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PMDC categorises medical and dental institutions
« on: June 16, 2015, 01:51:44 PM »
PMDC categorises medical and dental institutions
Islamabad:June 16: The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council’s Executive Committee has divided medical and dental colleges into two categories.
According to PMDC Registrar Dr Shaista Faisal, in the category ‘A’ are private and public medical colleges, which have at least 500-bed own functional teaching hospitals, latest facility of treatment functional MRI and CT Scan in radiology departments registered with Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority, registered teaching faculty as per PM&DC criteria.
All other colleges will be placed in ‘B’ category. The standalone public and private dental colleges with 60-bed own teaching dental college and other facilities needed for PMDC recognition will be in category ‘A’.
The others will be considered those of category ‘B’. The registrar said the PMDC executive committee took the decision after detailed discussion to improve the working and enhance standards of medical and dental educational institutions.
The step will also facilitate patients and help produce safe and professionally trained doctors,” she said. Dr. Shaista said the list of colleges of both categories ‘A’ and ‘B’ would be made public shortly.The news.
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