Pakistan medical or dental council or PMDC is a regulatory authority which is formed of the ordinance of the 1962 as a body independent body. It is internationally known council and is part of the IAMRA mean the International community of medical regulatory authorities. If any Pakistani wants to practice then he must have to register himself to the medical and dental council.
The medical council transformed into the present council after dissolving the provincial medical council in 1962. The functions and duties perform by the medical and dental council area; a uniform course for MBBS and BDS throughout the Pakistan.
To prescribe the duration for completing the graduate, and what content should they read. Set the admission criteria in medical and dental councils. Set the standard for teacher who wants to teach in these medical institutes which are approved by the medical and dental council such as qualification and experience. Register the students and the factuality of medical institutes. It maintains the practitioner registers. Inspect the institutes for maintaining the standard and also monitor the examination process. It inspects the hospitals where the students do house jobs. It also listens complain against the register practitioner on the negligence of their duties.
Council has representation from the national assembly, from the provincial government; different universities register medical and dental practitioners, teaching staff, DG of health of government of Pakistan and also have the nominee from the chief justice of Pakistan. It is said that the inspection standards of PMDC of medical institutes are comparable to the United States standards.The council has achieved several achievements such as it is one of the leaders of the IAMRA.
The PMDC is now working on the development of the national curriculum in collaboration with his higher education commission of Pakistan for MBBS, BDS and for post graduate studies. The council has never compromised with the education standard that is why it has taken strict action against the illegal institutes and against those who are not giving quality education.
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