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College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Regulatory college to oversee postgraduate medical education

Field	Value
name	College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan
image	College_of_Physicians_&_Surgeons_Pakistanlogo.png
abbreviation	CPSP
established
type	Public, Regulatory college
headquarters	Karachi, Sindh Pakistan
membership	MCPS, FCPS
leader_title	President
leader_name	Khalid Masud Gondal
website
founder	Wajid Ali Khan Burki

The College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (, abbreviated as CPSP) is a regulatory college established in 1962 by a special act of the Parliament of Pakistan to oversee the postgraduate medical education and professional development. It offers certifications following postgraduate training in specialties of medicine, surgery and dentistry.

History

The college was established in 1962 through an act of parliament, under the leadership of the then-Minister of Health Wajid Ali Khan Burki. In 1965, the Library of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan was established and since its inception has acquired latest medical literature and served as a focal point in supporting postgraduate medical education in the country. The CPSP started publishing Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan in 1991.

Regional campuses

The regional campuses of the CPSP are located in:

Abbottabad
Bahawalpur
Faisalabad
Hyderabad
Islamabad
Lahore
Larkana
Multan
Muzaffarabad
Nawabshah
Peshawar
Quetta
Rawalpindi
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Kathmandu, Nepal

International training centres

Various centres in the United Kingdom{{cite web | access-date = 24 August 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141222194749/http://www.pulsepakistan.com/archives/15_04_2010/short_news.htm | archive-date = December 22, 2014 | url-status = dead
Internal Medicine at King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Anaesthesia, Emergency Medicine and Surgery with Medical Council of Ireland{{cite web | access-date = 24 August 2020}}{{cite web | access-date = December 22, 2014 }}
Nepal{{cite web | access-date =23 August 2020}}

International Courses

It is the only institute in Pakistan which conducts official ATLS and ACS courses.

Qualifications award

Fellow of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (FCPS)
Member of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (MCPS)

References

CPSP, Zahid Ali Siddiqui. "College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan".
(January 2015). "Silver Jubilee of JCPSP: A Story of Successes and Achievements". Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan.
"Profile of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan".
"CPSP to sign MoU with ACS to launch advanced trauma life support programme in Pakistan".
(6 December 2000). "College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan".

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