Career planning workshop for House Officers held at DUHS

Karachi: A workshop on the topic of "How to plan a career in medicine?" was organized at Professional Development Centre (PDC) of Dow University of Health Sciences. This workshop was a part of CareerMed series being held under the aegis of Clinical Excellence & Leadership Program (CELP) of Macter.

CareerMed program is intended to help doctors in gaining greater self-insights and let them plan their career effectively by using the world renowned personality assessment tool - "Myers Briggs Type Indicator" (MBTI).

A number of CareerMed workshops for doctors and medical students have already been conducted in various cities including Karachi, Lahore, Sahiwal, Jehlum, Gujranwala, Abbotabad, Rawalpindi and Hyderabad.

Dr Qamarul Hassan, Human Development Consultant & MBTI Certified Practitioner, conducted the workshop and provided valuable insights for selection of medical specialties and sub-specialties depending upon individual personality types of the participants. He also apprised the audience that details and relevant information may be downloaded from http://careermed.celp.pk .

Dr Zakiuddin Ahmed, Medical Director - Macter, highlighting the objectives of CELP, stated that it is based on a benevolent intent to deliver value to the patients who are the ultimate beneficiary of the tripartite relationship that exists between patients, doctors and pharmaceutical industry.

Dr Omar Ahsan, Deputy Director - PDC, speaking at the occasion, appreciated the initiative of CareerMed program.

House officers from various wards of Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK) attended the workshop