The Council is a supreme body and takes all policy decisions, it meets at least once in a year or as and when there are sufficient items for the agenda, which needs policy decisions. It acts through various Committees and Secretariat. The meetings of the Council are presided over by the President and in his absence by the Vice President.
Head Office:
The Building of the Council is located at G-10/4, Mauve Area, and Islamabad. The PM&DC gets no grants and aid from the Federal government. The Registrar is the principal functionary is responsible for all Secretariat work including implementation of the decision of the Council. The Secretariat keeps a close liaison with the Federal and Provincial Governments, Health Departments, Universities, Medical Colleges and allied agencies for speedy implementation and execution of the decision of the Council. It also keeps a liaison with Council and, licensing bodies in other countries to establish close contacts and develop mutual cooperation and understanding. It also initiates exchange of Medical Education Specialist with a view to studying the system of undergraduate and postgraduate medical and dental education in various countries.
The Secretariat has following six (6) sections, each section works under the supervision of an officer.
| - Admin & Council Section |
Deals with admin & Council work |
| - Recognition Section |
Recognition of qualification & experience notInclude in the schedules not included in the schedules |
| - Registration Section. |
Issues Registration certificates |
| - Inspection Section. |
Inspection of Medical & Dental Colleges. |
| - Computer Section. |
Computer work of all the Sections |
| - Accounts Section |
Deals with Accounts & Budgets. |
Various Committees: -
The Council has following Committees for carrying out various functions: -
Executive Committee:
The Executive Committee is responsible for administration, finance and other related matters and is composed of the President, Vice President, Secretary and five members of the Council.Following are the members of Executive Committee:-
| 1. Prof.Dr. Syed Sibitul Hasnain |
President |
| 2. Dr. Asim Hussain |
Vice President |
| 3. Prof.Dr. Rafiq A.Memon |
Member |
| 4. Prof.Dr. Liaq Hussain |
Member |
| 5. Prof.Dr. Masood Hameed Khan |
Member |
| 6.Prof.Dr.Inayat ur Rehman Khalil |
Member |
| 7.Prof.Dr.Manzoor Hussain |
Member |
| 8. Prof. Rasheed Jomma |
Member |
| 9. Mr.Atitaz Ashan |
Member |
| Registrar or another officer nominated by the President shall be the ex-officio member of this committee and shall also act as Secretary of the Committee. |
Standing Recognition Committee:
The Recognition Committee is responsible to equate and recognize the various degrees, which have not been mentioned in the various schedules of the Ordinance and obtained by the doctors from countries out side Pakistan. This Committee determines equivalence of foreign degrees with the Pakistani degrees. It also evaluate the teaching experience gained outside Pakistan in teaching institution to give them benefit for the purpose of appointments in Medical & Dental Colleges of Pakistan. Following are the members of Standing Recognition Committee:-
| 1. Prof. Dr. Sikandar Ali Sheikh |
Chairman |
| 2. Prof. Dr. Mohammad Younus Jadoon |
Member |
| 3. Prof.Dr.M.H. Osmani |
Member |
| 4. Prof. Dr. Irshad Waheed |
Member |
| 5. Prof.Maj.Gen. Abdul Khaliq Navid |
Member |
| 6. Prof. Dr. Jaffar Khan |
Member |
| Registrar or another officer nominated by the President shall be the ex-officio member of this committee and shall also act as Secretary of the Committee. |
Curriculum Committee Medical:
Following are the members of Curriculum Committee:-
| 1. Prof. Dr. Masood Hameed Khan |
Chairman |
| 2. Prof.Dr.Syed M.Awais |
Vice Chairman |
| 3. Prof. Lt.Gen. Syed Afzal Ahmad |
Member |
| 4. Prof.Dr. Malik H.Mubbashar |
Member |
| 5. Prof. Dr. Mohammad Khurshid |
Member |
| 6. Prof. Lt. Gen.Mohammad Rehan Burney |
Member |
| 7. Prof. Dr. Umer Ali Khan |
Member |
| 8. Prof. Maj.Gen. Abdul Khaliq Navid |
Member |
| 9. Prof. Dr. Mohammad Hafizullah |
Member |
| 10. Dr. Rukhsana Zubari |
Member |
| 11. Prof. Dr. Laiq Hussain Siddiqui |
Member |
| 12. Prof. Dr. Amir Aziz |
Member |
| 13. Prof. Dr. Najib ul Haq |
Member |
| 14. Prof. Dr. Abdul Majid Chaudhry |
Member |
| Registrar or an other officer nominated by the President shall be the ex-officio member of this committee and shall also act as Secretary of the Committee. |
