title: Family medicine postgraduate training in Pakistan.
abstract: There is no organized system of postgraduate training for family medicine or general practice in Pakistan. This paper describes the status of primary health care delivery in Pakistan and the growth of family medicine throughout the world. It stresses the need for organized postgraduate training relevant to the needs of primary health care in Pakistan and describes efforts currently under-way in this regard at the Aga Khan University Medical Centre (AKUMC) in collaboration with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Aga Khan University of Health Sciences, Karachi.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Haq
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Qureshi
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Zuberi
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Inam
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Bryant
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education*; D007396:Internship and Residency; D010154:Pakistan; D012577:Schools, Medical