LAHORE: The College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP) successfully held 59th Convocation.
A total of 220 medical specialists, including 203 FCPS Fellows and 17 MCPS Members, were awarded their qualifications during the prestigious ceremony.
Faisal Karim Kundi, Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, graced the occasion as Chief Guest.
The ceremony was attended by distinguished Guests of Honour, Prof. Mohammad Daud Khan, Prof. Riaz Anwar Khan, and Prof. Ejaz Hassan Khan, along with CPSP President Prof. Mohammad Shoaib Shafi, Senior Vice President Prof. Khalid Masood Gondal, College Council members, senior Fellows, and prominent medical professionals from all four provinces of Pakistan.
In his welcome address, CPSP President Prof. Mohammad Shoaib Shafi congratulated the graduating Fellows and Members and highlighted CPSP’s contributions to postgraduate medical education, specialist training, and international recognition.
Addressing the convocation, Governor Faisal Karim Kundi appreciated CPSP’s contribution to strengthening healthcare services and developing highly qualified medical specialists across Pakistan.
The Governor announced that specialist positions would be created at district and tehsil levels in collaboration with CPSP, providing better employment opportunities for qualified doctors, improving specialist healthcare access in underserved areas, and helping prevent brain drain.
He also welcomed the establishment of CPSP’s regional centre in Dera Ismail Khan and assured continued cooperation in expanding medical training and specialist healthcare services throughout Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Guest of Honour Prof. Mohammad Daud Khan emphasized the need for stronger healthcare management, well-trained nursing and allied health professionals, and improved specialist services at the district level.
Guest of Honour Prof. Riaz Anwar Khan highlighted CPSP’s remarkable journey since 1962 and noted that 484 hospitals and medical training institutions in Pakistan and abroad hold CPSP accreditation. He also called for improved employment opportunities for young specialists and encouraged them to uphold professional ethics and pursue medical research.
Guest of Honour Prof. Ejaz Hassan Khan appreciated CPSP’s contribution to postgraduate medical education and specialist training.
In recognition of his outstanding academic and professional contributions, Prof. Muhammad Zubair Khan, Professor of Dermatology at PGMI/Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, an eminent academician was conferred an Honorary Fellowship of CPSP. His citation was presented by CPSP Councilor Prof. Waqar Alam Jan.
The professional oath was administered to the graduating Fellows and Members by CPSP Councilor Prof. Abdullah Muttaqi.
The ceremony concluded with the conferment of diplomas by CPSP President Prof. Mohammad Shoaib Shafi, along with College Council members. Commemorative shields were also presented to the chief guest and guests of honour.
CPSP remains committed to excellence in postgraduate medical education, the advancement of specialist training, and strengthening healthcare services across Pakistan.
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