K-P’s skill laboratory a game changer for doctors
Will be only training facility of its kind in the whole region; practitioners can carry out procedures on manikins
It will be the first and only laboratory in the region since many countries, including Iran and Afghanistan, lacked such facilities, the deputy dean said. PHOTO: AFP
PESHAWAR:
Doctors of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and other parts of the country will now have the opportunity to carry out medical procedures on manikins rather than human beings as the health department has been working on setting up a laboratory.
The skill lab, said to be the first of its kind in the country, will also attract students from other Asian countries for training.
The health officials have claimed construction work on three purpose-built buildings was almost complete, but they were not fully equipped yet. As soon as the work was completed, they added, labs will be equipped, enabling students to start training.
Officials of Post Graduate Medical Institute, Peshawar told The Express Tribune that doctors used to carry out procedures on human beings which sometimes proved to be painful for patients. They added that with the laboratory soon to be completed and made functional, doctors will carry out procedures on manikins.
When the need arises
“This will happen for the first time in the public sector in the history of the country,” PGMI Deputy Dean Dr Farida Mufti told The Express Tribune. She added inserting a cannula into a child could be difficult for a fresh graduate as veins are sometimes not visible. “That is why we want doctors to perform such procedures on a manikin first.”
There were a couple of manikins in private hospitals, Farida said, but they were not sufficient. She maintained the laboratory will give the opportunity to every single doctor from all specialties within and outside the country.
“Yes, it is something mandatory as per the rules of Council of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan to have such a laboratory,” Farida said. She added the idea was floated in 2014 and the building has almost been completed at a cost of Rs250 million.
One in the region
It will be the first and only laboratory in the region since many countries, including Iran and Afghanistan, lacked such facilities, the deputy dean said.
“We have been requested by the government of Iran to train their students,” she said. “Besides, Afghanistan has always sought [our help] to impart training for Afghan doctors.”
With establishment of the skill laboratory, she added, students from Central Asian countries will also seek admission, ultimately generating revenue as well.
“Why not carry out procedures on dummies rather than human beings?” Dr Mumtaz Muhammad of the HMC asked. “You will be [able to carry out] all kinds of procedures the moment this laboratory becomes functional.”
He added following FCPS-1, students visit foreign countries, including England and Germany, where they spend millions of rupees on such trainings. He added now they will find the opportunity at their doorstep.
“[Work is under way] and we have not started training yet, but one day you will find a waiting list on the board outside my office,” Farida said.
She also said the building was designed in such a manner that it would also provide accommodation for trainee students.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 9th, 2016.
Doctors of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and other parts of the country will now have the opportunity to carry out medical procedures on manikins rather than human beings as the health department has been working on setting up a laboratory.
The skill lab, said to be the first of its kind in the country, will also attract students from other Asian countries for training.
The health officials have claimed construction work on three purpose-built buildings was almost complete, but they were not fully equipped yet. As soon as the work was completed, they added, labs will be equipped, enabling students to start training.
Officials of Post Graduate Medical Institute, Peshawar told The Express Tribune that doctors used to carry out procedures on human beings which sometimes proved to be painful for patients. They added that with the laboratory soon to be completed and made functional, doctors will carry out procedures on manikins.
When the need arises
“This will happen for the first time in the public sector in the history of the country,” PGMI Deputy Dean Dr Farida Mufti told The Express Tribune. She added inserting a cannula into a child could be difficult for a fresh graduate as veins are sometimes not visible. “That is why we want doctors to perform such procedures on a manikin first.”
There were a couple of manikins in private hospitals, Farida said, but they were not sufficient. She maintained the laboratory will give the opportunity to every single doctor from all specialties within and outside the country.
“Yes, it is something mandatory as per the rules of Council of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan to have such a laboratory,” Farida said. She added the idea was floated in 2014 and the building has almost been completed at a cost of Rs250 million.
One in the region
It will be the first and only laboratory in the region since many countries, including Iran and Afghanistan, lacked such facilities, the deputy dean said.
“We have been requested by the government of Iran to train their students,” she said. “Besides, Afghanistan has always sought [our help] to impart training for Afghan doctors.”
With establishment of the skill laboratory, she added, students from Central Asian countries will also seek admission, ultimately generating revenue as well.
“Why not carry out procedures on dummies rather than human beings?” Dr Mumtaz Muhammad of the HMC asked. “You will be [able to carry out] all kinds of procedures the moment this laboratory becomes functional.”
He added following FCPS-1, students visit foreign countries, including England and Germany, where they spend millions of rupees on such trainings. He added now they will find the opportunity at their doorstep.
“[Work is under way] and we have not started training yet, but one day you will find a waiting list on the board outside my office,” Farida said.
She also said the building was designed in such a manner that it would also provide accommodation for trainee students.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 9th, 2016.