Pakistan Medical and Dental Council

Pakistan Medical and Dental Council
پاکستان میڈیکل اینڈ ڈینٹل کونسل
AbbreviationPM&DC
Formation1962 (1962)
HeadquartersMauve Area, Islamabad-44000
Region served
Pakistan
President
Prof. Dr. Rizwan Taj
Parent organization
Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination
Higher Education Commission (Pakistan)
Employees232
Websitepmdc.pk
Formerly called
PMC (Pakistan Medical Commission)

Pakistan Medical and Dental Council is a statutory regulatory authority that maintains the official register of medical practitioners in Pakistan. Its chief function is to establish uniform minimum standards of basic and higher qualifications in medicine and dentistry throughout Pakistan. It also sets the education standards for medical colleges in Pakistan along with the Higher Education Commission.