The University of Health Sciences (UHS) and the Punjab Healthcare Commission (PHC) have signed an MoU to jointly launch a six-month Certificate in Family Medicine (CFM) programme to enhance the clinical skills of general practitioners and strengthen primary healthcare across Punjab.
The agreement was signed by UHS Vice Chancellor Prof. Ahsan Waheed Rathore and PHC Chief Executive Officer Dr. Muhammad Saqib Aziz. The competency-based programme will offer supervised clinical training, evidence-based learning, emergency skills certification, and workplace-based assessments.
Speaking on the occasion, Prof. Rathore said the initiative would equip GPs with modern clinical competencies and improve healthcare outcomes, while Dr. Saqib Aziz termed the collaboration a major step towards ensuring quality, safe, and standardized primary healthcare services across the province.