College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

The College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (Urdu: طبیب و جراح کالج پاکستان, 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. It is the only postgraduate medical examining body in Pakistan.[1][2][3][4][5]

College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan
AbbreviationCPSP
Formation1962
TypePublic, Regulatory college
HeadquartersKarachi, Sindh Pakistan
Membership
MCPS, FCPS
President
Prof. Muhammad Shoaib Shafi
Websitecpsp.edu.pk

History

The college was established in 1962 through an act of parliament and by the untiring efforts of 50 eminent physicians in Pakistan under the leadership of Wajid Ali Khan Burki, then Federal Minister of Health.[6] 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.

Regional campuses

The regional campuses are located in:[3]

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

International training centers
  • Various centers in the United Kingdom[7]
  • Internal Medicine at King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Anaesthesia, Emergency Medicine and Surgery with Medical Council of Ireland[8][9]
  • Nepal[4]

International Courses conducted

It is the only institute in Pakistan which conducts official ATLS and ACS courses.[10]

Qualifications award
  • Fellow of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (FCPS)[1]
  • Member of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (MCPS)

Awards
  • College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan was awarded "Best postgraduate institution of the world" in 2013 by Socrates Committee of Europe Business Assembly.[11]
  • 'Best College' International Prize in 2013 by Oxford Summit of Leaders (Science and Education)[12]

See also
  • List of medical organizations in Pakistan
  • Pakistan Medical Commission

References
  1. "College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan". cpsp.edu.pk website (Ministry of Health, Government of Pakistan website). 6 December 2000. Archived from the original on 4 October 2006. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  2. "College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan". cpsp.edu.pk. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  3. "Profile of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan". Pakistan Herald website. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  4. Geeta Gurung. "IOM – College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP) Linkage Program". Institute of Medicine (Nepal) website. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  5. "CPSP Golden Jubilee Congress to be held at Karachi". Pulse International Online website. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  6. CPSP, Zahid Ali Siddiqui. "College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan". www.cpsp.edu.pk.
  7. "CPSP signs MOU with RCP London". Pulse International Online website. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  8. "International medical graduate scholarships". Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland website. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  9. "DRIP and CPSP sign an MOU for training of Pakistani doctors in Emergency medicine in Ireland". Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  10. "CPSP to sign MoU with ACS to launch advanced trauma life support programme in Pakistan". Online International News Network website. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  11. "College of Physicians and Surgeons (CPSP) awarded in UK". The Nation (newspaper). 20 December 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  12. "Oxford Summit of Leaders 'Science and Education'". Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2020.

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