Evolving medical and dental education system in Pakistan

Medical science is the backbone for treatment and the foundation for understanding human diseases. Standardization and organization of medical and dental education is required to accomplish goals towards achieving excellence in professional practice. The aim of this publication is to explore the current status of educational system in medicine and dentistry in Pakistan and possible channels for improvement. Medical and dental educational system for undergraduate as well as postgraduate level must comprise of continuing professional developmental sessions both for students and teachers. There is also a concomitant need of well discerned educational system which helps to manage trainee's induction, their curriculum assessment, and examination process. In addition, activities such as keeping the entire medical and dental education system under continuous circle of evaluation in the form of feedback and effective communication are essential at periodic academic stages. An interactive session at multiple levels and its valid quantified evaluation is constantly required to assess the progress of ongoing educational system. A well oriented process of decision making involving syllabus, professional annual examinations, re-certification examinations and licensure requirements must be comprehensively established

Adult learning in our dental education system

The importance of ensuring that adults receiving higher education have access to high quality and effective learning throughout their period of study is paramount. It is meant to be an aspect of lifelong exploring carrying key components of self-motivated pursuance for either personal or professional reasons. An educational system needs to understand the basic demands which fulfil the basic fundamental requirements of education; yet understand the learners. Learner needs systemized steps of education which imparts practical experience to their life