Masood Jawaid

• MCPS, MRCS, FCPS, MHPE
• Managing Director at PharmEvo Pvt. Ltd.

Objective: To explore the potential of AI-powered chatbots, specifically ChatGPT, in identifying and correcting flaws in MCQs. Methods: A three-phase-Interventional study was conducted from February to August 2023 at Riphah International University, Islamabad. In Phase-1, flawed MCQs were selected from the NBME guide and fed into ChatGPT. ChatGPT i...

Objective: To assess workplace factorsinfluencing the tolerance of ambiguity among trainee doctors. Methods: The sequential mixed-method study was conducted from June 2021 to February 2022 at the Fauji Foundation Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan, and comprised postgraduate trainee doctors of either gender associated with various specialties.Thebase...

Artificial Intelligence is no more the talk of the fiction read in novels or seen in movies. It has been making inroads slowly and gradually in medical education and clinical management of patients apart from all other walks of life. Recently, chatbots particularly ChatGPT, were developed and trained, using a huge amount of textual data from the in...

doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.6880 How to cite this:Jawaid SA, Jawaid M. Another landmark achievement by Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences and the future challenges. Pak J Med Sci. 2022;38(7):1727-1729. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.7.6880 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attrib...

doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.37.7.5208 How to cite this:Jawaid SA, Jawaid M. Achievement of another landmark during 2020 by Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences. Pak J Med Sci. 2021;37(7):1715-1718. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.37.7.5208 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licen...

The Digital revolution is set to influence medicine significantly in the coming days. Healthcare professionals should embrace the positive potential of social media (SM) and social networking sites (SNSs) and take advantage of these technologies and tools for their personal and professional development but also be aware of the potential impact of t...

Introduction Physicians’ attitude towards a healthy lifestyle is important as it determines their extent of acceptance of these habits leading to overall well-being. Physicians with healthy lifestyle habits are more confident in advocating the same to their patients and their patients are keener in adopting lifestyle modifications. This study aimed...

Synchronous learning is a component of online learning for engaging students in real-time. It is the nearest we can get to a live feeling in the e-environment. These sessions must be designed in a way to keep students continuously involved. This paper aims to provide health professional educators with tips for increasing student engagement in the o...

Objectives: To compare the efficacy of blended learning with contemporary face-to-face teaching among medical students. Methods: The quasi-experimental, cross-over study was conducted at the Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, from March to August 2014, and comprised third year medical students posted in the surgical units who were divid...

doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.6.3154 How to cite this:Jawaid SA, Jawaid M. Some useful tips to detect Gift Authorship. Pak J Med Sci. 2020;36(6):1145-1146. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.6.3154

doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.5.3009 How to cite this:Jawaid SA, Jawaid M. Challenges faced by the Medical Editors in Post COVID19 Pandemic era. Pak J Med Sci. 2020;36(5):855-856. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.5.3009 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creati...

doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.5.3042 How to cite this:Imran N, Jawaid M. Artificial intelligence in medical education: Are we ready for it? Pak J Med Sci. 2020;36(5):857-859. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.5.3042 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecom...

Online teaching and learning is not a new phenomenon. For the last many years, it has been used but mainly as a part of face to face teaching. Assessment is an essential part of teaching and learning, as it establishes the achievement of course learning outcomes. Computer-based assessment, mainly summative is in place for a long time now, however,...

doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.2.2133 How to cite this:Jawaid SA, Jawaid M. Revised Publication Policies by Higher Education Commission for Health Science Journals. Pak J Med Sci. 2020;36(2):1-3. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.2.2133 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License...

Background and objectives Skilled clinical reasoning is a critical tool for physicians. Educators agree that this skill should be formally taught and assessed. Objectives related to the mastery of clinical reasoning skills appear in the documentation of most medical schools and licensing bodies. We conducted this study to assess the differences in...

doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.35.4.1299 How to cite this:Jawaid SA, Jawaid M. Professional capacity building of Health Science Journal Editors. Pak J Med Sci. 2019;35(4):879-881. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.35.4.1299 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativeco...

Scientific writing has a proper format. The anatomical structure or important components of an original article consists of a structured abstract (usually in four sub-headings i.e. objective, methods, results and conclusions with appropriate key words), introduciton, methodology, results and discussion. It is summarized by the acronym IMRAD wherein...

Objective: To find out reasons for cancellation of operation on the day of surgeryin the Surgical Department of Civil Hospital Karachi. Design: Observational study. Setting &Period: All operation theatre bookings of the Civil Hospital Surgical Department from July 2010 toOctober 2010 have been studied by using the ‘daily operating theatre lists’. F...

