Abstract

Dr. Bilal Shirazi*, Dr. Nebras Saqib and Dr. Anum Rehman

ABSTRACT

In Pakistan, medical education at national level is facing multidimensional problems, best represented where the public is calling for more and better physicians, young doctors seeking better facilities & educational opportunities, older graduates and specialists wanting comprehensive continuing medical education CME services, both students and teachers in medical colleges unhappy with present conditions and regulatory frameworks. This is not the tale of one day, it has a long tradition of avoiding this sector for several years by several successive governments and stakeholders (PMA, PMDC, CPSP, etc). Pakistan like many Asian countries is investing in medical education to resolve enhanced societal needs and to fulfil the demand of national and foreign accrediting bodies. Establishing medical education units is part of this investment. Discussed here are some of the causes and their solutions. Lack of political will of States, lack of roper hierarchy to regulate Medical Education, lethargy of teaching institutions for Medical Instructors, lacunas in examining bodies and evaluation method, easy going and shortcut finding behaviour of medical students and their learning from substandard medical books are some of the causes.