MBBS degree not enough, Doctors have to give another exam to obtain licence from 2020: Zafar Mirza
ISLAMABAD: The government had made it mandatory for medical students to pass national licencing examination in future to start practice as doctors, said Special Assistant to Prime Minister on National Health Services Regulations and Coordination Dr Zafar Mirza here on Wednesday.
Dr Zafar Mirza, while addressing a press conference said, “without passing this examination, the government would not allow any MBBS student to start medical practice even after completing four-year education and house job.”
He said, “the examination would be introduced from March 2020” and each year two such examinations would be held. He added the objective was to know the professional capability of doctors and level of knowledge he or she obtained from the concerned medical college.
“It is now necessary to check the standard of doctors as we cannot send our loved ones for treatment from these substandard doctors. It is our task to improve the quality of medical education and discourage practice of doctors with poor professional capabilities,” Mirza said.
Moreover, there would be a quality national level examination for FSc students for admission in medical and dental colleges on passing their FSc examination. He added the examinations would be held throughout the country on same day.
He said the purpose of setting up of Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) by dissolving the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) is to set policies and standards related to medical education in accordance with the requirements of the modern era.
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