Recruitment of doctors on bogus degrees: DHQ Hospital MS, DMS and RMC director finance arrested

By Aamir Yasin

RAWALPINDI: The Anti-Corruption Department (ACD) arrested District Headquarters Hospital (DHQ) medical superintendent (MS), deputy medical superintendent (DMS) and Rawalpindi Medical College (RMC) director finance for recruitment of doctors on bogus degrees in DHQ Hospital, while six others are still at large and raids are being conducted to nab them.

Talking to newsmen, Rawalpindi ACD Regional Director Muhammad Amin Khattak said DHQ Hospital MS Dr Kahlid Iqbal Malik DMS Dr Bilal Arshad and accountant Asif Ayub, RMC director finance Muhammad Rashid and three real brothers Syed Naseer-ud-Din, Syed Alla-ud-Din and Syed Salah-ud-Din, who were recruited as doctors in DHQ Hospital on bogus degrees, had been arrested on the night between Saturday and Sunday.

He said FIR No 24 was registered under section 420, 471, 109 CRPC and 52 and 47 Provincial Corruption Act (PCA) against 12 persons. He said ACD arrested six people and were searching six other including DHQ Hospital Head Clerk Malik Irfan, his wife Riffat Shaheen and three lady doctors who possessed bogus MBBS degrees and were recruited as doctors including Dr Mobeen Akhtar, Dr Marryam Waqar and Dr Romana Malik.

He said some months ago six unqualified persons including the three real brothers, Charge Nurse Riffat Shaheen, Mobeen Akhtar and Marriyam Waqar were appointed illegally on the seats of doctors in DHQ Hospital Rawalpindi. They all possessed the degrees of MD form Kabul, Afghanistan.

He said on revealing the story by media Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif constituted an inquiry committee to probe the fake degrees case. The committee comprised Punjab additional secretary heath and directors health from Lahore and Rawalpindi regions.

The committee investigated the matter and found 12 persons guilty. The inquiry report was sent to the CM who ordered DG Anti Corruption Kazim Ali Malik to register a case against guilty persons and arrest them.

“Although Dr Bilal Arshad and Dr Romana Malik had original MBBS degrees, but their cases were quite different. Dr Arshad, who was working at DHQ Hospital, resigned from service almost two years ago. After the lapse of two years he was reinstated again and he drew the pay and allowances for the two years of his absence. While Dr Romana Malik who was the wife of DMS Dr Masood Malik and working in another hospital was appointed as senior medical officer in DHQ by ignoring rule and regulations,” he said.

Khattak said it was very astonishing that Syed Naseer-ud-Din applied for dispenser course at DHQ Hospital three years ago but disqualified on the grounds that he possessed bogus certificate of matriculation, but after three years he was selected for the post of doctor in the same hospital. Similarly, Riffat Shaheen who was a nurse was also appointed as medical officer, he said.

Pakistan Medical & Dental Association Grants Recognition to Seven Chinese Medical Universities

BEIJING, AUG 11 (APP): Pakistan Medical & Dental Association (PMDC) has approved seven Chinese medical universities for medicine studies for Pakistani students. Graduates from these universities will no more be required to pass any additional examination to get practice license in Pakistan. The recognition came during a meeting of the special task force on China in July which was chaired by President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari. “The decision meets a longstanding demand of the medical students in China”, Masood Khan, Pakistan Ambassador to China, told APP Tuesday.

He pointed out that the decision was being communicated to the Presidents of these Universities.

“This is a step in the right direction”, said Ambassador Khan while expressing thanks to Pakistan Ministry of Health and PMDC.

He further said that this step will increase the number of Pakistani students in Chinese medical universities which are internationally competitive.

Currently there are more than 5000 Pakistani students in China, most of them are studying in medicine.

The seven universities recongnized by PMDC include Peking Union Medical College, Beijing medical university, Shanghai medical university, Shanghai second medical university, School of stomatology, Shanghai second medical university, School of medicine of Xian Jiaotong university and Xinjiang medical university.

source: www.pfmsg.com/pmdcrecognizeduniversities.htm

http://pk.china-embassy.org/eng/zbgx/t577846.htm

PFMSG Starts its Admission service for Medical Universities in China

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PMDC Exam – May 2009 – Final Result

PMDC has announced 134 medical candidates as successful, and eligible to take provisional RMP and do housejob.

Congratulations to all of them.

pmdc final result may 2009

PMDC Theory Paper result-May,2009

PMDC has declared 118 (medical) candidates successful in its Theory exam result.

Congratulations to them, and hope many of them would pass practical exam too.

PMDC medical result 11th May,2009

PMDC recognises 12 postgraduate programmes

01-April-2009

LAHORE: The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has recognised 12 new postgraduate programmes that are conducted by the King Edward Medical University. A notification issued by the council on Tuesday said the newly recognised diplomas included DA, DLO, DOMS, DMJ, DGO, DTCD, DFM, D Derm, DCH, Dip Card, DPM and DMRD. PMDC Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Muhammad Zafarullah Khan thanked the council for this reorganisation, hoping the authorities would continue to facilitate the university. He congratulated the postgraduate students on their graduations, saying the postings of these officials would reduce the shortage of specialists at district and tehsil levels. staff report

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=200941\story_1-4-2009_pg7_18

Imporatant News: For those Pakistani students desiring to get admission in any foreign medical university.

“A person who gets admission in any medical/dental course in a foreign country without being in possession of a valid NOC issued by PM&DC issued to him prior to joining the Course abroad shall not be eligible for registration of his qualification.”

source: pmdc.org.pk

For details see PMDC REGULATIONS 2008

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Recommended books for FCPS

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FCPS Past Examination Papers

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