PMDC Cancels Registration of 10 Medical and Dental Colleges.

The Pakistan Medical and dental Council has cancelled the registration of 10 medical and dental colleges. The council has stopped them from taking any new admissions for the coming sessions. It is informed to all the concerned through the public notice that since all the actions taken and decisions made by the Pakistan Medical Commission […] The post PMDC Cancels Registration of 10 Medical and Dental Colleges. appeared first on Nation Bytes.

Jul 22, 2020 - 16:38 Updated: Jul 22, 2020 - 16:38
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PMDC Cancels Registration of 10 Medical and Dental Colleges.

The Pakistan Medical and dental Council has cancelled the registration of 10 medical and dental colleges. The council has stopped them from taking any new admissions for the coming sessions.

It is informed to all the concerned through the public notice that since all the actions taken and decisions made by the Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) have been declared unlawful, provisional accreditation/registration would sail in the same boat especially when there is no provision for such accreditation or registration. PMDC

These colleges were registered with the Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) whereas, Islamabad Highcourt has declared the ordinance under which the PMC was established null and void. Ultimately, cancelling the registrations of these colleges.

Pakistan Association of Private Medical and Dental Institutions (PAMI) General Secretary Khaqan Waheed Khawaja said on Wednesday that he met with the PMDC president and was assured that the inspection process would be completed within a month.

According to a public notice issued by the council, since all the actions taken and decisions made by the PMC have been declared unlawful, provisional accreditation and registration would also be considered unlawful, especially since there is no provision for such accreditation or registration.

The notice said that 10 colleges have been stopped from admitting new students and students already admitted for the 2019-20 session will be adjusted in colleges that have been accredited and recognised by the PMDC and notified by the federal government.

Following are the names of colleges that are declared unlawful by the PMDC:

  • Watim Medical College, Rawalpindi
  • Azra Naheed Dental College, Lahore
  • Shifa College of Dentistry Shifa Tameer-i-Millat, Islamabad
  • The Dental Section of the Rawal Institute of Health Sciences in Islamabad.
  • The Fazaia RuthPfau Medical College, Karachi
  • Dow Dental College, Karachi
  • Mohammad Dental College in Mirpurkhas
  • Khairpur Medical College. Sindh.
  • In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Abbottabad International Medical College and Swat Medical College have been declared unlawful.

“All these colleges are directed to transfer the entire amount received from the students to the receiving colleges as prescribed by the respective admitting universities as soon as possible but not later than one month, so that they could adjust the students at the earliest.” reads the notice issued by PMDC

However, the council decides to shift all the students studying in these colleges other PMDC recognized colleges.

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