Scholarship Program

Ensuring the highest quality standards of medical practice in Pakistan is at the heart of the vision of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan. Training, continuous professional development, audit and evidence based medicine are fundamental to the achievement of this aim.

CPSP believes that international exposure of a doctor during his/her postgraduate training will help deliver this vision. Many fellows and senior fellows have benefitted from the training they have received abroad and have formed life-long relationships.

General Eligibility Requirements for the UK programs

At time of application, applicants must meet all the Scholarship general eligibility requirements

These include:

• Have permanent registration with the Pakistan Medical Commission - PMC (Previously PMDC).
• Be eligible for registration with the General Medical Council.
• Each doctor may submit a certificate of test results from either the International English Language Test System (IELTS) or Occupational English Test (OET). IELTS/OET test results must be current and test results cannot be combined.

For the GMC to accept their IELTS certificate, it must demonstrate:

• that you took the academic version of the test
• that you achieved a score of at least 7.0 in each testing area and an overall score of at least 7.5.
• Occupational English Test (OET) is also acceptable in which the band must be minimum B in each component.
• that you achieved these scores in the same test (GMC does not accept one-skill retakes).
• that you achieved these scores in your most recent sitting of the test.
• the original stamp and test report form number.
• that the test was taken in person, in an authorized test centre.

General Eligibility Requirements for the HSE Ireland program

At time of application, applicants must meet all the Scholarship general eligibility requirements

These include:

• Have permanent registration with the Pakistan Medical Commission-PMC (Previously PMDC).
• Be eligible for registration with the Irish Medical Council.
• Each doctor may submit a certificate of test results from either the International English Language Test System (IELTS) or Occupational English Test (OET).
• IELTS/OET test results must be current and test results cannot be combined.

For the IMC to accept their IELTS certificate, it must demonstrate:

• that you took the academic version of the test
• that you achieved a score of at least 6.5 in each testing area and an overall score of at least 7.0.
• Occupational English Test (OET) is also acceptable in which the band must be minimum B in each component.
• that you achieved these scores in your most recent sitting of the test.
• that the test was taken in person, in an authorized test centre.

• Junior Fellow Have successfully passed the IMM exam
• Senior Fellow Must be Good Standing Fellow.