{"id":78067,"date":"2025-06-19T22:28:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T17:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=78067"},"modified":"2025-06-19T22:45:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T17:45:54","slug":"punjab-bans-senior-doctors-from-pursuing-advanced-medical-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/health\/punjab-bans-senior-doctors-from-pursuing-advanced-medical-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Punjab bans senior doctors from pursuing advanced medical training"},"content":{"rendered":"

LAHORE: In a recent development, the Punjab Specialized Healthcare Department<\/a> has\u00a0<\/span>introduced\u00a0<\/span>new age\u00a0<\/span>limits<\/span> for the postgraduate and fellowship medical <\/span>education<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

This effectively\u00a0<\/span>bars<\/span>\u00a0senior government-employed\u00a0<\/span>physicians<\/span>\u00a0from\u00a0<\/span>career<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>progression<\/span>. Under the newly released policy,\u00a0 <\/span>physicians<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>above<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>40<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>years<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>age<\/span>\u00a0will be\u00a0<\/span>disqualified<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>from<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>undergoing\u00a0<\/span>postgraduate training<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0those\u00a0<\/span>who<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>45 and older <\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>be<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>disqualified<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>from<\/span>\u00a0the second fellowship program. <\/span><\/p>\n

This\u00a0<\/span>move<\/span>\u00a0is\u00a0<\/span>likely<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span>affect<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>senior\u00a0<\/span>physicians<\/span>\u00a0in public service,\u00a0<\/span>restricting<\/span>\u00a0their\u00a0<\/span>scope<\/span>\u00a0for\u00a0<\/span>career<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>development<\/span>\u00a0despite their\u00a0<\/span>long<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>exposure to practice<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Medical<\/span>\u00a0professionals and\u00a0<\/span>professional<\/span>\u00a0associations have\u00a0<\/span>condemned<\/span>\u00a0the age\u00a0<\/span>limit<\/span>\u00a0as discriminatory,\u00a0<\/span>with<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>fears<\/span>\u00a0that this policy\u00a0<\/span>has<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>potential to erode staff\u00a0<\/span>morale and\u00a0<\/span>reduce<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>access<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>highly\u00a0<\/span>qualified<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>experts<\/span>\u00a0in\u00a0<\/span>state<\/span>\u00a0hospitals\u00a0<\/span>nationwide<\/span>.
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LAHORE: In a recent development, the Punjab Specialized Healthcare Department has\u00a0introduced\u00a0new age\u00a0limits for the postgraduate and fellowship medical education. This effectively\u00a0bars\u00a0senior government-employed\u00a0physicians\u00a0from\u00a0career\u00a0progression. Under the newly released policy,\u00a0 physicians\u00a0above\u00a040\u00a0years\u00a0of\u00a0age\u00a0will be\u00a0disqualified\u00a0from\u00a0undergoing\u00a0postgraduate training,\u00a0and\u00a0those\u00a0who\u00a0are\u00a045 and older will\u00a0be\u00a0disqualified\u00a0from\u00a0the second fellowship program. This\u00a0move\u00a0is\u00a0likely\u00a0to\u00a0affect\u00a0senior\u00a0physicians\u00a0in public service,\u00a0restricting\u00a0their\u00a0scope\u00a0for\u00a0career\u00a0development\u00a0despite their\u00a0long\u00a0exposure to practice. Medical\u00a0professionals and\u00a0professional\u00a0associations have\u00a0condemned\u00a0the age\u00a0limit\u00a0as discriminatory,\u00a0with\u00a0fears\u00a0that this policy\u00a0has\u00a0the\u00a0potential to erode staff\u00a0morale and\u00a0reduce\u00a0access\u00a0to\u00a0highly\u00a0qualified\u00a0experts\u00a0in\u00a0state\u00a0hospitals\u00a0nationwide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":30297,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[29597,29596],"class_list":["post-78067","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","tag-postgraduate","tag-punjab-specialized-healthcare-department"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78067"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78067\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78072,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78067\/revisions\/78072"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}