Northern doctors receive prestigious awards
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Dr.Maheen Mujutaba of Prince George is the recipient of The BC College of Family Physicians (BCCFP) R2 Resident Award.
Each year the award is given to three exceptional R2s graduating from the UBC Family Practice Residency Program that displays a passion for family medicine while leading by example.
Dr.Mujtaba is an R2 resident at the Prince George family medicine site that trained in Pakistan at the Shifa College of Medicine and became the first female resident lead for the International Medical Graduates in the UBC Family Practices Residency Program.
The Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) has allowed nine medical and dental colleges to operate even though they have been found to be deficient on many counts. AFP/File
ISLAMABAD: In what appears to be a dubious move, the Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) has allowed nine medical and dental colleges to operate even though they have been found to be deficient on many counts, documents available with
Dawn have revealed.
What makes the decision all the more controversial is that it was taken on a single day, without following the procedure and in violation of rules and regulations.
Documentary evidence available with
Danna Wagnon Taylor of the Medical Center for South Arkansas in El Dorado
Danna Wagnon Taylor has been appointed chief quality officer for the Medical Center for South Arkansas in El Dorado. Taylor has been in the health care industry for a decade. Most recently, she served as vice president of operations for MCSA.
Dr. Taqi Zafar of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock
Dr. Taqi Zafar has been hired by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock as an epilepsy specialist.
Zafar is an assistant professor for the adult epilepsy program and also sees patients at UAMS Health Epilepsy & Neurology Clinic.
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Workshop held for assessment of MDCAT qualifying students
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December 26, 2020
PESHAWAR: A workshop was organised for standardised assessment of the entrance test qualifying students into the private sector medical colleges of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The event was jointly organised by Peshawar Medical College (PMC), Peshawar Dental College (PDC), Shifa College of Medicine and Tameer-e-Millat University Islamabad, while adhering to the Covid-19 protocols including the safe physical distancing, said a press release.
The participants discussed the standardised assessment of the eligible medical and dental colleges admission test (MDCAT) qualifying students into the private sector medical colleges of KP so that the allocated 20 per cent marks can be judiciously and transparently allocated to the aspiring students while assessing them for a host of relevant soft skills.Prof Dr Hafeez-ur-Rahman, dean, PMC, welcomed the guest resource persons and the participating faculty members f