How to cite this:Jawaid SA, Jawaid M. Common reasons for not accepting manuscripts for further processing after editor’s triage and initial screening. Pak J Med Sci. 2019;35(1):1-3. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.35.1.28 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommon...

Image of the medical profession in the public is not so good these days for various reasons. Media, electronic in particular takes pleasure in defaming, humiliating and running malicious campaigns against doctors and healthcare facilities. They run announcement as breaking news and pass sweeping remarks without knowing the full facts of the inciden...

Objective Digital marketing is replacing traditional marketing strategies in the pharmaceutical industry. This study evaluated multiple aspects of the use of social media by the physicians of Pakistan, the current role of digital marketing in the pharmaceutical industry, and its impact on the change in clinical practice. Methods This cross-sectiona...

Authors under pressure to publish to meet some academic requirement are one of the most dangerous pressure group which the editors of good quality peer review biomedical journals have to face every day. Their failure to read and follow instructions for authors which are published on every journal website, lack of training facilities in research met...

Objective To assess the risk of developing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in Pakistani population. Methodology This cross-sectional study includes 9885 subjects with ASCVD risk. Baseline demographic characteristics were obtained by using predesigned questionnaire. Clinical tests were analyzed by collecting fasting blood sample. Ris...

Background & Objective Chronic pain occurs in 20–30% of patients after hernia surgery. As a consequence of this chronic pain, almost one third of patients have limitations in daily activities. Frequency and severity of this pain varies with different techniques of hernia repair. The objective of this study was to compare polypropylene suture and sk...

Objective: To ascertain Primary-care physicians' perceptions and practices regarding history of Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). Methodolgy: This cross sectional survey was conducted from September 1st 2016 to 30th November 2016 in different outpatient department of different hospitals in Pakistan. General physicians, consultants and Post g...

Objectives Treatment adherence is crucial to the success of a management plan. The objectives of this study are (i) to assess medication adherence in patients with chronic diseases, (ii) to assess if physicians correctly perceive medication adherence among said patients, and (iii) to investigate the factors associated with low drug adherence. Mater...

Publishing and successfully running a good quality peer reviewed biomedical scientific journal is not an easy task. Some of the pre-requisites include a competent experienced editor supported by a team. Long term sustainability of a journal will depend on good quality manuscripts, active editorial board, good quality of reviewers, workable business...

Objectives: To find out the frequency of already recognized risk factor ofGallstones in population of Pakistan. Methods: A total of 50 patients diagnosed as cholelithiasison ultrasonography were included in the study. Data collection through interview included age,sex, marital status, parity, height and weight. On the basis of height and weight Que...

Objectives: To find out the frequency of already recognized risk factor ofGallstones in population of Pakistan. Methods: A total of 50 patients diagnosed as cholelithiasison ultrasonography were included in the study. Data collection through interview included age,sex, marital status, parity, height and weight. On the basis of height and weight Que...

Background: E-learning refers to the use of Internet technologies to deliver a broad range of solutions that enhance knowledge and per-formance of learners. This mode of learning can be used by institutions to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of educational inter-ventions in the face of the social, scientific, and pedagogical challenges. Wo...

Objective To ascertain patients and physician views regarding hazard and compliance of oral liquid Vitamin D glass ampoule and tablets. Methods This cross sectional survey was conducted from November 1st 2016 to 15th December 2016. Patients who were prescribed Vitamin D glass ampoule from oral route in last three months were included along with ph...

Under pressure to publish, academicians and research scientists are increasingly indulging in scientific misconduct leading to retraction of such papers when identified. Other reasons of retraction include scientific error and problems related to ethics. Four published manuscripts (three from Turkey and one from Pakistan) had to be retracted from P...

Objective: To compare the efficacy of haemorrhoidectomy done by using LigaSure with conventional Milligan Morgan haemorrhoidectomy. Methods: This randomized controlled trial was done at Department of Surgery Dow University Hospital Karachi during January 2013 to September 2015. A total of 55 patients were included in the study. Patients were ran...

Objective: To assess medical students' perceptions about patient safety issues before the teaching of "patient safety" can be recommended. Methods: The cross-sectional survey was undertaken at the Dow Medical College and Civil Hospital, Karachi, in September, 2013. Data collection tool was a structured questionnaire administered to medical stude...

Objective The authors studied the prevalence of psychological morbidity, sources and severity of stresses, as well as coping strategies in Pakistani medical students. Methods Medical students in Lahore, Pakistan, completed a cross-sectional, self-administered questionnaire in 2013 on the sources and severity of various stressors. The General Health...

