Introduction:
The roots of Natural Medicine go back thousands of years, drawing on the healing wisdom of many cultures including Greek (Unani., Hippocratic), Arabian, Egyptian, Indian (Ayurvedic), Chinese, European (monastic medicine). With the age of scientific inquiry, many older time-tested healing and health maintenance methods were discarded at a rapid rate as doctors began treating diseases almost solely with Surgery and Drugs.
The Natural Medicine practice has experienced resurgence in the past two decades as the Health- conscious public has started to opt for valuable, empirically proven natural therapies.
Since the late 1970s the trend of Natural Medicine colleges in the west is on the rise, the rest of the world is also following the lead. This growth is in direct response to the changing needs of our society, as the public is demanding a medical model in which the individual plays a more active role in her or his health and healing process and which is more patient centered and holistic.
Health and disease are conditions of the whole organism, involving a complex interaction of physical, spiritual, mental, emotional, genetic, environmental and social factors. Eastern Medicine treats a person holistically by taking all of these factors into account. The harmonious functioning of all aspects of the individual is essential for recovery and prevention of disease, and requires a personalized and comprehensive approach to diagnosis and treatment.
The ultimate goal of Eastern Medicine is prevention. This is accomplished through education and promotion of lifestyle habits that foster good health. The physician assesses risk factors and hereditary susceptibility to disease and makes appropriate interventions to avoid further harm to the patient. The emphasis is on building health and preventing diseases rather than on fighting disease.
Eastern Medicine Practitioners are primary care physician duly qualified for diagnostic and therapeutic skills like patient counseling, differential & provisional diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic diseases. They diagnose and treat patients using a system of practice that not only secures all physiological functions but treats all pathologic conditions based on natural laws governing the body and prescribes natural medicines (approved by DRAP) developed through all the modern scientific and technological facilities.
The objective behind this program is to prepare batches of knowledgeable and committed Tabibs who could become agents of change by fulfilling health care needs of the masses based upon centuries old wisdom and expression of Tibb. Qarshi Foundation (QF) is a well-known philanthropic organization, primarily engaged in health, Education and Environment protection activities in the country. Qarshi University is the latest gift of QF in nation building programs. The Punjab Assembly have passed QU Act 2011 in May. 2011 and granted charter to the university to impact education in multiple subjects including Eastern Medicine being the most important subject.
Mission:
To be a premier source of knowledge and leadership for achievement of marketable education, learning and research to produce “Manager of Change” in the society based on Islamic values.
Vision:
“Distinctive Leadership in Quality Education, Human Resource, Research & Development and Corporate Social Responsibility”
Departmental Objectives:
Faculty:
Renowned Medical Doctors and Qualified Tabibs also deliver special lecture to teach the undergraduate students as visiting faculty.
Prof. Dr. Talat Naheed
Head of Department, DEMS Qarshi University
Brig. Dr. Zubair Ahmed
Head of Department, DEMS Qarshi University
Dr. Khaleeq Ahmad
Head of Department, DEMS Qarshi University
Dr NM Abdur Rehman
Assistant Professor, DEMS
DR. (NM) Shehla Unmbreen
Lecturer, Department of Eastern Medicine
Dr Summaya Zulfiqar
Lecturer Surgery/Physiology DEMS
Ms. Modasrah Haroon
Lecturer Biochemistry DEMS
Dr. (NM) Rizwan Asif
Lecturer, DEMS
Dr. Madiha Mustafa
Lecturer, Pharmacy,DEMS
Dr. (NM) Ana Ambreen
Lecturer Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Anatomy