Hanif Shiwani.
Need for the Specialist Register in Pakistan.
J Pak Med Assoc Jan ;56(11):564-5.

It is high time when Pakistan Medical Council should seriously consider the establishment of specialists` register. It will be a nightmare when it will come to choosing members for the board when majority of the doctors are not specialists trained in accordance with the rules set by authority like PMETB. We will have to consider setting our own rules to meet the local demand and considering the constraint of level of governance exist in general in the country. When it comes to an agreement, will it open tussle and debates between doctors, department of health and PMDC as these three bodies are to date not unified on any issue pertaining to eventual population welfare. Shall we involve public who is the ultimate receiver to make a decision? Should we demand our parliamentarians to make legislation to develop a specialist register and standardize the health care system? Are we too ambitious in asking for the best level of care for our patient population or do we have to wage war? This is a review article.

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