Pakistan Medical and Dental Council states 10 academia offering unrecognised postgraduate programmes
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has stated that as many as 10 academia have been offering unrecognised postgraduate
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Pakistan Medical and Dental Council states 10 academia offering unrecognised postgraduate programmes
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has stated that as many as 10 academia have been offering unrecognised postgraduate degrees, directing these institutes to discontinue their programmes.
A formal notice issued by the Council’s registrar, available with Dawn , stated, that after a careful evaluate of the record, it was identified that some academia had been offering and awarding postgraduate degrees and diplomas to MBBS and BDS doctors without fulfilling the mandatory requirement of recognition/accreditation under Section 25 of the PMDC Statute, 2022.
These academia included TIMES University in Multan, NUR Global University in Lahore, Gomal University in DI Khan, Sohail University in Karachi, Shah Abdul Latif University in Khairpur, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology in Rahim Yar Khan, University of Faisalabad, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Hazara University in Mansehra and Kohat University of Science and Technology.
“Any institution seeking recognition to offer or award postgraduate medical or dental qualifications must apply strictly in accordance with the prescribed procedure under Section 25 of the PMDC Statute, 2022, before commencing such programmes,” it stated.
Furthermore, it maintained that Section 34 of the PMDC Statute, 2022, explicitly prohibited the establishment or protection action of any institution for training or awarding medical or dental qualifications, including additional qualifications, without prior recognition from PMDC. The same provision also prohibited academia from granting affiliation to unrecognised institutions or programmes, it further stated.
It further cautioned that learners, currently enrolled in postgraduate programmes offered by these academia, would not be considered, and their qualifications would not be registered by PMDC.
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