PMC Introduces New Policy for Unrecognized Alternative to Post Graduate Programs
The Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) announced new terms and conditions for the ‘Unrecognized Alternative to Post -Graduate’ programs that are also called the ‘Additional to Post-Graduate Programs (MDMS)’ on Tuesday.
An official notification by the PMC revealed that the ‘Clinical Alternative to Post Graduate Programs’ and the ‘Clinical Additional to Post-Graduate Programs’ had been initiated by universities across Pakistan without its inspection or recognition.
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The notification read: “Some of the programs have been inspected and recognized by universities as university programs”.
The PMC stated that once the criteria for teaching hospitals is drafted by the Medical and Dental Academic Board and gets its approval, it will conduct an inspection of all such clinical programs and teaching hospitals where such clinical training is carried out.
PMC introduces new terms and conditions for Unrecognised Alternative to Post Graduate programmes
Pakistan
Tue, Dec 29, 2020
The Pakistan Medical Commission on Tuesday introduced new terms and conditions for the Unrecognised Alternative to Post Graduate programmes, also known as Additional to Post-Graduate Programmes (MDMS).
According to a report by
Geo News, the Commission issued an official notification to outline the new policy and stated that numerous Clinical Alternative to Post Graduate Programmes as well as Clinical Additional to Post-Graduate Programmes have been introduced by universities across the country.
However, these programmes are not inspected or recognised by the Pakistan Medical Commission or the erstwhile Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC).