Pakistan Medical and Dental Council is a statutory regulatory authority that maintains the official register of medical practitioners in Pakistan. Its chief function is to establish uniform minimum standards of basic and higher qualifications in medicine and dentistry throughout Pakistan. It also sets the education standards for medical colleges in Pakistan along with the Higher Education Commission.[1][2][3]
Pakistan Medical and Dental Council
پاکستان میڈیکل اینڈ ڈینٹل کمیشن
Abbreviation
PM&DC
Formation
1962; 61 years ago (1962) (as Pakistan Medical and Dental Council)
2019; 4 years ago (2019) (as Pakistan Medical Commision)
2023; 0 years ago (2023) (as Pakistan Medical and Dental Council)
The Pakistan Medical Council was initially established in 1948 by adopting the British Indian Medical Council Act 1933 on the recommendations of the 1947 Pakistan Health Conference. It was later reorganized under the Pakistan Medical Council Act 1951 whereby each province has its own medical council. In 1957, the West Pakistan Medical Council was formed by merging the Sindh Medical Council and the Punjab Medical Council. The Pakistan Medical Council Ordinance 1962 established the present-day Pakistan Medical and Dental Council as a statutory body in 1962 and all provincial councils were dissolved.[4] Three amendments were passed thereafter as the Medical and Dental Council (Amendment) Act in 1973, 1999 and 2012.[5] In 2019, President Arif Alvi passed a Law and dissolved the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PM&DC) to create a new council named as Pakistan Medical Council (PMC). However after 3 years in 2022, The Islamabad High Court restored the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PM&DC) and declared the formation of Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) – a body formed through a presidential ordinance in its place – as illegal.[6]
Registration
All medical and dental practitioners and students are required to register with the commission to legally practice medicine and dentistry in Pakistan. The guidelines for registration are outlined under Chapter IX, Pakistan Registration of Medical and Dental Practitioners Regulations, 2008.[7]
Criticism
Several corruption allegations and scandals have been associated with the previous council (PMC). In particular, irregularities in the registration of medical and dental colleges and allegations of wrongdoing in the accreditation of doctors have also been leveled in judicial probes of the council's affairs.[8] A judicial commission was set up under a court order after allegations of embezzlement in the registration of private medical and dental colleges surfaced in 2013. The commission was headed by the former Lahore High Court judge Shabbar Raza Rizvi.[citation needed]
Representatives of various medical organizations have expressed their concerns regarding PMC that it will give autonomy to private medical colleges for fixing their fees, thus increasing the burden on students.[9]
Dissolution and restoration
In October 2019, the PMDC was dissolved and replaced by the Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) following PresidentArif Alvi's signing of the Pakistan Medical Commission Ordinance 2019. The move was done in order to regulate and control the medical profession in Pakistan by establishing uniform minimum standards of medical education, training, and recognition of qualifications in medicine and dentistry. For this to occur, it was argued that PMDC had to be dissolved first in order to properly implement the new ordinance. PMDC offices were temporarily sealed to ensure the protection of essential records and assets. The new PMC would consist of the existing Medical and Dental Council, the National Medical and Dental Academic Board, and the National Medical Authority, which would act as a Secretariat of the Commission.[10]
On 11 February 2020, the Islamabad High Court nullified the Pakistan Medical Commission Ordinance and restored PMDC.[11]
On 16 September 2020, PMDC was dissolved again by a joint session of the Senate and Parliament by passing the bill to replace PMDC with PMC to ensure standard medical education in Pakistan.[12]
On 23 August 2022, The Senate Standing Committee on Health on Tuesday approved the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council Amendment Bill, 2022, with a majority vote, after which the legal status of the PMC has ceased to exist.[13]
On 12th January 2023, The President of Pakistan gave final approval to the PMDC Bill 2022 after which the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council have been established.[14]
^"Dissolution of PMDC through ordinance challenged in IHC". Dawn (newspaper). Pakistan. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
^. www.pmdc.org.pk. Archived from the original on 18 February 2010.
^Ikram Junaidi, Malik Asad (2 November 2015). "PMDC scandal: Disillusioned with the Hippocratic Oath?". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 22 August 2020.
^"The Medical and Dental Council Ordinance - 1962" (PDF). punjab.gov.pk.
^The Medical and Dental Council (Amendment) Act, 2012
^"IHC restores PMDC, declares PMC dissolved". The Express Tribune. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
^Council, Pakistan Medical and Dental. "Pakistan Medical and Dental Council > Admission rules > PG". www.pmdc.org.pk.
^Junaidi, Ikram (29 September 2021). "NAB seeks details of MDCAT contract". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
^Junaidi, Ikram (21 September 2020). "Medical bodies assail PMC bill". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 12 August 2021.
^Ikram Junaidi (24 September 2020). "Building sealed, PMDC employees stopped from working". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 12 August 2021.
^Tahir Naseer (11 February 2020). "IHC restores PMDC, dissolves new medical council formed through presidential ordinance". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 12 August 2021.
^"Pakistan Medical Commission". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
^"PMC virtually ceases to exist". The Express Tribune. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
^"Change is in the air at restored PMDC". The Express Tribune. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
External links
Official website
. 13 November 2001. Archived from the original on 11 February 2016.
PMDC license registration and renewal
March 14, 2023
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Pakistan Medical and Dental Council is a statutory regulatory authority that maintains the official register of medical practitioners in Pakistan Its chief function is to establish uniform minimum standards of basic and higher qualifications in medicine and dentistry throughout Pakistan It also sets the education standards for medical colleges in Pakistan along with the Higher Education Commission 1 2 3 Pakistan Medical and Dental Councilپاکستان میڈیکل اینڈ ڈینٹل کمیشنAbbreviationPM amp DCFormation1962 61 years ago 1962 as Pakistan Medical and Dental Council 2019 4 years ago 2019 as Pakistan Medical Commision 2023 0 years ago 2023 as Pakistan Medical and Dental Council HeadquartersMuave Area IslamabadRegion servedPakistanPresidentDr Noshad Ahmad ShaikhVice PresidentDr Khurshid Ahmad NasimParent organizationMinistry of National Health Services Regulation and Coordination HECWebsitepmdc wbr pk Contents 1 History 2 Registration 3 Criticism 4 Dissolution and restoration 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditThe Pakistan Medical Council was initially established in 1948 by adopting the British Indian Medical Council Act 1933 on the recommendations of the 1947 Pakistan Health Conference It was later reorganized under the Pakistan Medical Council Act 1951 whereby each province has its own medical council In 1957 the West Pakistan Medical Council was formed by merging the Sindh Medical Council and the Punjab Medical Council The Pakistan Medical Council Ordinance 1962 established the present day Pakistan Medical and Dental Council as a statutory body in 1962 and all provincial councils were dissolved 4 Three amendments were passed thereafter as the Medical and Dental Council Amendment Act in 1973 1999 and 2012 5 In 2019 President Arif Alvi passed a Law and dissolved the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council PM amp DC to create a new council named as Pakistan Medical Council PMC However after 3 years in 2022 The Islamabad High Court restored the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council PM amp DC and declared the formation of Pakistan Medical Commission PMC a body formed through a presidential ordinance in its place as illegal 6 Registration EditAll medical and dental practitioners and students are required to register with the commission to legally practice medicine and dentistry in Pakistan The guidelines for registration are outlined under Chapter IX Pakistan Registration of Medical and Dental Practitioners Regulations 2008 7 Criticism EditSeveral corruption allegations and scandals have been associated with the previous council PMC In particular irregularities in the registration of medical and dental colleges and allegations of wrongdoing in the accreditation of doctors have also been leveled in judicial probes of the council s affairs 8 A judicial commission was set up under a court order after allegations of embezzlement in the registration of private medical and dental colleges surfaced in 2013 The commission was headed by the former Lahore High Court judge Shabbar Raza Rizvi citation needed Representatives of various medical organizations have expressed their concerns regarding PMC that it will give autonomy to private medical colleges for fixing their fees thus increasing the burden on students 9 Dissolution and restoration EditIn October 2019 the PMDC was dissolved and replaced by the Pakistan Medical Commission PMC following President Arif Alvi s signing of the Pakistan Medical Commission Ordinance 2019 The move was done in order to regulate and control the medical profession in Pakistan by establishing uniform minimum standards of medical education training and recognition of qualifications in medicine and dentistry For this to occur it was argued that PMDC had to be dissolved first in order to properly implement the new ordinance PMDC offices were temporarily sealed to ensure the protection of essential records and assets The new PMC would consist of the existing Medical and Dental Council the National Medical and Dental Academic Board and the National Medical Authority which would act as a Secretariat of the Commission 10 On 11 February 2020 the Islamabad High Court nullified the Pakistan Medical Commission Ordinance and restored PMDC 11 On 16 September 2020 PMDC was dissolved again by a joint session of the Senate and Parliament by passing the bill to replace PMDC with PMC to ensure standard medical education in Pakistan 12 On 23 August 2022 The Senate Standing Committee on Health on Tuesday approved the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council Amendment Bill 2022 with a majority vote after which the legal status of the PMC has ceased to exist 13 On 12th January 2023 The President of Pakistan gave final approval to the PMDC Bill 2022 after which the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council have been established 14 See also EditList of medical colleges in Pakistan College of Physicians and Surgeons PakistanReferences Edit Dissolution of PMDC through ordinance challenged in IHC Dawn newspaper Pakistan 31 October 2019 Retrieved 22 August 2020 Pakistan Medical amp Dental Council gt About Us www pmdc org pk Archived from the original on 18 February 2010 Ikram Junaidi Malik Asad 2 November 2015 PMDC scandal Disillusioned with the Hippocratic Oath Dawn newspaper Retrieved 22 August 2020 The Medical and Dental Council Ordinance 1962 PDF punjab gov pk The Medical and Dental Council Amendment Act 2012 IHC restores PMDC declares PMC dissolved The Express Tribune 11 February 2020 Retrieved 17 January 2023 Council Pakistan Medical and Dental Pakistan Medical and Dental Council gt Admission rules gt PG www pmdc org pk Junaidi Ikram 29 September 2021 NAB seeks details of MDCAT contract DAWN COM Retrieved 17 January 2023 Junaidi Ikram 21 September 2020 Medical bodies assail PMC bill Dawn newspaper Retrieved 12 August 2021 Ikram Junaidi 24 September 2020 Building sealed PMDC employees stopped from working Dawn newspaper Retrieved 12 August 2021 Tahir Naseer 11 February 2020 IHC restores PMDC dissolves new medical council formed through presidential ordinance Dawn newspaper Retrieved 12 August 2021 Pakistan Medical Commission www facebook com Retrieved 17 September 2020 PMC virtually ceases to exist The Express Tribune 23 August 2022 Retrieved 25 August 2022 Change is in the air at restored PMDC The Express Tribune 16 January 2023 Retrieved 17 January 2023 External links EditOfficial website Pakistan Medical amp Dental Council official website 13 November 2001 Archived from the original on 11 February 2016 PMDC license registration and renewal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pakistan Medical Commission amp oldid 1142504116, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
