Doctors’ admission body meets

LAHORE

A meeting of an admission committee for postgraduate trainee doctors was held on Sunday in Civil Secretariat headed by adviser to the chief minister on Health Khawaja Salman Rafique. 

According to a handout, the committee reviewed in details the Policy and Procedural Manual (PPM) for induction of postgraduate trainee doctors in the teaching hospitals. The committee approved in principal Policy and Procedural Manual for the admission. It was decided that the approved draft of PPM would be sent to the Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif for his final approval.

Secretary Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Najam Ahmed Shah, Vice Chancellor Fatima Jinnah Medical University Prof Dr Sardar Fakhar Imam, Pro-Vice Chancellor Prof Amir Zaman Khan, Pro-Vice Chancellor University of Health Sciences Prof Junaid Sarfraz Khan, Vice Chancellor King Edward Medical University Prof Qazi Saeed, Prof Dr Syed Muhammad Owais, Chief Executive Mayo Hospital Prof Asad Aslam Khan, Additional Secretary Technical Dr Suleman Shahid, Deputy Secretary Medical Education Dr Nasir Shakir and representatives of Punjab Information Technology Board Baddar Munir attended the meeting.

lauded: Thousands of doctors having their specialisation completed from Post Graduate Medical Institute (PGMI) are serving in medical education institutions and hospitals both in Pakistan and abroad. The Ameer ud Din Medical College attached with PGMI/Lahore General Hospital (LGH) has also set a new record of excellence by securing first position in the province in First Professional results just after a few years of its establishment. LGH has also rendered great services by providing medical cover to 1.5 million patients during the last fiscal year.

This was told by PGMI/LGH Principal Prof Ghias un Nabi Tayyab to the 44th Common trainee officers of Civil Services Academy, who were on a study visit to LGH, according to a handout issued here on Sunday. LGH Medical Superintendent Dr Ghulam Sabir and other administrative doctors were also present. Prof Ghias un Nabi threw light on the ongoing development projects for the hospital and said that philanthropists were also cooperating with the hospital for the sacred mission of serving the ailing humanity. Without  philanthropists' assistance, the government cannot deliver effectively, he added.