Advisor to Chief Minister on Health Khawaja Salman Rafiq has said that the government is taking steps to introduce a transparent recruitment policy for induction of postgraduate residents (PGRs). Presiding over a meeting to finalise Punjab Residency Programme for online induction of PGRs, held at Civil Secretariat on Saturday, he said that the government was trying to allocate maximum paid seats for the programme.
He said that the honorary PGship should be minimised. He said that provision of quality treatment facilities to the people is the priority of the government. Secretary Specialised Healthcare & Medical Education Najam Ahmad Shah said that the purpose of introducing Punjab Residency policy for PGRs induction is to overcome shortage of specialist doctors in different specialties and to solve the problems, faced by the patients in public sector hospitals. Meeting discussed in details regarding the allocations of paid and non-paid seats in different specialties / sub specialties according to the requirements.
The participants gave proposals to attract doctors for Post graduation in such specialties which are facing dearth of doctors. King Edward Medical University (KEMU) Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Faisal Masood, Fatima Jinnah Medical University VC Professor Fakhar Imam, Pro-Vice Chancellor University of Health Sciences Professor Junaid Sarfraz Khan, Principal Allama Iqbal Medical College Professor Mehmood Shaukat and other officials attended the meeting.