Thursday 27 June 2013

MBBS/BDS studies programmes altered

MBBS/BDS studies programmes altered



ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Medical and Dental Council has amended the MBBS/BDS professional studies programmes comprising five professionals while superseding the earlier MBBS programme schedule comprising four professionals.
According to the new methodology, decided by the Executive Committee/ Council, the 1st Professional of two years duration is divided into two professionals. The Executive Committee/Council also decided that “Any student who fails to clear the 1st Professional in four chances availed or unavailed and has been expelled on that account, shall not be eligible to continue their medical/dental studies of MBBS or BDS and shall not be eligible for fresh admission as a fresh candidate in either MBBS or BDS. Any student who fails to clear the 2nd Professional in four chances availed or unavailed and has been expelled on that account, shall not be eligible for continuation of medical studies of the MBBS and shall not be eligible for fresh admission as a fresh candidate in either MBBS or BDS. Moreover, for full registration the medical practitioner shall have the following two modules including “Modules of Medicine and Allied” (six months) and “Modules of Surgery and Allied” (six months), while each module has to be completed separately in the same hospital recognized by the PM&DC.
It is pertinent to mention here that the break-up of the columns of the house job modules can be deleted and be replaced by the above mentioned distribution. The Council also decided that medical and dental colleges in the first two years shall allow only 10 percent of allocated seats per year in lieu of dropout students/ vacant seats.

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