Objective: To assess examination related anxiety amongst medical students by test anxiety inventory and to determine the factors contributing and management of exam anxiety by medical students. Methods: A cross sectional study using structured self-administered questionnaire and an online questionnaire was carried out over four weeks in May 2013 at...

To find out the frequency and contents of online social networking (Facebook) among medical students of Dow University of Health Sciences. The sample of the study comprised of final year students of two medical colleges of Dow University of Health Sciences - Karachi. Systematic search for the face book profiles of the students was carried out with...

This study was conducted to objectively assess whether the medical education environment across Pakistan was at an acceptable standard and to determine factors influencing its perception. The cross-sectional study was conducted from August to November 2012 at six undergraduate medical institutions across Pakistan. The Dundee Ready Education Environ...

Objective: To determine the level of professionalism among undergraduate medical students at two public sector medical colleges of Karachi, Pakistan. Methodology: This cross sectional study was conducted from August to November 2013 in two medical Universities of Karachi [Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) and Jinnah Sindh Medical University...

Objective: Despite the use of prophylactic antibiotics and sterilization techniques, rate of post appendicectomy wound infection is high. The usefulness of povidone-iodine on intact skin is well-established but its use as prophylactic irrigation solution on open surgical wounds is limitedly addressed. This study compare the frequency of superficial...

Objective: To assess the utilisation pattern of smart phones by residents and consultants with respect to their clinical work and academics. Methods: The cross-sectional study was carried out in orthopaedic departments of various hospitals in Karachi in July 2014. Orthopaedic residents and consultants were asked to fill a questionnaire containing v...

There are a number of e-Learning modalities, some or all of which may be used throughout a medical, dental, nursing or any other health related undergraduate curriculum. The purpose of this paper is to briefly describe what e-learning is along with some of the modalities, their common advantages and limitations. This publication ends with practical...

Background and objective : During the past few years, Computer-based assessment (CBA) has gained popularkity as a testing modality. This assessment offers several advantages over paper based assessment (PBA) testing. The objective of this study was to find out residents’ perception of this method of assessment. Methods : The post graduate resident...

Objective: To evaluate the attendance of medical students in the lectures and to identify different factors responsible for low attendance. Methodology: This cross sectional study was conducted at three medical colleges in Karachi, Pakistan during July to September 2012. Medical students of 3rd year and above representing different medical colleges...

Objective: To determine the student's perception of reliability and validity of Surgical Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) in Dow University of Health Sciences. Methodology: Total 109 third year students of Dow International Medical College voluntarily and anonymously completed a self-administered questionnaire at the end of the OSCE...

Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices among interns and residents about healthcare ethics in an attempt to assist in development of ethics curriculum in Pakistan.

Learning environment is the sum of the internal and external circumstances and influences surrounding and affecting a person's learning. It comprises of everything that is happening in an undergraduate institution. It dependent upon each and everything in an educational organization like curriculum design, teaching methods, teachers' behavior with...

Objective: To find out the number and variety of different surgeries performed at the operation theatre of the Dow UniversityHospital. Methods: From January 2011 to December 2011, hospital operation theatre record was reviewed. Main outcome measureswere age, gender, medical record (MR) number, name of operations with their indications, specialty an...

The objective of this study was to assess the knowledge and views of faculty members on criteria for authorship by International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), their current practice of choosing the authors, views on gift authorship and problems they had faced concerning authorship. It was a cross sectional survey from January 2011 t...

Astonishing revolution in information technology, developments in electronic publishing and availability of manuscript management software's has provided lot of facilities to authors, reviewers as well as editors but it has also given birth to lot of e-problems. This communication highlights some of these e-problems besides discussing the manuscrip...

Objective: To assess the improvement of knowledge and skills of trauma management among participant of Primary Trauma Care (PTC) workshop. Methods: A two days Primary Trauma Care (PTC) provider workshop was organized at Dow International Medical College, Karachi - Pakistan on March 5th and 6th 2011. Participant’s knowledge was assessed by 30 Best...

Background: To study the prevalence of low back pain in medical and nursing undergraduate students in our insti-tutes and its association with physical activity, smoking, depression, use of computer and other variables. Methods: It was a comparative cross sectional study carried out at two institutes of Dow University of Health Scienc-es, Karachi,...

Objective: To find out patient satisfaction with the Surgical and Orthopedic Outpatient Department of Dow University Hospital, a tertiary care teaching hospital. Methodology: From May to July 2012, patients attending outpatient department of general surgery and orthopedic specialty of Dow University Hospital, Karachi were included after taking info...

