On 28 October 2025 the faculty of Fatima Jinnah Institute of Dental Sciences, Lahore met with the President of the College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan at the Regional Center Lahore to discuss postgraduate training and accreditation. The delegation was led by Dean Prof. Armaghan Israr Mirza and included several CPSP fellows.
During the meeting Prof. Armaghan outlined the institute’s clinical facilities and ongoing academic activities and emphasised the need for structured Post Graduate Fellowship Programs. He formally requested CPSP facilitation for accreditation to ensure those programmes meet recognised training benchmarks.
In response Prof. Khalid Masood Gondal affirmed that CPSP will support emerging institutes in launching postgraduate programmes while maintaining strict adherence to accreditation standards to preserve the quality of training that the institution is known for internationally. He also welcomed the establishment of the new dental institute by the Government of the Punjab Health Department, noting it will help meet provincial needs and share the workload of existing dental facilities to improve access to dental healthcare for the region.
