Pakistan Doctors To Get Training in UK
Rawalpindi: College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP) and the Royal College of Physicians, London have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will enable Pakistani doctors to get training in the institutions of England.
Controller Examination (CPSP) Prof Muhammad Shoaib Shafi informed this here on Sunday while presiding over a meeting of the postgraduate trainees. Giving details of the MoU, he informed that fellows of the CPSP would visit the Royal College of Physicians in order to get advanced training for a special period.
According to the MoU, the experts of both the countries would exchange views on medical education, standardised examination system and modern medical research via video-conferencing.
The senior professors of both the institutions would participate as examiners in the examinations. The Pakistani delegation consisted of Prof Dr Zafarullah Chaudhry, President CPSP, and Prof Muhammad Shoaib Shafi whereas the delegation of Royal College of Physicians consisted of Prof Ian Gilmor, President RCP, London, Dr NJ Beeching and Prof John Mc-Dermote.
Prof Shoaib Shafi further informed that the purpose of this partnership was to facilitate placement of doctors from Pakistan in appropriate UK clinical training opportunities for up to 24 months period. This would help to strengthen examiner training for the CPSP.
