We are proud to congratulate Dr. Saima Ali on successfully completing her PhD in Health Professions Education Leadership — a remarkable milestone that reflects both academic rigor and deep commitment to transforming healthcare communication in Pakistan. Her research, titled: “Bridging Differences, Building Connections: Evaluating, Enhancing, and Exploring Patient-Centered Communication Skills of Emergency Medicine Physicians and Nurses in Pakistan’s Diverse Healthcare Landscape,” offers critical insight into how emergency care teams communicate in complex, high-pressure environments — and how those interactions can be improved to better serve patients across cultural, linguistic, and social differences. With healthcare settings becoming increasingly diverse, her work [...]

Ms. Amtul Anis (Late) Founding Director, Indus College of Nursing & Midwifery Message Ms. Amtul Anis was the Founding Director of ICoNM with 25 years of dedicated service towards the growth of the ICoNM. To bring the nursing profession dignified respect in Pakistan, she introduced Nursing Notes for the first time in the history of Pakistan in 1973. It was the same year when PNC replaced Certificate Program with the Diploma program. In 1976, she established and started the School of Nursing (SoN) at Federal Hospital Islamabad with government support and was posted there as a Principal of [...]