Karachi:  Aga Khan University Medical College has been awarded AMEE (Association for Medical Education Europe) 2023 Stellar Award at an award ceremony in Glasgow, United Kingdom.

“Faculty development, supportive learning environment for students, community outreach and utilisation of technology are all integral components for creation of holistic, forward-looking and solution-based system of healthcare education,” said Dr Sadaf Khan Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education and Associate Professor of Surgery at AKU.

Stellar Award is presented to institutions who have won three ASPIRE-to-Excellence awards. AKU received award for excellence in assessment and student engagement in 2013 and award for curriculum development in 2022. This year, at AMEE 2023 conference, AKU received Stellar Award certificate on account of having won three consecutive awards with delegates from around world in attendance. These awards, established in 2013, go beyond traditional accreditation process and reward world-class excellence in education.

Over 50 global institutions have received ASPIRE-to-Excellence award(s), but AKU is only third ever to get Stellar Award for receiving recognition across three or more categories and only one from Asia. Other two are from USA and UK.

Published in The Daily National Courier, August, 30 2023

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