Objective: To find out quality of surgical case notes according to modified Adjusted Note keeping and Legibility (ANKLe) score in Dow University Hospital. Methods: For this audit, medical records of all the patients admitted in Dow University Hospital surgery department were reviewed from February 2012 to April 2012. The modified ANKLe score (total...

Assessing educational environment is vital in determining the success or failure of any institute. A positive environment leads to achievements of students in learning while a negative one would hinder their accomplishments. The aim of this study was to evaluate the medical students' perceptions of their educational environment and to identify any...

Objective: To determine the trends of academic misconduct in undergraduate students of different private and government section medical institutes. Methodology: This cross sectional study was conducted at three medical colleges of Karachi, Pakistan. The students were evaluated by giving a self reported questionnaire containing various questions as...

Objective: Patients’ attitude towards medical students’ presence during treatment depends on the cultural values of the society. This study was conducted to find out the patients’ receptiveness in our society to be involved in teaching process for medical students during consultation in out patient department of a teaching hospital in Karachi Pakis...

Objective: To find out the computer and internet infrastructure available, computer skills, current trend of using e-learning modalities among undergraduate students of Dow University of Health Sciences in Karachi, Pakistan. Methodology: During January 2012, first-year medical students of Dow University of Health Sciences responded to an online que...

Objective: Needle stick injury (NSI) is the injury sustained by health care workers (HCW) while providing care to the sick. This study aims to determine the frequency of NSI among doctors working at a tertiary care public hospital and their attitudes towards safe needle practice. Methods: This survey was performed during January and February 2010 i...

Introduction: Blood born infection is also one of the medical profession hazard which is added due to virus transmission byneedles and medical instruments and Hepatitis and HIV viruses are leading viruses in this hazard. Medical students who are activelyparticipating in clinical practices and due to contact with patients, face exposure of patient’s...

Background: Pre-operative informed consent is an important aspect of surgery, yet there has been no formal training regarding it in Pakistan. This study was done to assess the preoperative informed consent practice. Methods: After taking informed permission, a questionnaire was filled in during an interview with 350 patients, who have undergone ele...

Pre-operative informed consent is an important aspect of surgery, yet there has been no formal training regarding it in Pakistan. This study was done to assess the preoperative informed consent practice. After taking informed permission, a questionnaire was filled in during an interview with 350 patients, who have undergone elective surgical proced...

Objective: To describe the course development and student perception of eLearning Research module for the undergraduate medical students of Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi. Methodology: In December 2011 and January 2012, Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) started first six-weeks eLearning Module of Research Methodology for the 1 st...

Objective: To find out the quality of medical records in the department of surgery at Dow University Hospital, a tertiary care teaching hospital. Methodology: Medical records of all patients admitted in surgery department of surgery at Dow University Hospital from February 2012 to April 2012 were reviewed. By analyzing two sets of medical notes, a...

To assess the improvement in participant's knowledge and skills pertaining to medical writing by interactive hands-on workshops. During the course of three months (January to March 2009), four interactive 5 hours hands-on workshops were organized on Medical Writing. All participants completed a pre-workshop and post-workshop questionnaire. Fourteen...

Objective: To summarizes the performance of Pakistani journals in terms of their Impact Factor. Methodology: Pakistani journals were analyzed for their impact factor (IF), citations and publications from 2000-2009. Journal Citation Reports (JCR) published by Thomson Reuter was used to retrieve the data electronically. All tables and graphical prese...

Objective: To evaluate the quality of daily progress notes documented by surgical interns in a tertiary care teaching hospital. Methodology: Daily progress notes documented by interns during two months period from February to March 2008 were assessed according to the guidelines developed by the Unit. During each working day progress notes were eval...

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of workplace bullying among junior doctors in Pakistan, identify the types and sources of bullying behaviours and investigate the perceived barriers to making complaints against bullying. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of junior doctors using convenience sampling in three tertiary care ho...

Objective:To ascertain cancer patients' views regarding disclosure of diagnosisin the Pakistani population, anxiety levels after disclosure of the diagnosis, interestin knowing all the treatment options and desire to inform their families. Patients and Methods:In this cross-sectional study, 147 cancer patients fromdifferent hospitals in Pakist...

Introduction Hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm (HAP) is a se-rious complication of acute or chronic surgical injury to the hepatic artery. 1 It is also seen fol-lowing blunt and penetrating abdominal injury as well as in patients with chronic pancreatitis, laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) and aft er orthotopic liver transplantation. 2

To compare the symptomatic relief, healing and side-effects of topical diltiazem (DTZ) and glyceryl trinitrate in the treatment of chronic anal fissure. Randomized controlled trial. The Surgical Outpatient Department of Civil Hospital, Karachi, from March 2006 to February 2007. Patients with chronic anal fissure were included in the study and rando...

