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	Title: Assistant Professor , Health Services Academy	Room: B203 (First Floor)
	Disciplines: Epidemiology and Biostatistics	Telephone: +92-51-9522290-4 ext.130
	Research Areas: Epidemiology, Adolescent Health, Family Planning	Fax: +92-51-9255591
	Other Keywords: Contraceptive adoption, injection neuritis	E-mail: shamid@hsa.edu.pk

Background
I am an Assistant Professor at Health Services Academy (HSA), Islamabad. I have an MPH from the Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad. Before joining HSA as an instructor, I worked in HSA as a research assistant and worked on two research projects. One was related to implementation of National TB control Programme in Tehsil Fateh Jang for dectecting and treating TB patients while the other was to study the prescribing practices of health care providers.

I am an FCPS part II trainee in Community Medicine and currently working under the supervision of Professor Shakila Zaman, Director, HSA. For my fellowship I looked at the job satisfaction amongst nurses working in the private and public sector hospitals.

Teaching
My main teaching is in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Research Methodology and Proposal Writing. In addition to the courses offered in the MSPH programme, HSA offers short courses from time to time in which I co-teach as well.

Research
My main research area of interest is adolescent health. I have worked in other areas as communicable diseases, reproductive health and health systems.

Publications
Some of my publications are as follows:

• Hamid S, Stephenson R. Provider and Health Facility Influences on Contraceptive Adoption in Urban Pakistan. International Family Planning Perspectives, 2006, 32(2):71-78.
• Mansoor F, Hamid S, Mir T et al. Incidence of Traumatic injection neuropathy among children in Pakistan. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2005:Vol. 11, No.4.
• Siddiqi S, Hamid S, Rafique G, et al. Prescription Practices of Public and Private Health Care Providers in Attock District of Pakistan. Int. J. Health Plann Mgmt 2002: 17 23-40.
• Yamasaki DS, Fitzpatrick C, Hamid S, Royce GJ. Nigral input to the CM-PF thalamic complex in the cat. Soc. Neurosci Abstr., Vol 20, Part I, p.145-20,1994.