Khyber Medical University signed MoUs with Medipol University Istanbul, Teaching Hospital and Memorial Group of Hospitals for the training of surgeons, nurses and other human resource for the Liver Transplant Center and provision of technical help in finalization of this project.
An official delegation of Khyber Medical University (KMU), Peshawar led by the Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Arshad Javaid, with his team members including Registrar, Prof Dr Muhammad Saleem Gandapur, Dr Asif Ali, Associate Prof IBMS and Surgeon Dr Mushtaq Ahmad visited Turkey on the invitation of Pak -Turk Friendship Organization, according to press statement issued here on Tuesday. The purpose of the visit was to establish collaborations with Istanbul Medipol University (IMU) and Hospitals and with Memorial Healthcare Investment Inc Istanbul (MHCII), Turkey. President of Pak-Turk Friendship Organization Waqar Badshah was also present during the visit.
The KMU delegation explored the chances of collaboration and partnership with Turkish universities and teaching hospitals, in the fields of academics, research, faculty / students exchange and human resource development. Bilateral discussions on potential collaboration especially in the field of Liver Transplant were made. A team of medical experts and international office of MHCII (Ebru Tok, Hashim Carikli and Prof Dr Polat) agreed to develop a potential collaborative model. A visit of all the facilities of MHCII was made.
The delegation visited the Medipol University Istanbul and its attached Teaching Hospital, the Uskodar University Istanbul and its attached NP Istanbul Brain Hospital and Memorial group of Hospitals. During the visit of IMU a meeting was held in the office of Rector of IMU in which Rector IMU (Prof Dr Sabahattin Aydin), Dean of Medical School of IMU (Prof Dr Ertugrul Kilic) and Dean of International Medical School (Prof Dr Abdul Qadir Omer) participated.
A visit to the research laboratory facilities of university was also made after the meeting. A productive meeting on potential collaborations in liver transplant was initiated with Liver Transplant Surgeon Prof Dr Murat and his team during the hospital visit. The KMU delegation had detailed meetings with the Rectors, Deans, Hospital Directors and other concerned representatives of the aforementioned institutions and signed MoUs for joint collaboration in different areas.
One of the main field, KMU was interested was establishment of state of the art center for Hepatic & Pancreatic diseases, Hepato-biliary and Liver Transplant Surgery and non communicable diseases at KMU. In this regard KMU signed MoUs with Medipol University Istanbul / Teaching Hospital and Memorial Group of Hospitals for the training of surgeons, nurses and other human resource for the Liver Transplant Center and provision of technical help in finalization of this project.