A two-day training session was held at the University of Health Sciences (UHS) for inspectors of Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (PMDC). PMDC President Justice (r) Mian Shakirullah Jan was the chief guest on the concluding session on Tuesday. The training aimed at building capacity of senior medical faculty who would inspect various medical and dental colleges on behalf of PMDC for recognition purposes. PMDC member and Punjab Human Organ Transplant Authority Director General Professor Faisal Masood, who has developed the new inspection pro forma for medical and dental colleges’ recognition, was the main facilitator. Ganga Ram Hospital Gynecology Department Head Professor Zohra Khanum also facilitated the group. More than 100 faculty members were trained during the two-day session. Addressing the participants at the end of training session, Justice (r) Mian Shakirullah Jan said that new inspection criteria developed by Adhoc Council had made the whole process of inspection of medical and dental colleges transparent. Later, certificates were disturbed among the participants. UHS Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Javed Akram was also present on the occasion. Published in Daily Times, September 3rd 2018.