Shaping the future of community-oriented healthcare
The focus of health care has shifted from the individual to the community, from cure of disease to preservation of health, from episodic care to continuous and comprehensive care, and from an individual approach, provided by single primary care physicians, to comprehensive, community-based care, provided by primary-care teams. These changes have significant implications for educational institutions.
Fazaia Ruth Pfau Medical College, Karachi was established in February 2019 as a constituent institution of Air University, Islamabad — a public university chartered in 2002 under the governance of Pakistan Air Force.
The Faculty of Medicine at Air University offers a modular curriculum using a spiral approach, designed by medical education experts in alignment with PMC guidelines.
The college aims to train future physicians using a holistic, community-oriented approach rather than a disease-oriented one. Evidence and research in clinical decision-making are central to its educational strategy.
Establishment of Fazaia Ruth Pfau Medical College serves a greater benefit in patient care through induction of experienced faculty, introduction of medical and surgical subspecialties, commissioning of advanced medical equipment, and elevation of emergency and diagnostic services in accordance with PMC standards.
A proactive approach towards interdisciplinary health sciences research among faculty, interns and students remains its defining characteristic. Students are exposed to community and primary health care from the very beginning.