KP minister accused of ignoring private practice of dean
July 18, 2021
PESHAWAR: The Young Doctors Association (YDA) has accused Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Minister Taimur Jhagra of ignoring private practice of the dean of Gajju Khan Medical College, Swabi. The YDA claimed that Dr Shamsur Rahman was running his private clinic in sheer violation of the Medical Teaching Institution Reforms Act 2015.
Under the law, a dean or a medical director, once selected in any Medical Teaching Institution (MTI), was not allowed to run private clinics outside respective institutions. In MTI, certain key position holders, including dean, medical and hospital director are paid heavy stipends up to Rs600,000 in addition to getting a brand new car and other privileges.
Minister accused of ignoring private practice of dean
July 18, 2021
PESHAWAR: The Young Doctors Association (YDA) has accused Khyber Pakhtun-khwa Health Minister Taimur Jhagra of ignoring private practice of the dean of Gajju Khan Medical College, Swabi.
The YDA claimed that Dr Shamsur Rahman was running his private clinic in sheer violation of the Medical Teaching Institution Reforms Act 2015.
Under the law, a dean or a medical director, once selected in any Medical Teaching Institution (MTI), was not allowed to run private clinics outside respective institutions. In MTI, certain key position holders, including dean, medical and hospital director are paid heavy stipends up to Rs600,000 in addition to getting a brand new car and other privileges.
MoU signed to promote quality medical research
Peshawar
April 12, 2021
MARDAN: The Bacha Khan Medical College (BKMC) on Friday inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Khyber Medical University (KMU) to encourage and promote quality research to develop new medicines and procedures to help cure ailments.
KMU Vice-chancellor Dr Zia ul Haq and BKMC Dean Prof Dr Muhammad Fazil signed the MoU in a ceremony.
The vice-chancellor and the dean inaugurated KMU’s sub-office of Research, Innovation and Commercializtion (ORIC) at the BKMC.
The dean hoped that the BKMC would now serve as the regional hub for the Nowshera Medical College in Nowshera, Gajju Khan Medical College in Swabi and Saidu Sharif Medical College Swat for carrying out research and hosting training activities while the KMU would provide access to the faculty members of the BKMC to the varsity digital library and to software.
SWABI: The nurses of the Bacha Khan Hospital Complex, Shahmansoor, on Monday staged a protest demonstration demanding accommodation in the newly-built hostel.
They argued that the hostel was built for them, but now the management of the Gajju Khan Medical College, Swabi, had decided to accommodate the first year MBBS students there.
Deputy commissioner Shahid Mehmood met with the leaders of the protesting nurses to end the protest, but they refused and vowed to continue with the agitation till their demand was met.
On the other hand, Dr Fasseh-uz-Zaman, principal of the Ghaju Khan Medical College and chief executive of the hospital, said the new batch of the MBBS students would be accommodated in the hostel as per the requirement of the Pakistan Medical Council.