Terming research and development (R&D) in the medical field as crucial, health professionals at a medical moot urged the doctors to focus on enhancing their professional skills. They were speaking at the concluding session of Scientific Symposium and Medical Education Conference organized by PGMI in Lahore.

For enhancing the capabilities of young doctors, medical symposiums are of vital importance as these provide opportunity to doctors and medical staff to gain maximum benefits, they said. Principal Postgraduate Medical Institute (PGMI) Professor Dr Mohammad Al-Freed Zafar, Executive Director of PINS Professor Dr Khalid Mehmood and others spokes on the occasion.

Vice chancellor King Edward Medical University Professor Dr Khalid Masood Gondal, Chairperson, Healthcare Commission Professor Atiya Mubarak, former Principals PGMI Professor Anjum Habib Vohra and Professor Tariq Salah uddin, CEO PIC Professor Saqib Shafi and a large number of senior teachers, professors, doctors and medical students were also present on the occasion.

Addressing on the occasion, Principal PGMI Professor Zafar said that medical education, research and advanced sciences are ongoing process in the field of medical science. He urged the physicians to treat patients as a form of worship and pay special attention to medical ethics in addition to their services.