Recognized medical college acquires International recognition

Islamabad, The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has gained international recognition for all local recognized medical colleges.

Recognition of all Pakistan medical colleges recognized by us has been informed in the International Directory of Medical Schools of the World. The progress has proved quality of authorization standards, PMDC Registrar Dr. Nadeem Akbar said.

PMDC President Professor Dr Sibitul Hasnain and Vice President Dr Asim Hussain also praised the PMDC team, teachers and students of medical colleges and other sponsors over the international recognition of local medical colleges.

Professor Dr Sibitul Hasnain said that he is honored of the recognition standards of the Council, which have been stated the best in the world. He said that strict accreditation standards established by the Council after 2007 are the only resources to confirm that only those medical colleges function which are of international quality.
 
He said that the PMDC has successfully stopped the burgeon growth of medical colleges by imposing a enforcing suspension on new medical colleges as every new medical college was coming up at the outlays of present college by draw off its faculty of basic sciences which is already very rare.
 
Dr Asim Hussain said that the international recognition shall impart a new confidence and strength in the students of private and public medical colleges and stimulate their management to confirm continued fulfillment of the standards arranged by the Council.
 
Minister of Ministry of National Regulations & Services Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan also welcomed the development and said she is herself a doctor and registered with the PMDC and she understands the significance of the PMDC accreditation and licensure.
 
She said that the addition of Pakistani schools in the international directory is milestone in the history of medical education of the Country. She said it is honor to the high standards and reliability of PMDC, without which the Pakistani doctors are nothing. She called PM&DC as a success story and congratulated the PMDC staff and its management for this delightful gift for the country.