PGRs urged to adhere to 6-hour duty rule as per PMDC guidelines

LAHORE : A meeting of the Postgraduate Admission Committee was held in the Department of Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education under the chairmanship of Health Minister Khawaja Salman Rafique.

During the meeting, a detailed review of Level 3 and Level 4 PG training and other matters was taken up. The officers concerned also gave a briefing in this regard. During the meeting, the issue of the current protest at the Punjab Institute of Cardiology, Lahore was also discussed. All the Vice Chancellors and officers who attended the meeting urged the Post Graduate Residents (PGRs) to complete six hours of duty in six days as per the PMDC rules.

PGRs have to perform 12 hours of duty in the ward along with 24-hour emergency. Health Minister Khawaja Salman Rafique said that during the meeting, discussions were held with all stakeholders on Level 3 and Level 4 PG training and other issues. Instructions have also been given to the officers concerned in this regard. The meeting was attended by Punjab Health Secretary Azmat Mahmood, Special Secretaries Tariq Mahmood and Zeeshan Shabbir Rana, Additional Secretaries Ashfaq-ur-Rehman and Sidra Saleem.

The meeting was attended by Prof Asad Aslam, Vice Chancellor King Edward Medical University Prof Mahmood Ayaz, Vice Chancellor Fatima Jinnah Medical University Professor Khalid Masood Gondal, Vice Chancellor University of Health Sciences Prof Ahsan Waheed Rathore, Executive Director Punjab Institute of Cardiology Prof Bilal Mohiuddin, MD Punjab Health Foundation Jawad Akram, Principal Services Institute of Medical Sciences Prof Zohra Khanum, Vice Chancellor Rawalpindi Medical University Prof M Umar, Vice Chancellor Faisalabad Medical University Prof Zafar Chaudhry, Vice Chancellor Nishtar Medical University and Principal Quaid-e-Azam College.