100 medical graduates start working at LGH
Lahore General Hospital. PHOTO: LGH.ORG.PK
A force of 100 MBBS young graduates from Ameeruddin Medical College has joined Lahore General Hospital as the House Officers and they have been posted in different departments to start working.
As per policy of the Punjab government each house officer will be paid more than Rs45,000 per month stipend and they will serve at LGH till May 31, 2023.
Post Graduate Medical Institute Principal Dr Sardar Muhammad Al-freed Zafar said it was an honour for this medical college AMC to have MBBS graduates working in a historical and best standard Institution like General Hospital.
He added with the help of these 100 House Officers, the work force of doctors of LGH would be further strengthened and they would also be able to provide better medical treatment to the patients.
Dr Al-freed Zafar, while congratulating the new house officers, voiced the hope that they would use their professional dedication and spirit of service to the suffering humanity for the treatment of the patients and to enhance the grace of Ameeruddin Medical College.
He further said that for these 100 house officers it is the best time to put the lessons learned in AMC and now put them in the framework of experience and take such steps in practical life which will be helpful for them in the days to come.
PGMI Principal said there is no doubt that the medical field is too wide, no doctor can call himself perfect and everyone has to continue medical education, research and bringing forth new trends is a continuous process for which every doctor has to keep pace with the medical research and new innovations and development taking place in the world in their findings.
On the occasion, the newly appointed house officers thanked Principal Dr Al-freed Zafar and assured him that they would discharge their duties diligently, efficiently and honestly and that the education received from the teachers would be utilised for the care of patients and make it workable for their improvement.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 7th, 2022.