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INTRODUCTION TO THE AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY DEPARTMENT

History

The Sindh Institute of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (SIPM&R), a one-center offering comprehensive multidisciplinary services, was envisioned by Prof. Dr. Nabila Soomro. The speech therapy program was initiated with a single Speech & Language Pathologist (SLP) and two rooms in 2012. To cater to the huge demand, Dr. Soomro realized the need for a platform solely dedicated to communication and swallowing disorders; therefore, the two-floored Department of Audiology & Speech was established, which was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Sindh, Engr. Syed Murad Ali Shah in 2015.  The Audiology component of the department was also envisioned in 2015 but was realized in July 2017.

WHO WE ARE:

A Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP aka Speech Therapist), and Audiologist, are allied health and medical professionals who work to “identify, assess, diagnose, help prevent, and treat a wide range of disorders affecting speech, language hearing social communication, cognitive-communication, feeding and swallowing in children and adults”.

We are pleased to announce the commencement of the “Bachelor of Audiology and Speech-Language Therapy (BS-ASLT)” at the Sindh Institute of Physical and Medical Rehabilitation. Our mission is to make quality care available to all masses without any discrimination to race, language, religion, and socio-economic status, at a very affordable, pocket-friendly cost. We have pledged to keep our standards at par with the best institutes, nationally and internationally. In order to achieve all of the above we need to prepare and equip the next generation. Consistent with the mission of the SIPM&R, the Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology is committed to offering an excellent broad-based undergraduate education that would be state-of-the-art, progressive, and innovative. This will allow our graduates to take their place in a culturally diverse society and excel globally too. Because of highly trained and specialty-based staff and faculty, the students will have excess to the best clinical practicums that integrate theory, research, and evidence-based practices. We will incorporate the lifelong learning passion in our future Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists who would in turn become avid contributors to their professions and community with the highest standards of ethical practice.

Our academic program is the first government-supported project in the province. The uniqueness of the program continues as the Audiology & Speech Language Pathology Department is managed by an internationally certified CCC-SLP & other highly qualified, experienced, multilingual & certified Audiologist & Speech & Language Pathologists/ Therapists, who are highly involved in research & evidence-based clinical practice.

Vision

Our vision is, “no child left behind” and “prevention before cure”. Keeping this in mind, an early intervention research-based program is in the making along with raising awareness for “on birth hearing screening”. For we are closely following WHO hearing forum guidelines. We are looking forward to a State of the Art facility that will encompass all instrumental diagnostic assessments as well as conventional with evidence-based therapy and treatment practices. Research and academic initiation will help us and give us an edge in developing and promoting highly skilled and ethical professionals in this discipline.

Mission

Communication is power. Those who have mastered its effective use can change their own experience of the world and the world’s experience of them. All behavior and feelings find their original roots in some form of communication. – Tony Robbins

Truer words were never said. At SIPM&R, we, as SLPs and Audiologists, understand the need for effective communication very well and are striving to enamor our clients with some mode of communication. We have very closely seen the devastating effects on clients and their families when a loved one is unable to communicate with them. Therefore, our mission is to make quality care available to all masses without any discrimination to race, language, religion, and socioeconomic status, at a very affordable, pocket-friendly cost. We have pledged to keep our standards at par with the best institutes nationally and internationally. We also look forward to empowering the clients and their families with awareness sessions and support groups.