Pakistan Medical and Dental Council
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| Formed | Established in 1962 |
| Headquarters | Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Website |
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Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (abbreviated as PMDC), established in 1962, is a regulatory authority for practitioners and students of medicine and dentistry in Pakistan.
It was established under Pakistan Medical & Dental Council Ordinance 1962 as a body corporate. It is a long-standing member of the International Association of Medical Regulatory Authorities (IAMRA). It is responsible for developing of National Curriculum of MBBS & BDS and Postgraduate studies in collaboration with Higher Education Commission. It is recognised by the General Medical Council, while its quality standards are equivalent to those demanded by National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation
No doctor can legally practice in Pakistan without being registered with PM&DC[1] or without being in good standing with it. Its elected President till August 2012 was Prof Syed Sibtul Hasnain and Registrar is Dr. Ahmad Nadeem Akbar. PMDC has its headquarters located in Islamabad and regional offices in Lahore, Karachi. Peshawar and Quetta.
Brief History
- Established by adopting Indian Medical Council Act 1933 on the recommendation of Health Conference in 1947.(1948)
- Re-organized under P.M.C. Act of 1951. (1951)
- West Pakistan Medical Council was created on the formation of West Pakistan by merging Sindh & Punjab Medical Councils. (1957)
- The Council was re-constituted under Medical & Dental Council Ordinance 1962,[2] and Provincial Medical Councils were dissolved. (1962)
- The Medical & Dental Council (Amendment) Act. (1973)
- The Medical & Dental Council (Amendment) Ordinance(lapsed on September 24, 1999). (25 May 1999)
- The Medical and Dental Council (Amendment) Act, 2012 [3]
International Accreditation Of PM&DC Standards
United States Education Department (NCFMEA)
The system of recognition/accreditation through inspection by PM&DC had also been reviewed in 2009 by the National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation (NCFMEA) of U.S. Department of Education.[4] The standards used by PM&DC for accreditation and inspection of medical and dental colleges in Pakistan have been declared comparable to U.S standards.[5]
Recognition by General Medical Council U.K. IMED & FAIMER
The system of accreditation had also been approved by the General Medical Council U.K.[6] and all the colleges recognised under the PM&DC ordinance 1962 are also automatically recognised by the General Medical Council and the graduates of these colleges are eligible to sit in PLAB examination for the purpose of higher education in United Kingdom. Previously the General Medical Council used to conduct inspection of medical colleges in Pakistan through their own inspection team for the purpose of recognition of medical college. All the colleges recognised under the PM&DC ordinance 1962 were recognised by FAIMER in 2012[7] and IMEd in the world directory.
Medical Colleges Listed in International Directory
List of Medical Colleges Notified in International Directory of Medical Colleges:[8]
| Country | Medical School | City |
|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | Abbottabad International Medical College | Abbottabad |
| Pakistan | Aga Khan University Medical College | Karachi |
| Pakistan | Akhtar Saeed Medical & Dental College | Lahore |
| Pakistan | Al-Nafees Medical College | Islamabad |
| Pakistan | Al-Tibri Medical College | Karachi |
| Pakistan | Allama Iqbal Medical College | Lahore |
| Pakistan | Ameer-ud-Din Medical College | Lahore |
| Pakistan | Aminuddin Medical College | Quetta |
| Pakistan | Amna Inayat Medical College | Sheikhupura |
| Pakistan | Army Medical College | Rawalpindi |
| Pakistan | Avicenna Medical College | Lahore |
| Pakistan | Ayub Medical College | Abbottabad |
| Pakistan | Azad Jammu & Kashmir Medical College | Muzaffarabad |
| Pakistan | Aziz Fatimah Medical & Dental College | Faisalabad |
| Pakistan | Azra Naheed Medical College | Lahore |
| Pakistan | Bacha Khan Medical College | Mardan |
| Pakistan | Bahria University Medical & Dental College | Karachi |
| Pakistan | Bannu Medical College | Bannu |
| Pakistan | Baqai Medical College | Karachi |
| Pakistan | Bolan Medical College | Quetta |
| Pakistan | C.M.H. Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry | Lahore |
| Pakistan | C.M.S. Medical College | Hyderabad |
| Pakistan | Central Park Medical College | Lahore |
