Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with China Cultural Heritage Foundation for training of young doctors in China in different specialties.
PMA Secretary General Dr SM Qaisar Sajjad and Dr Qazi Muhammad Wasiq and China Cultural Heritage Foundation Deputy Secretary General Geng Xianhui signed the MOU. The basic purpose of this MoU is to arrange young doctors’ training in China in different specialties. This MoU will last till 2022 and will be renewable.
Initially, it was decided that 100 doctors will be selected, twenty doctors each year. First batch of the young doctors will be from the field of cardiology. The salient features of this MOU are that all these training programs will be fully sponsored.
Dr SM Qaisar Sajjad said the PMA believes that this MoU will open new doors of cooperation in medical education and training and will provide golden opportunities for young doctors to learn advance techniques in their medical practice.
