Pakistan is the fourth biggest country which is providing doctors to the United States, president and chief executive officer of the Federation of State Medical Boards of United States Dr Humayun Javaid Chaudhry said. Dr Humayun Chaudhry, who is also the chairman of International Association of Medical Regulatory Authorities (IAMRA), said this while delivering a lecture here at the University of Health Sciences (UHS).

PM&DC President Dr Shabbir Ahmad Lehri, council member Dr Amir Bandesha, UHS vice-chancellor Major General Professor Muhammad Aslam (Retd), pro-VC Professor Dr Junaid Sarfraz Khan, Pro-Vice Chancellors of King Edward Medical University Lahore and Fatima Jinnah Medical University Lahore and the faculty were present.

Dr Humayun Chaudhry appreciated the system of medical and dental education in Pakistan saying till date, 12,028 Pakistani national physicians are working in 50 states of USA.

Out of these, 3,100 doctors had graduated from Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, and 1,900 from King Edward Medical University, Lahore. Agha Khan University, Karachi and Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore are on third and fourth position respectively. He congratulated PM&DC on being a responsible monitoring body and maintaining good standards of education in Pakistani medical and dental colleges. Dr Chaudhry added that three Pakistani institutions were the members of IAMRA and invited UHS to apply for the membership.

PM&DC President Professor Dr Shabbir Ahmad Lehri said standardization of medical education in Pakistan was the main objective of the Council. He apprised that a committee with Professor Dr Eice Muhammad as its head, was already working vigorously on curriculum reforms at undergraduate level whereas efforts were also being made to promote medical tourism in Pakistan.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2017