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Private medical colleges get more concessions
ISLAMABAD, May 2(Dawn): A two-day conference of Pakistan Medical and Dental
Council (PMDC) concluded here on Tuesday with more concessions to private
medical institutions.
On the second day of the 107th session, the Council
granted another opportunity for improvement to Independent Medical College
Faisalabad and Jinnah Medical College Peshawar to get themselves recognized.
Both the institutions had been declared as substandard by the previous
council.
The two colleges had even lost their cases in Supreme Court and
PMDC had ordered their closure.
Similarly, the Council accorded
recognition to another private institution, Lahore University College of
Medicine and Dentistry, which reportedly does not possess required
facilities.
Yet another beneficiary was Khyber University, whose case for
recognition had not even been processed. Khyber University's vice chancellor,
although not a notified member, was allowed to participate in yesterday's
session on special invitation.
Sources say the special consideration for
Khyber University was actually an attempt to soften a case of irregularity
against King Edward University Lahore.
CMH Lahore Medical College
succeeded in getting its permitted student strength increased from 50 to
100.
A supplementary agenda was issued to get Dr Asim Hussain, of a
private institution, on the executive council. His election had been opposed
yesterday on the grounds that the procedure being adopted was not proper. The
Sindh government's nominee had resigned to get him accommodated on the executive
council. However, the member, who protested the election procedure yesterday,
strangely seconded him today. Others elected in relaxation of the procedure were
Dr Nazia Yazdani and Dr Abdul Malik Achakzai.
Several committees were
appointed to work on teaching medical faculty requirements, inspection criteria,
training workshop of inspectors, post graduate medical and dental education,
review of proposed amendments in PMDC Ordinance 1962 and curriculum. One of the
figures nominated on almost all the committees was Dr Asim Hussain.
A
member of the Council, talking to this reporter, after attending the meeting
said he had been discouraged the way the agenda was bull-dozed. "It is quite
clear to me that the council has been hijacked by the private sector in
connivance with the federal health ministry," he added.
Your Comments
"hello Jinnah Medical College Peshawar are unrecognised or recognised. if college are unrecognised so where we { student} are going......"
Name: Adnan Parvez
Email: moonlight_adnan@yahoo.com
City, Country: nowshera, Pakistan
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