Class Faculty: Learn from a distinguished team of national and international experts. Our core faculty members hold advanced degrees—master’s and PhDs—in bioethics, ensuring you receive the highest level of academic and practical guidance.
  4. Expert Guidance: Benefit from personalized, one-on-one mentorship by highly qualified bioethics faculty with extensive training and practical experience.

Eligibility Criteria:

Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree from HEC recognized educational institution. This course is designed for students with the following profile:

  • Doctors with MBBS/BDS with 2-year experience
  • Nurses with BScN with the minimum of 2 years experience
  • Other healthcare professionals with 16 years of education and at least two years’ work experience
  • Researchers/ Managers with 16 years of education with two years post-qualification work experience.
Mode of AttendanceBoth online and in-person participation is possible
*Including 2 fully in-person mandatory sessions
VenueLUMS Learning Institute & Shalamar Medical and Dental College
Program DurationJuly 2025 – June 2026
Time CommitmentAverage 5-6 hours per week
Program Directors 

Dr. Sarosh Saleem 
MBBS, MBeth, FPB, PhD (Health Care Ethics)           
Co-Director, Diploma in Healthcare Ethics & Professionalism               
Assistant Professor & Head, Bioethics Department              
Chair, Hospital Ethics Committee, Shalamar Hospital Head, Bioethics Unit,           
Int’l Chair in Bioethics/WMA Cooperation Center Shalamar Medical & Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan     

Dr. Shaper Mirza        
Associate Professor at the Department of Life Sciences , LUMS            
Doctorate, The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).

Self Investment150,000/- PKR
RegistrationNow Open
Registration DeadlineN/A


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Course Outline

Need based Scholarships may be available in special cases. Please email lli@lums.edu.pk by 10th July 2025 to be considered for a scholarship.

For clarity on scholarship selection criteria, please click here.

25% group discount is available for a minimum of 5 candidates from the same institution.

FAQs

  1. Can we attend DHEP online?

    DHEP has two mandatory in-person sessions (one at the beginning and one at the end). The rest can be attended online.

  2.  What is the structure of the diploma program?

    The diploma includes:

    - Daily and weekly discussions on CANVAS.

    - Hybrid sessions held on some Saturdays (not every Saturday).

    -Mandatory semester assignments.

    -A final research project.

    -Regular attendance and active class participation are required.

  3. Is there any work experience required?

    We advise that participants have a minimum of 2 years of experience in their relevant field in addition to a professional qualification. However, you may go through the course outline linked on our website, and if you are comfortable with the course content, you are encouraged to apply.

  4. How much is each course for?

    150,000/- PKR

    You can also pay through KalPay installment plan. DHEP also offers scholarships. We have group discounts as well. Please email lli@lums.edu.pk for more information.

  5. Are there any discounts?

    Yes! Both group discounts and installment options for payment are available. For availing discounts kindly email us at 
    lli@lums.edu.pk

  6. Who can register?

    The following people are eligible for DHEP:

    1. Doctors with MBBS/BDS with 2 years of experience
    2. Nurses with BScN with the minimum of 2 years experience
    3. Other healthcare professionals with 16 years of education or at least two years' work experience
    4. Researchers/Managers with 16 years of education with two years post-qualification work experience

  7. How can we apply?

    Click here to register now!.

     

For any further information and/or queries, please reach out to us at lli@lums.edu.pk

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Instructors
Dr. Aisha Y Malik
MBBS, M.Phil., MSc, D Phil
Associate Tutor, Values, Law & Ethics, Warwick Med. School
University of Warwick Tutor, Bioethics Dept. for continuing education, University of Oxford, Associate Phronesis Foundation.
Dr Annum Ishtiaq
MBBS, FCPS, DHEP, Palliative Medicine Fellowship (AKU)
Consultant Family Medicine & Palliative Medicine
Liaqat National Hospital & Medical College, Karachi
Ms. Asfiya Aziz
Mass Communication, MBeth
Additional Director Communications, Managing Editor Publications, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan
Mr. Faisal Shafiq
MBA, MBE
Senior Project Manager, Alberta Health Services Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Dr Faiza Ahmed
MPhil Biochemistry (ongoing), Certificate in Medical Teaching, Master in Bioethics, MBBS
Senior lecturer, Department of Biochemistry CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry, Lahore
Dr. Jamshed Akhter
FCPS, FRCS, FACS, MBeth, MHPE, PGD Biomedical ethics
Visiting Professor, Department of Pediatric Surgery, National Institute of Child Health, Karachi Pakistan
Professor John Lantos
MD
President JDL Consulting, New York City, USA
Professor Dr M. Zahid Bashir
Principal, Shalamar Medical & Dental College, Lahore.
Dr. Mustafa Aslam
DMJ, MBeth, CPB
Section Head Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
Dr. Nida Ilyas Shamsi
MBBS, FCPS, MRCGP[INT], MHPE, DHEP
Consultant and Clinical Head-Karachi, Family Medicine, Clinical Head-Sindh
Primary Care Program, Indus Hospital and Health Network
Dr. Nuzhat Irfan Malik
M.B.B.S, MCPS, MHPE, DHEP 
Radiologist, Past Chair CEC, Indus Hospital & Health Network
Dr.Raja Sajjad Asghar
M.B.B.S, MPH, M.Phil,
Diploma in Healthcare Ethics & Professionalism, Director Organ Procurement Cell, Punjab Human Organ Transplantation Authority
Dr. Sarosh Saleem
MBBS, MBeth, FPB, PhD (Health Care Ethics)
Co-Director, Diploma in Healthcare Ethics & Professionalism
Assistant Professor & Head, Bioethics Department
Chair, Hospital Ethics Committee, Shalamar Hospital
Head, Bioethics Unit, Int’l Chair in Bioethics/WMA Cooperation Center
Shalamar Medical & Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan
Dr. Shaper Mirza
Associate Professor at the Department of Life Sciences
Doctorate, The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
Sumaira Khowaja-Punjwani
PhD (USA), CPB (USA), MBeth (Pak) & BSCN (Pak)
Director Undergraduate Program & Associate Professor, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery Ziauddin University, Karachi Pakistan
Prof. Dr. Vugar Mammadov
MD
Professor of Forensic Medicine, Azerbaijan Medical University.
Professor of FM, Medical Law and Bioethics, Law Faculty, Baku State University
Dr. Unaisa Kazi
MCPS/DCH, DHEP
Specialist Pediatric, Emergency Department, Indus Hospital and Health Network (IHHN)
Maj. Dr. Saadia Shehzad
MBA, MPH, MPhil, MME, DHEP
Head of Department, Community Medicine
Associate Professor, Shalimar Medical & Dental College, Lahore Pakistan
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