Curriculum Committee Dental:
Following are the members of Curriculum Committee Medical:-
| 1. Prof. Dr. Syed Mahmood Haider |
Chairman |
| 2. Prof. Dr. Mohammad Saeed |
Vice Chairman |
| 3. Prof. Dr. Yasmin |
Member |
| 4. Prof.Dr. Shaheed Iqbal |
Member |
| 5. Prof. Dr. Ayyaz |
Member |
| 6. Prof. Dr. Rafique A.Memon |
Member |
| Registrar or an other officer nominated by the President shall be the ex-officio member of this committee and shall also act as Secretary of the Committee. |
Disciplinary Committee:
Following are the members of Disciplinary Committee:-
| 1. Mr. Ch.Aitzaz Ahsan |
Chairman |
| 2. Prof. Dr. Inayat ur Rehman Khalil |
Deputy Chairman |
| 3. Prof. Dr. Mohammad Younus Jadoon |
Member |
| 4. Dr. Ali Farhan Razi |
Member |
| 5. Dr. Javed Siddiqui |
Member |
| 6. Prof. Dr. Javed Asghar |
Member |
| 7. Prof. Dr. Nazir Ahmad Asghar |
Member |
| 8. Prof. Dr. Nazir Ahmad Aasi |
Member |
| 9. Prof Dr Abdur Rashid Mian |
Member |
| 10. Prof. Dr. Jaffar Khan |
Member |
| 11. Prof. Dr. Zubair A.Khan |
Member |
| 12. Prof. Dr. Khalida Waheed |
Member |
Postgraduate Medical/Dental Education Committee
Postgraduate Medical Education Committee is responsible to lay down the standard of Postgraduate Medical education leading to the degrees of F.C.S.P, M.D., M.S., Ph.D., M.Phil and diplomas in various Specialties. It regulates the system of postgraduate qualifications. The Postgraduate Medical Education Committee can invite the Deans of Postgraduate Medical Institutions and Representatives of Medical Colleges, which are involved in the postgraduate training, programs. The Vice president of the Council heads it.Following are the members of Postgraduate Medical/Dental Committee:-
| 1. Prof. Dr. Rashid Jooma |
Chairman |
| 2. Prof Muhammad Awais |
Vice Chairman |
| 3. Prof. Dr. Masood Hameed Khan |
Member |
| 4. Prof. Dr. Malik H.Mubbasher |
Member |
| 5. Prof, Dr. Abdur Rashid Mian |
Member |
| 6. Prof. Dr. Saadiya Aziz Karim |
Member |
| 7. Prof. Dr. Mohammad Khurshid |
Member |
| 8. Prof.Maj Gen.Abdul Khaliq Navid |
Member |
| 9. Prof. Dr. Najib ul Haq. |
Member |
| 10. Prof.Dr.Mohammad Hafizullah |
Member |
| 11. Prof.Dr.Laiq Hussain Siddiqui |
Member |
| Registrar or an other officer nominated by the President shall be the ex-officio member of this committee and shall also act as Secretary of the Committee. |
Review Committee Of Rationalization Of Teaching Faculty Requirements And Inspection of Medical Institutions:
Following are the members of Committee:-
| 1. Prof. Dr. Javed Akram |
Chairman |
| 2. Prof. Dr. Abdur Rashid Mian |
Vice Chairman |
| 3. Prof. Dr. Mohammad Khurshid |
Member |
| 4. Prof. Dr. Abbas Zafar |
Member |
| 5. Prof. Dr Umer Ali Khan |
Member |
| 6. Prof. Dr.Nargis Parveen |
Member |
| 7. Prof Dr. Javed Asghar |
Member |
| 8. Prof. Dr. Nazir Ahmad Aasi |
Member |
| 9. Prof. Dr. Maj. Gen.Abdul Khaliq Navid |
Member |
| 10. Prof. Dr. Jaffar Khan |
Member |
| 11. Prof. Dr. Zubair A.Khan |
Member |
| 12. Prof. Dr. Mohammad Hafizullah |
Member |
| 13. Prof.Dr.Azam Hussain Yousifani |
Member |
| 14. Prof.Dr.Malik H.Mubbashar |
Member |
| Registrar or an other officer nominated by the President shall be the ex-officio member of this committee and shall also act as Secretary of the Committee. |
Review Committee Of Rationalization Of Teaching Faculty Requirements And Inspection of Dental Institutions:
Following are the members of Committee:-
| 1. Prof Dr.Rafique Chatta |
Chairman |
| 2. Prof. Dr. Mohammad Younus Jadoon |
Member |
| 3. Prof. Dr. Yaqoob Baig Mirza |
Member |
| 4. Prof. Dr. Essa Arain |
Member |
| 5. 5. Prof. Dr. Navid Rashid Qureshi |
Member |
| 6. Prof.Dr.Shaheed Iqbal |
|
| 7. Prof.Dr.Rafique A.Memon |
|
| Registrar or an other officer nominated by the President shall be the ex-officio member of this committee and shall also act as Secretary of the Committee. |
National Examination Board:
It conducts examination twice a year of foreign medical graduates. It comprises representative CPSP, Principal Rawalpindi Medical College, and Senior Professors of Rawalpindi & Khyber Medical Colleges. Following are the members of National Examination Board:-
| 1.Prof. Dr. Malik H. Mubbashar |
Chairman |
| 2. Prof. Dr .Javed Akram |
Member |
| 3. Prof. Lt.Gen.Mohammad Rehan Burney |
Member |
| 4. Prof. Dr. Javed Siddiqui |
Member |
| 5. Prof. Dr. Rafique Chatha |
Member |
| 6. Prof. Dr. M.H. Osmani |
Member |
| 7. Prof. Dr. Nargis Parveen |
Member |
| 8. Prof. Dr. Gul Mohammad |
