Medical Teaching Act needs ammendments ( episodes 1/ 6)

WHY MTI ACT IS A DEFINITE 

NO.

MTI Act is being vetted and is in its draft form copy available from . https://punjabcode.punjab.gov.pk/uploads/articles/punjab-medical-teaching-institutions-reforms-bill-2019-pdf.pdf 

In a series of blogs we will try to highlight issues pertaining to stake holders. If we identify the stakeholders affected by any such bill would include

1. Health care Providers
1. Doctors
1. Teaching faculty 
2. Trainees
3. Non trainees
4. House officers
5. Medical Students
6. Pre-medical students
2. Nurses
3. Paramedics
4. Allied services
5. Administerative cadre 
1. MS/ AMS/ DMS
2. Medical officer
3. APMO/PMO
4. Consultants working in periphery 
2. Patients 
1. Eligible for insurance
2. Non-eligible for insurance
3. Patients without health care cards
4. patients with complex diseases
3. Government 
1. Secretariat and its officers including Sec/ DS/AS/SS/Sec off
2. Politicians
3. local body representative
4. Public 
1. Philanthropist
2. Media 
3. Social media
5. Global level accreditation to Pakistani training programs abroad
6. DAI
1. HEC
2. Universities
3. Medical colleges
4. CPSP
7. PMC

MAIN ISSUES:

1. JOB SECURITY:

SUGGESTION AND SOLUTIONS

• There should be a well elaborated system for job security. How would an individual join a system where one would work as a daily wager and can be removed from job without being given a reason. If such a strategy can improve quality of work the same system should be adopted for Judiciary, Police, Bureaucracy.  Why only Doctors and health sector?
• There is a well established system based on US model by HEC which is also called as tenure track system . Where though the jobs are contractual, non pensionable but there is a well defined criteria for appointment, promotion and after a specified probation one can become tenured. The system is being adopted by King Edward Medical University as well as other non-medical universities.
• The system offers better pays and job descriptions are very focused, with Pay package for professors grade range from 0.3 million to 0.5 million. 
• https://www.hec.gov.pk/english/services/universities/FP/Documents/Revised%20TTS%20Salary%20Package%202015.pdf
• After a period of 6 years as probationary appointee candidates can either be promoted to next grade or TENURED in the same grade for a max of 15 years.

end of BLOG episode 1/6