CPSP team leaves for UK, Ireland today

Rawalpindi
A high-level delegation of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP) is leaving for United Kingdom and Ireland today (Tuesday) to visit Royal Colleges of Physicians in UK and Ireland with hope to get and enhance training and job opportunities for Pakistani young doctors in both the countries.
The delegation comprising CPSP President Professor Zafarullah Khan, Vice President Dr. Khalid Masood Gondal and Councilor and Controller Examinations Professor Dr. M Shoaib Shafi would hold meetings with the officials of RCP London and Ireland from Tuesday to Saturday.
The RCP London has offered training and job opportunities for Pakistani young doctors under Medical Training Initiative under which our postgraduate trainees would receive two-year training and job with stipend equivalent to that of British young doctors, said Professor Shoaib while talking to ‘The News’ on Monday.
He added the RCP London has offered that General Medical Council of UK would register Pakistani young doctors during their stay in the UK. We are going to UK to finalise arrangements in this regard, he said.
He explained that a similar programme has already been implemented by the RCP Ireland with the efforts of CPSP under which a total of 370 Pakistani young doctors would complete training on job. The first batch has already completed training in Ireland and second batch is there for the purpose, he said.
In Ireland, Pakistani PG trainees are registered with Irish Medical Council and get a stipend amounting to 3500Euros, he said while responding to a query. He added at present, Pakistani young doctors are getting training in seven specialities in Ireland and the CPSP delegation is visiting RCP Ireland to increase number of specialities for Pakistani PG trainees.
Professor Shoaib said the CPSP is seeking training and job opportunities for Pakistani young doctors in the field of emergency medicine in UK and Ireland so that the trained doctors can serve nation at their best on their return.
The CPSP delegation will also visit Royal College of Emergency Medicine in UK to observe different programmes of emergency medicine there so that the programme of the specialty can be improved and implemented in Pakistan, he said.