LAHORE: Akhtar Saeed Medical and Dental College (AMDC), Lahore, recently conducted an orientation ceremony and a career counselling symposium for house officers who had just started and completed their house job.
It has been a hybrid event and the first of its kind. The event aimed to provide post-graduation career options to all the BDS students, especially the house officers who had just completed their house job. It also aimed to brief the house job rules and regulations to the new house officers.
Dr Farooq Khan, Chairman, AMDC, Prof Dr Sabir Hussain, Principal Dental College, AMDC, Prof. Dr Col ® Iffat Batool, Dean Dental Section, AMDC, Dr Sadia Minhas, Vice Principal Dental College, AMDC) and Dr Agha Sohail, MS Dental Clinics, AMDC, presided over the event.
The new house officers were welcomed and explained the “Academic Aspects of House job”, “Administrative Aspects of House job”, and “Outline of ClinicoPathological Conferences”.
Prof. Dr Col® Iffat Batool introduced the symposium to the students. Many renowned dental practitioners from Pakistan and other countries explained different career options.
Dr Saiqa Ahmad of Dental Professionals, Lahore, briefed about General Dentistry Management and discussed the key points to a successful private practice.
Prof Dr Sabir Hussain, Prof Dr Col ®Iffat Batool, Dr Sadia Minhas and Dr Rabia Chaudhary explained various local post-graduation options like MDS, FCPS, M.Phil/Ph.D in basic and clinical sciences.
Prof. Dr Khalid Mirza and Dr Ahmad Chaudhary, from their personal experience, explained about study options in France and Malaysia, respectively. Two foreign speakers, Dr Hussain Abbas and Dr Aun Sherazi, enlightened the audience on the pathways to the USA and UK for post-graduation and ultimately clinical practice.
At the end of the event, certificates of ‘Best house officers of the year’ were presented to Dr Ali Haider and Dr Kinza Khalid for their outstanding performance.
Dr Sadia Minhas concluded the event, thanked the speakers, wished the best to the passing house officers, and welcomed the new ones.
