ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) said on Wednesday that it did homework to strengthen its technical relationship with leading international medical regulatory authorities to enhance the standard of Pakistan’s National Licensing Exam (NLE).
The PMC spokesperson said that the objective behind these efforts was to acquire a transfer of knowledge and technical expertise and international recognition of the NLE to provide further recognize the country’s medical and dental graduates.
It said that the commission has made sincere steps to collaborate with international regulatory authorities and to ensure recognition of its standards in key countries where Pakistani doctors seek to undertake postgraduate training and gain work experience.
The PMC has formally initiated the application process for recognition by World Federation for Medical Education (WFME), the spokesperson added.
It said the WFME recognition is essential for Pakistan to ensure that doctors from Pakistan are able to go and train and work internationally.
The spokesperson said that the entire process of assessment including a physical visit by the WFME and inspection is expected to take 12 to 15 months.
The commission has worked tirelessly to ensure that all regulatory processes including the recognition and accreditation of teaching hospitals and colleges as well as the admission and examination process and especially the national licensing examination are designed and implemented at the highest international standards including the introduction of digital licensing for practitioners.
