Bachelor Of Eastern Medicine and Surgery

Program Overview

Credit Hours

228

Duration

5 Years

Semesters

10

Attendance

Full-time

The Bachelor of Eastern Medicine & Surgery (BEMS) program at Superior University is a comprehensive professional degree integrating the classical traditions of Unani and Tibb medicine with modern basic medical sciences. Students develop expertise in Eastern diagnostic methods, herbal pharmacology, drug preparation and compound formulations, Eastern therapeutic procedures, and preventive health — alongside human anatomy, physiology, pathology, and biochemistry from modern medical sciences.

Clinical training is conducted at the on-campus 600-bed CMATRH and the herbal medicine clinics, with access to state-of-the-art digital classrooms and herbal medicine labs. Global exchange opportunities through 230+ international university partners extend career pathways into international traditional medicine practice. The 3U1M model ensures one full year of clinical market practice before graduation.

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PROGRAM ACCREDITATIONS

HEC Compliant Curriculum

HEC Compliant Curriculum

Why Choose Bachelor Of Eastern Medicine and Surgery at Superior University?
Licensed Eastern Medicine Practitioner

Licensed Eastern Medicine Practitioner

Diagnose, treat, and manage patients using evidence-based Eastern Medicine in clinics, hospitals, and private practice.

Clinical & Integrative Healthcare Professional

Clinical & Integrative Healthcare Professional

Collaborate with multidisciplinary healthcare teams to provide holistic, patient-centered care by integrating traditional and modern medical approaches.

Herbal Medicine & Pharmaceutical Specialist

Herbal Medicine & Pharmaceutical Specialist

Develop, manufacture, and ensure the quality of herbal medicines while contributing to the growing pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries.

Public Health & Community Wellness Officer

Public Health & Community Wellness Officer

Design and implement preventive healthcare, health promotion, and community wellness initiatives through government and non-government organizations.

Research & Academic Professional

Research & Academic Professional

Pursue careers in teaching, clinical research, and postgraduate studies, contributing to the advancement of evidence-based Eastern Medicine.

Healthcare Entrepreneur & Clinic Owner

Healthcare Entrepreneur & Clinic Owner

Establish and manage your own Eastern Medicine clinic, wellness center, or herbal healthcare business while delivering quality patient care and promoting holistic wellness.

Professional Certifications

NCT Pakistan

NCT Pakistan

HEC Approved

HEC Approved

PHC Registered

PHC Registered

DRAP

DRAP

WHO Recognized

WHO Recognized

PAFSA

PAFSA

Key Skills You Will Learn
Clinical Knowledge

Clinical Knowledge

Patient Care

Patient Care

Clinical Training with Regimental Therapies Cupping/Acupuncture

Clinical Training with Regimental Therapies Cupping/Acupuncture

Aesthetics

Aesthetics

Medical laboratory skills with digital Equipment

Medical laboratory skills with digital Equipment

Industry Skills

Industry Skills

Herbal Product Development

Herbal Product Development

Research Skills

Research Skills

Career Outcomes

Licensed Eastern Medicine Practitioner

Herbal Pharmaceutical Specialist

Clinical Research & Academic Professional

Healthcare & Regulatory Consultant

Tools and Technologies you will master

Clinical & Medical Sciences


  • Clinical Diagnostic Instruments
    Clinical Diagnostic Instruments

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing & Analytics


  • GMP-compliant Herbal Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Machinery (on-campus production unit)
    GMP-compliant Herbal Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Machinery (on-campus production unit)
  • Pharmacognosy Lab Instruments ? Chromatography & Spectroscopy
    Pharmacognosy Lab Instruments ? Chromatography & Spectroscopy

Digital Health & Research


  • Bioinformatics Software, AI-assisted Health Tools & digital clinical documentation systems
    Bioinformatics Software, AI-assisted Health Tools & digital clinical documentation systems
  • E-learning & Evidence-based Research Tools (FYP)
    E-learning & Evidence-based Research Tools (FYP)

Admissions & Eligibility

Domestic Applicants

Eligibility for this program at Superior University’s Eastern Medicine department requires an Intermediate (12th grade) or equivalent qualification. Applicants must have achieved a minimum of 50% marks in their previous academic records

International Applicants

Eligibility for this program at Superior University’s Eastern Medicine department requires an Intermediate (12th grade) or equivalent qualification. Applicants must have achieved a minimum of 50% marks in their previous academic records

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Always refer to the Admissions Office for the current criteria, deadlines and documentation.

