08-30-2011, 08:43 PM
Peshawar: The management of the Jinnah Medical College, Peshawar, has said their college had been duly recognized by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) after inspection.
Clarifying a news item, a press statement stated that the college had improved its standard and availed affiliation from the Khyber Medical University.
An official of the university, however, said that permanent affiliation has not been granted to the college yet. The official said on the condition of anonymity that the college had some major deficiencies, which was why the university had given it conditional affiliation for a six-month period. Permanent affiliation would be granted to it once it overcame the shortfalls, he added.
The statement said that the college was also registered with the Higher Education Regulatory Authority (HERA).
The statement added that Jinnah Medical College was the only private medical college in the provincial metropolis, which was attached to public sector hospital for clinical training of its students. The college has acquired the facility from the provincial government at a high cost to facilitate its students for training at the District Headquarters Hospital in Charsadda, the statement said.
On the other hand, sources said that the college had acquired temporary attachment with the DHQ Hospital in Charsadda. The college management had made the commitment with PMDC that it would develop a full-fledged hospital of its own, but no signs of the hospital could be seen despite a lapse of more than one-and-a-half year since its recognition in January 2009, the sources said.
The statement claimed that the college was growing day by day and its management was going on smoothly but a few disgruntled elements had been trying to defame the college since long by writing to the various institutions for their vested interest. Note: The reporter of The News stands by his story.
Clarifying a news item, a press statement stated that the college had improved its standard and availed affiliation from the Khyber Medical University.
An official of the university, however, said that permanent affiliation has not been granted to the college yet. The official said on the condition of anonymity that the college had some major deficiencies, which was why the university had given it conditional affiliation for a six-month period. Permanent affiliation would be granted to it once it overcame the shortfalls, he added.
The statement said that the college was also registered with the Higher Education Regulatory Authority (HERA).
The statement added that Jinnah Medical College was the only private medical college in the provincial metropolis, which was attached to public sector hospital for clinical training of its students. The college has acquired the facility from the provincial government at a high cost to facilitate its students for training at the District Headquarters Hospital in Charsadda, the statement said.
On the other hand, sources said that the college had acquired temporary attachment with the DHQ Hospital in Charsadda. The college management had made the commitment with PMDC that it would develop a full-fledged hospital of its own, but no signs of the hospital could be seen despite a lapse of more than one-and-a-half year since its recognition in January 2009, the sources said.
The statement claimed that the college was growing day by day and its management was going on smoothly but a few disgruntled elements had been trying to defame the college since long by writing to the various institutions for their vested interest. Note: The reporter of The News stands by his story.