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K-P abolishes medical trainee registrar posts

The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Policy Board of Medical Teaching Institutions has decided to abolish Trainee Registrar positions across the province's medical teaching institutions, a move that will leave nearly 500 Trainee Medical Officers without jobs in teaching hospitals.The Policy Board noted that young doctors who clear…

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The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Policy Board of Medical Teaching Institutions has decided to abolish Trainee Registrar positions across the province's medical teaching institutions, a move that will leave nearly 500 Trainee Medical Officers without jobs in teaching hospitals.The Policy Board noted that young doctors who clear…

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These two-year positions are designed to give successful candidates the clinical experience needed to qualify for faculty appointments.

Departments must set clear training programmes and performance targets.

Progress will be reviewed after one year; unsatisfactory performance can trigger corrective measures, and serious under-performance may lead to removal from the post.All medical teaching institutions have been instructed to inform doctors already working as Trainee Registrars of the decision.

Those currently serving will be allowed to remain for a maximum of three months, provided their original contracts still have at least three months left and subject to legal and contractual obligations.

K-P abolishes medical trainee registrar posts Shahida Parveen | Updated 18 minutes ago | .

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