Karachi
March 7, 2021
The Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) said on Saturday that it can’t allow below-merit students to gain admission to medical colleges and become medical professionals on the basis of their parents’ wealth, and announced establishing a fund for meritorious students who can’t afford medical education.
“Around 8,000 students of Sindh secured over 60 per cent marks in the recently held Medical & Dental College Admission Test [MDCAT], but they weren’t able to gain admission to private medical colleges because their parents couldn’t afford it,” PMC President Dr Arshad Taqi told a webinar.
“Now we’re being asked to allow admission to those students who were below-merit, just to fill the seats of private medical colleges, which is unacceptable to us!”
میرٹ پر پورا نہ اترنے والوں کو ڈاکٹر بنتا نہیں دیکھ سکتے، پی ایم سی
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چودھری شجاعت حسین کا پارکنسن کی ایک قسم اور بولنے میں مشکلات کے مرض کا کامیاب آپریشن، سینئر سیاسی رہنما کی پاکستانی ڈاکٹروں کی تعریف
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Absence of PMC heads irks NA panel
Summons president, vice president on Feb 4; rejects report on MDCAT issue
ISLAMABAD:
The National Assembly Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination on Tuesday expressed displeasure over the non-professional attitude of Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) for submitting an “unsatisfactory reply” on the MDCAT issue.
The committee meeting, which was held under the chairmanship of Khalid Hussain Magsi, said that the report submitted by the PMC was not satisfactory and showed its displeasure over the absence of its President Prof Arshad Taqi and Vice President Ali Raza, saying that it shows lack of importance towards the parliamentary business.