To assess the acute postoperative pain management by a surgical team and patient satisfaction in a tertiary care teaching hospital. 105 patients, ASA I & II, both sexes, mean age of 35.1 +/- 14.6 years, scheduled for general surgery under routine practice conditions, were included in the study. All patients were assessed 12 and 24 hours postoperati...

To evaluate the adequacy of pre-operative analgesia and patient's satisfaction at the accident and emergency department, in terms of pain relief. Observational study. The Accident and Emergency Department (A&E) of Civil Hospital, Karachi, during April and May, 2007. Patients presenting with acute abdomen or tauma were included. Visual Analogue Scal...

Objective: To determine the predominant pattern of injuries following chest trauma and assess the adequacy of the management strategies employed in a general surgical unit of a trauma care hospital. Methodology: This Case Series study with prospective data collection was conducted in Surgical Unit-II & Unit-VI of Civil Hospital Karachi, from Septem...

Background: To find out the knowledge, attitude and compliance with standard precautions among doctors working in a tertiary care hospital. Methods: The cross sectional study was conducted during October 2006 in the form of self reporting questionnaire. The questionnaire included question about duration of clinical experience, Hepatitis B Virus vac...

To examine the on-call emergency workload of a general surgical team at a tertiary care teaching hospital to guide planning and provision of better surgical services. During six months period from August to January 2007; all emergency calls attended by general surgical team of Surgical Unit II in Accident and Emergency department (A and E) and in o...

Objective: To analyze the deficiencies in original articles accepted for publication in Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences (PJMS). Methodology: All the original articles submitted to PJMS during April 2005 to March 2008 which were finally accepted for publication after peer review, were retrospectively analyzed for deficiencies. Main outcome meas...

Objective: To find out patients experiences and satisfaction from the Surgical Out Patient Department (OPD) of Civil Hospital, Karachi. Methodology: This cross-sectional study was done in surgical OPD of Civil Hospital, Karachi from January to March 2008. Patients were asked questions regarding general condition of the OPD, administrative procedure...

Objective: To determine the etiological factors, management and outcome of mechanical intestinal obstruction in adults at Civil Hospital, Karachi. Patients and Methods: The hospital records of all patients operated on for mechanical intestinal obstruction in Civil Hospital, Karachi, over a period of one year (July 2006 to June 2007) were reviewed....

Objective: To evaluate the quality of written operative notes of patients undergoing surgery in a tertiary care teaching hospital. Material and Methods: It is a retrospective audit carried out in the department of surgery, unit II at Civil Hospital, Karachi over a period of three months from July to September, 2007. Randomly selected operative note...

Objective: To find out current indications for major lower limb amputation at a tertiary care teaching hospital of Karachi -Pakistan. Study Design: Case series. Setting & Duration: Department of Orthopaedic Unit II, Civil Hospital, Karachi March 2007 to August 2007. Methodology: Case sheets of all patients who had major lower limb amputation during...

Objective: To evaluate Blood Ordering and Transfusion ratios for elective cholecystectomy. Patients and Methods: All patients who underwent elective cholocystectomy in Surgical Unit III, Civil Hospital, Karachi from December 2005 to November 2006 were included in this study. Blood units cross matched and units transfused intra-operative and post-op...

To ascertain the preoperative anxiety level and different factors responsible in patients admitted for an elective surgical procedure in a tertiary care public hospital. Anxiety levels were measured in admitted patients of the Civil Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan awaiting elective surgery from October to January 2006. In the afternoon preceding surger...

Objective: To study the characteristics, evaluate the performance of reviewers and quality of their reviews as being helpful for the authors and the editors to make a final decision on the manuscripts. Material and Methods: Information was retrieved from 404 peer review proformas filled in by the Reviewers involving 377 manuscripts from July 2003 t...

Objective: To find out post-operative complications during hospital stay of patients in a general surgical ward at a tertiary care teaching hospital of Karachi. Design: Descriptive retrospective analysis. Setting: Surgical Unit IV, Civil Hospital Karachi. Duration: Six months, from January 1, 2004 to June 30, 2004. Patients and Methods: The records...

Objective: To find out preoperative informed consent practice in a tertiary care public sector teaching hospital. Settings: General Surgical Units of Civil Hospital Karachi Design: Prospective observational study. Duration: January 2005 to March 2005 Patients and Methods: Patients who had undergone elective surgery were interviewed randomly during...