ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has announced the results of the National Examination Board (NEB) step-III OSCE/VIVA (Part I,II,III). The exam was taken from those Pakistani nationals who had completed their basic medical qualifications from abroad. The exam was conducted by Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Medical University at Jinnah Convention Centre, Islamabad. The exam was conducted in three steps. In exam (step I) held on June 2, total 2122 candidates appeared from which 205 candidates passed the exam. In the exam (step II) held on June 3, a total of 722 candidates appeared out of which 299 candidates were declared successful. In the NEB Step-III exam (OSCE / VIVA) was held in three parts. In part I on September 8, 150 candidates appeared from which 114 succeeded. Part II was held on September 9. A total of 150 candidates appeared and 149 of them succeeded and in part III held on September 19, 153 candidates appeared out of which 152 succeeded with a 91 per cent result. Each candidate was practically assessed on 15 different stations and the candidates were given 10 minutes time to check the patient. A faculty of 12 medical colleges consisting of professors, associate professors and assistant professors were used as examiners who assessed the candidates. After completing all the steps and parts, the passed candidates will be registered with the PMDC as doctors after getting a notification by the Ministry of National Health Services. The Executive Committee of PMDC supervised the whole exam to ensure transparency in the examination including Prof Dr Abid Farooqi, Prof Gen Khaliq Naveed, Dr Amir Hussain, Prof Dr Ejaz Hassan Khan, Dr Khayal ul Rehman Afridi, Dr Mussarat Hussain, Dr Taj Muhammad and Dr Syed Azher Ali Shah and Dr AQ Javed. While talking to the media Dr Amir Hussain, Member Executive Committee emphasised that the PMDC council had succeeded to hold a transparent exam and more than 91 per cent passing ratio. He added that Minister for National Health Services Saira Afzal Tarar also assured her full support to eradicate any type of nepotism in the process of the examination. Council Member PMDC, Dr Khayalul Rehman, said the PMDC Council was working to eradicate corruption from the PMDC and added that all the PMDC members were on board to monitor the NEB examining system to ensure a just transparency. Dr Mussarat Hussain, member Executive Committee, told media that the purpose of this examination was to evaluate the competency and clinical skills of the graduates in order to issue them the licence to practice and register their foreign qualifications. The Acting Registrar PMDC, Dr Syed Azhar Ali Shah, said that all the procedures of the exam were completed successfully and the examiners were invited from all over the country to ensure due transparency. All the members of the council after the exam met with the candidates who appeared in the exam to know their problems and concerns so as to address their issues in the next exams.