‘Pakistan the fourth biggest contributor of doctors to the US’

Islamabad: Dr Humayun J.Chaudhry, president and chief executive officer of the Federation of State Medical Boards of United States, and chair-elect of IAMRA, visited the PMDC offices on Monday. PMDC President Dr Shabbir Lehri along with its council members and PMDC staff welcomed the visitor.

A detailed presentation of PM&DC functioning was given to him by President PMDC, presentation regarding Licensure and CME was given by Prof Abid Farooqi, presentation of legal code of conduct and disciplines was given by Prof Eice Muhammad.

The PM&DC arranged visits for the delegate in public, private and military medical dental colleges i.e Army Medical College, Rawalpindi Medical College, CMH, Holy Family Hospital, etc, to brief the medical and dental educational system of Pakistan.

Meanwhile, Dr. Humayun Chaudhry also attended a seminar regarding Pakistani medical and dental curriculum at the Holy Family hospital jointly organized by PM&DC and Rawalpindi Medical College.

Dr. Humaiyun Chaudhry appreciated the system of medical and dental education in Pakistan.

He said that till to date, 12,000 Pakistani national physicians and specialists doctors are working in 50 different states of USA.

He added that out of 12,000 doctors 3,100 doctors had graduated from Dow University of Health Sciences, 1,900 from King Edward Medical college, then from Agha Khan University and also Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore.

He apprised that the Pakistani national doctors in USA are having a very good repute and are considered the best doctors.

He also added that Pakistan is the fourth biggest county to provide doctors  to the USA and it is expected that in near future Pakistan will become the third (3rd) biggest country in this regard. 

He added that he is very impressed that Pakistan is getting more advanced in the field of medicine and system of medical dental education and its standard is at par with the west.

He congratulated PM&DC on being a responsible monitoring body and maintaining good standard of education in Pakistani medical and dental colleges.