| Pakistan | Chandka Medical College | Larkana |
| Pakistan | Continental Medical College | Lahore |
| Pakistan | Dow International Medical College (DIMC) | Karachi |
| Pakistan | Dow Medical College | Karachi |
| Pakistan | F.M.H. College of Medicine and Dentistry | Lahore |
| Pakistan | Fatima Jinnah Medical College for Women | Lahore |
| Pakistan | Federal Medical and Dental College | Islamabad |
| Pakistan | Foundation University Medical College (FUMC) | Islamabad |
| Pakistan | Frontier Medical & Dental College, Abbottabad | Abbottabad |
| Pakistan | Ghulam Mohammad Mahar Medical College | Sukkur |
| Pakistan | Gomal Medical College | Dera Ismail Khan |
| Pakistan | Gujranwala Medical College | Gujranwala |
| Pakistan | Hamdard College of Medicine & Dentistry | Karachi |
| Pakistan | Hashmat Medical & Dental College | Gujrat |
| Pakistan | Independent Medical College | Faisalabad |
| Pakistan | Islam Medical College | Sialkot |
| Pakistan | Islamabad Medical & Dental College | Islamabad |
| Pakistan | Islamic International Medical College | Rawalpindi |
| Pakistan | Isra University Faculty of Medicine and Allied Medical Sciences | Hyderabad |
| Pakistan | Jinnah Medical & Dental College | Karachi |
| Pakistan | Jinnah Medical College | Peshawar |
| Pakistan | Jinnah Sindh Medical University | Karachi |
| Pakistan | KMU Institute of Medical Sciences | Kohat |
| Pakistan | Kabir Medical College | Peshawar |
| Pakistan | Karachi Medical and Dental College | Karachi |
| Pakistan | Khawaja Muhammad Safdar Medical College | Sialkot |
| Pakistan | Khyber Girls Medical College | Peshawar |
| Pakistan | Khyber Medical College | Peshawar |
| Pakistan | King Edward Medical University | Lahore |
| Pakistan | Lahore Medical and Dental College | Lahore |
| Pakistan | Liaquat College of Medicine and Dentistry | Karachi |
| Pakistan | Liaquat National Medical College | Karachi |
| Pakistan | Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences Jamshoro | Jamshoro |
| Pakistan | Mohiuddin Islamic Medical College | Mirpur |
| Pakistan | Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Medical College | Mirpur |
| Pakistan | Muhammad Medical College | Mirpurkhas |
| Pakistan | Multan Medical & Dental College | Multan |
| Pakistan | Nawaz Sharif Medical College | Gujrat |
| Pakistan | Nishtar Medical College | Multan |
| Pakistan | Pak International Medical College | Peshawar |
| Pakistan | Pak Red Crescent Medical & Dental College | Lahore |
| Pakistan | Peoples University of Medical & Health Sciences for Women | Nawabshah |
| Pakistan | Peshawar Medical College | Peshawar |
| Pakistan | Punjab Medical College | Faisalabad |
| Pakistan | Quaid-e-Azam Medical College | Bahawalpur |
| Pakistan | Quetta Institute of Medical Sciences | Quetta |
| Pakistan | Rashid Latif Medical College | Lahore |
| Pakistan | Rawal Institute of Medical Sciences | Islamabad |
| Pakistan | Rawalpindi Medical College | Rawalpindi |
| Pakistan | Rehman Medical College | Peshawar |
| Pakistan | Sahiwal Medical College | Sahiwal |
| Pakistan | Saidu Medical College | Swat |
| Pakistan | Sargodha Medical College | Sargodha |
| Pakistan | Services Institute of Medical Sciences | Lahore |
| Pakistan | Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical College | Karachi |
| Pakistan | Shalamar Medical & Dental College | Lahore |
| Pakistan | Sharif Medical & Dental College | Lahore |
| Pakistan | Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Medical & Dental College | Lahore |
| Pakistan | Sheikh Zayed Medical College | Rahim Yar Khan |
| Pakistan | Shifa College of Medicine | Islamabad |
| Pakistan | Sir Syed College of Medical Sciences for Girls | Karachi |
| Pakistan | University College of Medicine & Dentistry Lahore | Lahore |
| Pakistan | University Medical & Dental College Faisalabad | Faisalabad |
| Pakistan | Wah Medical College | Wah Cantt |
| Pakistan | Women Medical College Abbottabad | Abbottabad |
| Pakistan | Yusra Medical & Dental College | Islamabad |
| Pakistan | Ziauddin Medical College | Karachi |
References
- ↑ Information for doctors coming to Ireland to practice medicine
- ↑ The Medical and Dental Council Ordinance - 1962
- ↑ The Medical and Dental Council (Amendment) Act, 2012
- ↑ Standards Used by Pakistan for the Evaluation of Medical Schools
- ↑ National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation (NCFMEA)
- ↑ International Comparison of Ten Medical Regulatory Systems
- ↑ Directory of Organizations that Recognize/Accredit Medical Schools
- ↑ List of Medical Colleges Notified in International Directory of Medical Colleges
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