Muhammad Ilyas

Muhammad Ilyas of Pakistan is a trained healthcare professional and an assistant professor at the Swabi College of Nursing and Health Sciences, where he works in faculty development, curriculum planning, and class scheduling. He is also responsible for facilitating partnerships among healthcare institutes. Before working in higher education, Mr. Ilyas was a registered nurse caring for patients in the cardiac care and kidney disease units.

Mr. Ilyas earned both his bachelor’s and master’s in nursing from Aga Khan University, and he is dual certified as a nurse practitioner and nursing educator. Additionally, he holds a second master’s degree in applied psychology from the Virtual University of Pakistan.

During his fellowship year, Mr. Ilyas intends to connect with other healthcare professionals and nursing educators to study American methodologies of preparing nurses for the field. Upon returning home, he would like to develop curriculum and policies that will support the growth of healthcare education in Pakistan.