Gohar Wajid, Ahsan Sethi, Usman Mahboob.
Strengthening technical capacity of the regulatory authority in Pakistan to bring reforms in medical education.
Khyber Med Uni Med J Jan ;11(4):201-3.

The past few decades have witnessed numerous trends in transformation of medical education including the development of educational frameworks, competency-based education, modular and integrated curriculum.1 The impetus has come from growing public expectations, increasing accountability and educational developments that call for higher sophistication on the part of teachers in health professions.2 Transformation in medical education is not just limited to developed countries only. Health professionals are now perusing competencies in health professions education through seminars, conferences, workshops and postgraduate qualifications. Their interest can be judged by the increasing number of postgraduate programmes in health professions education, worldwide.3 Globalization has dramatically influenced medical education and the development of physicians, and the international landscape is likely to become ever more complex. Recognizing the emerging trends in medical schools, growth and student migration will be critical to direct the evolution of regulatory and quality assurance mechanisms. These trends will also ensure that all physicians receive a high-quality education that will permit the medical education community to meet population health needs and maintain public trust.4 The emerging educational scenario has raised the demand for professionalization of medical education and the need for strengthening the educational regulations.5 Exponential increase in the number of health professionals education institutions raises growing concerns about the quality of education for both educators and governments.6 The need for strengthening the regulations for health professionals education is being emphasized to ensure high quality of health workforce. Regulatory bodies thus play a major role in setting educational regulations. Independent professional or regulatory bodies such as General Medical Council (UK), Australian Medical Council (Australia), Liaison Committee for Medical Education (USA), Sudan Medical Council (Sudan), Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (now Pakistan Medical Commission) are few examples of agencies that regulate education at national level.

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