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Program Roadmap

Explore courses roadmap in Bachelor Of Eastern Medicine and Surgery
CourseCredit Hours
Anatomy-I (Lab)1
Anatomy-I (Theory)3
Physiology-I (Theory)3
Physiology-I (Lab)1
Biochemistry-I (Theory)3
Biochemistry-I (Lab)1
Principles of Eastern Medicine-I (Theory)3
Principles of Eastern Medicine-I (Lab)1
History of Eastern Medicine-I3
English I3
Fehm-e-Quran - I1
Leading with Character1
Islamic Studies3
Total Credit Hours27
CourseCredit Hours
Anatomy-II (Theory)3
Anatomy-II (Lab)1
Physiology-II (Theory)3
Physiology-II (Lab)1
Biochemistry-II (Theory)3
Biochemistry-II (Lab)1
Principles of Eastern Medicine-II (Theory)3
Fehm-e-Quran - II1
Principles of Eastern Medicine-II (Lab)1
History of Eastern Medicine-II3
Pakistan Studies3
English II3
Total Credit Hours26
CourseCredit Hours
Physiology-III (Theory)3
Physiology-III (Lab)1
Biochemistry-III (Theory)3
Biochemistry-III (Lab)1
Principles of Eastern Medicine-III (Theory)3
Principles of Eastern Medicine-III (Lab)1
Pharmacognosy-I (Theory)3
Pharmacognosy-I (Lab)1
Anatomy-III (Theory)3
Anatomy-III (Lab)1
Total Credit Hours20
CourseCredit Hours
Principles of Eastern Medicine-IV (Theory)3
Principles of Eastern Medicine-IV (Lab)1
Anatomy-IV (Theory)3
Anatomy-IV (Lab)1
Biochemistry-IV (Theory)3
Biochemistry-IV (Lab)1
Physiology-IV (Theory)3
Physiology-IV (Lab)1
Pharmacognosy-II (Theory)3
Pharmacognosy-II (Lab)1
Bioinformatics (Theory)3
Bioinformatics (Lab)1
Total Credit Hours24
CourseCredit Hours
Pharmacognosy-III (Theory)3
Pharmacognosy-III (Lab)1
Medicine - I (Theory)3
Medicine - I (Lab)1
Pharmacy-I (Theory)3
Pharmacy-I (Lab)1
Community Medicine (Theory)3
Community Medicine (Lab)1
Pathology-I (Theory)3
Pathology-I (Lab)1
Materia Medica-I (Theory)3
Materia Medica-I (Lab)1
Total Credit Hours24
CourseCredit Hours
Pharmacy-II (Theory)3
Pharmacy-II (Lab)1
Materia Medica-II (Theory)3
Materia Medica-II (Lab)3
Forensic Medicine and Toxicology (Theory)3
Forensic Medicine and Toxicology (Lab)1
Microbiology and Parasitology-II (Theory)3
Microbiology and Parasitology-II (Lab)1
Pharmacognosy-IV (Theory)3
Pharmacognosy-IV (Lab)1
Medicine - II (Theory)3
Medicine - II (Lab)1
Total Credit Hours26
CourseCredit Hours
Medicine - III (Theory)3
Medicine - III (Lab)1
Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry (Theory)3
Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry (Lab)1
Materia Medica-III (Theory)3
Materia Medica-III (Lab)1
Pathology-II (Theory)3
Pathology-II (Lab)1
Surgery-I (Theory)2
Surgery-I (Lab)1
Gynecology-I (Theory)2
Gynecology-I (Lab)1
Total Credit Hours22
CourseCredit Hours
Gynecology-II (Theory)2
Gynecology-II (Lab)1
Pathology-III (Theory)3
Pathology-III (Lab)1
Surgery-II (Theory)2
Surgery-II (Lab)1
Medicine - IV (Theory)3
Medicine - IV (Lab)1
Materia Medica-IV (Theory)3
Materia Medica-IV (Lab)1
Total Credit Hours18
CourseCredit Hours
Ophthalmology (Theory)2
Ophthalmology (Lab)1
Obstetrics-I (Theory)2
Obstetrics-I (Lab)1
Surgery-III (Theory)2
Surgery-III (Lab)1
Clinical Diagnostics-I (Theory)3
Clinical Diagnostics-I (Lab)1
Final Year Project-13
Pediatrics-I (Theory)2
Pediatrics-I (Lab)1
Medicine - V (Theory)3
Medicine - V (Lab)1
Total Credit Hours23
CourseCredit Hours
Pediatrics-II (Theory)2
Pediatrics-II (Lab)1
ENT (Theory)2
ENT (Lab)1
Obstetrics-II (Theory)2
Obstetrics-II (Lab)1
Clinical Diagnostics-II (Lab)1
Medicine - VI (Theory)3
Medicine - VI (Lab)1
Surgery-IV (Theory)2
Surgery-IV (Lab)1
Clinical Diagnostics-II (Theory)3
Final Year Project-II3
Total Credit Hours23

Specializations

Eastern Medicine Practitioner (NCT Registered)
Eastern Medicine Practitioner (NCT Registered)
Herbal Industry (Q&C, R&D)
Herbal Industry (Q&C, R&D)
Research in Herbal Medicine
Research in Herbal Medicine
Academia & Teaching (M.Phil/Ph.D)
Academia & Teaching (M.Phil/Ph.D)
TCM ? Traditional Chinese Medicine
TCM ? Traditional Chinese Medicine
PHC / DRAP Healthcare Management
PHC / DRAP Healthcare Management

TRANSFORMATIONAL JOURNEY

Discover your 3C Advantage

Character


Custodianship of a Healing Tradition — Eastern medicine represents millennia of accumulated healing wisdom developed through careful observation and clinical practice. BEMS graduates are trained to honor this tradition with scholarly respect, practice it with clinical integrity, and advocate for its evidence-based integration with modern healthcare — never allowing it to be reduced to commercial pseudoscience.

Courage


The Courage to Bridge Two Medical Paradigms — Practicing Eastern medicine in a modern healthcare environment requires the intellectual courage to defend traditional therapeutic approaches with evidence, engage honestly with the limits of Tibb medicine, and build professional bridges with modern medical colleagues based on shared commitment to patient welfare.

Competence


Integrated Eastern & Modern Clinical Competence — Students develop competence in Unani and Tibb diagnostic methods (Mizaj, Nabz, Qaroora), herbal pharmacology, drug formulation, regimenal therapy, minor surgical procedures, and preventive health — alongside human anatomy, physiology, pathology, and community medicine from modern medical sciences — producing integrative healthcare practitioners.

 

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

The Bachelor Of Eastern Medicine Surgery BEMS is a 5-year degree program comprising 10 semesters. It is meticulously designed to ensure employability by integrating Superior University's 4U1M framework (Four years in University, One year in Market), providing students with practical, hands-on industry experience before graduation.

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