Admissions banned in 17 medical colleges

The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has reportedly restricted 17 public and private sector medical colleges from admitting students for the 2015-16 session for being critically deficient in faculty and other facilities.

It has recommended to the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination to order closure of four of the colleges for constantly violating rules and regulations.

Eight of the 17 colleges are in Punjab, four each in public and private sectors. Tests for admission to governmentrun medical and dental colleges in Punjab had been scheduled for August 30.

‘Confirm status’

The PMDC has advised parents and students to confirm the status of medical colleges before seeking admission to them.

The institutions where admissions have been stopped are: Sahiwal Medical College, Dera Ghazi Khan Medical College, Abbottabad International Medical College, Abbottabad Women Medical College, Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Medical College, Lahore; Shaikh Zayed Medical College, Rahim Yar Khan; Rashid Latif Medical College, Lahore; Pak Red Crescent Medical and Dental College, Lahore; University College of Medicine and Dentistry, Lahore; Hashmat Medical and Dental College, Gujrat; Al Razi Medical College, Peshawar; Mohammad Bin Qasim Dental and Medical College, Karachi; Federal Medical and Dental College, Islamabad; Pak International Medical College, Peshawar; Indus Medical College, Tando Mohammad Khan (Sindh); Islamic International Medical College, Rawalpindi; and Department of Dentistry, Bacha Khan Medical College, Mardan.