PMC's medical, dental academic board set up.

Byline: Ikram Junaidi

ISLAMABAD -- The Ministry of National Health Services (NHS) has constituted an 18-member National Medical and Dental Academic Board (NMDAB).

The board will look into the standard of education being followed by the undergraduate/post-graduate medical and dental institutions across the country.

President Dr Arif Alvi had on Oct 19 promulgated an ordinance dissolving the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council and establishing the PMC.

According to a notification signed by NHS secretary Dr Allah Bakhsh Malik, members of the board include the chairman of Higher Education Commission (HEC) and vice president of College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan.

Four members of the board from public sector medical universities were required to be nominated by the provinces. Punjab has nominated Vice Chancellor of Fatima Jinnah Medical University Prof Dr Aamer Zaman Khan as the member representing the province, while nominations from other provinces are still awaited.

Similarly, the provinces have to nominate one each member from private medical universities or colleges. So far Punjab has nominated Principal of Shalimar Medical and Dental College, Lahore, Dr Zahid Bashir. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has nominated Dean of Northwest School of Medicine Prof Dr Muhammad Tariq as the member of the board. Principal of the Army Medical College will also be a member of the board.

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