Member |
| 9. Prof. Dr. Khalida Waheed |
Member |
| 10. Prof. Dr. Jaffar Khan |
Member |
| 11. Prof. Dr. Riaz Hussain Dab |
Member |
| 12. Prof. Dr. Manzoor Hussain |
Member |
| Registrar or an other officer nominated by the President shall be the ex-officio member of this committee and shall also act as Secretary of the Committee. |
Journal Review and Accredatation Committee :
| Following are the members of Journals Committee:- |
| 1. Prof. Dr. Syed Muhammad Awais |
Chairman |
| 2. Prof. Dr. Naushad A.Sheikh |
Member |
| 3. Prof.Dr. M.H.Osmani |
Member |
| 4. Prof. Dr. Mohammad Hafizullah |
Member |
| 5. Prof. Maj.Gen. Abdul Khaliq Navid |
Member |
| 6. Prof.Dr.M.Akbar Chaudhry |
Member |
| 7. Prof.Dr.Azam Hussain Yousifani |
Member |
| 8. Dr.Arshad Javed |
Member |
| Registrar or an other officer nominated by the President shall be the ex-officio member of this committee and shall also act as Secretary of the Committee. |
Committee to suggest measures to combat quackery:
| Following are the members of committee to suggest measure to combat quackery:- |
| 1. Dr. Syed Ali Farhan Razi |
Chairman |
| 2. Prof.Dr. Syed Sher Shah |
Vice Chairman |
| 3. Dr. Javed Siddiqui |
Member |
| 4. Prof.Dr. Essa Arain |
Member |
| 5..Prof.Dr.Javed Asghar |
Member |
| 6. Prof. Dr. Manzoor Hussain |
Member |
| 7. Prof. Dr. Abdur Rashid Mian |
Member |
| Registrar or an other officer nominated by the President shall be the ex-officio member of this committee and shall also act as Secretary of the Committee |
Law / Regulation Comittee:
| Following are the members of committee to review Law and Regulations:- |
| 1. Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho |
Chairman |
| 2. Prof. Dr. Abdur Rashid Mian |
Member |
| 3. Dr. Asim Hussain |
Member |
| 4. Prof Dr. Zubair A. Khan |
Member |
| Registrar or an other officer nominated by the President shall be the ex-officio member of this committee and shall also act as Secretary of the Committee |
CPD and CME Committee:
| Following are the members of committee to review CPD and CME:- |
| 1. Prof. Dr. Mohammad Khurshid |
Chairman |
| 2. Prof Dr.Saadiya Aziz Karim |
Member |
| 3. Prof.Dr. Irshad Waheed |
Member |
| 4. Prof.Dr.Rafique A.Memon |
Member |
| Registrar or an other officer nominated by the President shall be the ex-officio member of this committee and shall also act as Secretary of the Committee |
Provincial Offices:
The Council has four provincial sub-offices located in each Provincial Capital i.e. Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar and Quetta. The Sub-Offices provides assistance to doctors in the respective Province apply for registration, experience etc.
Under the Medical & Dental Degrees Ordinance, 1982, PM&DC or any person authorized , and notified is authorized to file complaint against any un-authorized medical practitioner. In exercise of the powers conferred under this Ordinance, PM&DC has authorized in consultation with the various Provincial Governments, officers to take cognizance of the offences under the Medical & Dental Degrees Ordinance, 1982 and file complaint in the court of competent Jurisdiction.
In Punjab
Following officers have been authorized by PM&DC to file complaint against unregistered medical practitioners:
1. Secretary Health, Government of the Punjab.
2. All Members of Pakistan Medical & Dental Council Located in the Province.
3. Director General Health Services.
4. All the eight Directors of Health Services.
5. All medical Superintendents of the Teaching/ GHQ Hospitals.
6. All District Health Officers.
In Sindh
1. Secretary Health, Government of Sindh.
2. All Members of the Pakistan Medical & Dental Council in the Province.
3. Director General Health Services.
4. All Deputy Directors Health Services.
5. All District Health Officers.
In N.W.F.P
1. Secretary Health, Government of N.W.F.P
2. All Members of the Pakistan Medical & Dental Council in the Province
3. Director General Health Service
4. All Deputy Directors Health Service
5. All District Health Officers/Agency Surgeons/Civil Surgeons.
6. All Assistant District health Officers.
In Baluchistan
1. Secretary Health Department, Government of Baluchistan.
2. All members of the Pakistan Medical & Dental Council in the Province.
3. Director General health Services.
4. Deputy Directors of Health Services.
5. District Health Officers.
In Federal Capital
In the federal Capital Area, the District Health Officers, Islamabad has been authorized to file complaint.