Faculty Rizwan Ashraf

Rizwan Ashraf

Principal of NUST School of Health Sciences
  • NUST School of Health Sciences
  • 05190852601
Summary

He is well-versed in integrated modular curriculum-based teaching methodologies and various modes of information transfer, including PBL (Problem-Based Learning) and TBL (Team-Based Learning) formats. He actively engages his students in interactive lectures, fostering an environment of active learning. With extensive experience teaching pharmacology to students across various disciplines, including Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, and Physiotherapy, both nationally and internationally, he has a deep understanding of the varying needs and academic standards at different levels of education. His expertise spans both traditional and integrated curricula, as well as assessments of learning and assessments for learning. He has developed and administered formative and summative assessments such as MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions), SAQs (Short Answer Questions), OSPEs (Objective Structured Practical Exams), and assignments.

Academic Background
PhD (Pharmacology) University of Karachi January 01, 2006 - August 30, 2011
Honours and Awards
Publications
The power of play-based learning: evaluating the impact of collaborative gamified quizzing on medical students’ learning through the lens of Kirkpatrick’s framework March 12, 2026 BMC Medical Education - Volume 26, Article Number 411
A comprehensive narrative review on precision medicine approach to hypertension: exploring the role of genetics, epigenetics, microbiome, and artificial intelligence November 11, 2025 Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition - Volume:44, Issue:1, Article number 394
A Review on the Potential Role of Humanin Peptide and its Analogs in the Regulation of Autophagy Pathways for Therapeutic Application in Metabolic Disorders February 11, 2025 Protein and Peptide Letters - Volume 32, Issue 3, Pages 161-170
Conferences
Vice Principal, Professor & HOD Pharmacology University College of Medicine & Dentistry, The University of Lahore November 15, 2016 - December 12, 2023
Chairperson Department of Pharmacology Rasulkhaimah Medical & Health Science University, UAE July 15, 2016 - November 14, 2016
Associate Dean / HOD Pharmacology Islam Medical College, Sialkot December 15, 2014 - July 14, 2016
Professor & HOD Pharmacology Sharif Medical and Dental College, Lahore June 15, 2014 - December 14, 2014
Assistant Professor Pharmacology King Khalid University, ABHA, KSA July 01, 2006 - June 14, 2014
Assistant Professor Pharmacology Shifa College of Medicine & Dentistry June 01, 2004 - June 30, 2006