{"id":1153036,"date":"2026-01-29T11:59:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T06:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.app.com.pk\/?p=1153036"},"modified":"2026-01-29T11:59:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T06:59:30","slug":"aku-medical-college-added-to-singapore-medical-councils-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/01\/29\/aku-medical-college-added-to-singapore-medical-councils-list\/","title":{"rendered":"AKU Medical College added to Singapore Medical Council\u2019s list"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE, Jan 29 (APP): High Commissioner of Pakistan to Singapore Rabia Shafiq on Thursday welcomed the inclusion of Aga Khan University Medical College (AKU-MC) in the Singapore Medical Council\u2019s (SMC) list of approved overseas medical schools, following an official announcement by Singapore\u2019s Ministry of Health (MOH).<\/p>\n<p>The recognition allows students and graduates of Aga Khan University Medical College to apply online for registration with the Singapore Medical Council and become eligible to practise medicine in Singapore, subject to meeting SMC\u2019s regulatory and professional requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the development on social media post, High Commissioner Rabia Shafiq described the decision as an important milestone for Pakistan\u2019s medical community.<\/p>\n<p>She noted that the recognition reflected the academic rigor, clinical excellence, and global standing of Aga Khan University, while opening new professional pathways for Pakistani doctors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe inclusion of Aga Khan University Medical College among SMC-approved institutions places it alongside a select group of globally respected medical schools. It is a testament to the quality of medical education in Pakistan and the trust placed in our graduates to meet Singapore\u2019s high healthcare standards.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>High Commissioner Shafiq encouraged aspiring and early-career doctors to consider Singapore as a destination offering world-class medical practice, advanced healthcare systems, and valuable international exposure.<\/p>\n<p>She added that the recognition marked a proud moment for Aga Khan University and represented a significant step forward in strengthening international opportunities for Pakistan\u2019s future medical professionals.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE, Jan 29 (APP): High Commissioner of Pakistan to Singapore Rabia Shafiq on Thursday welcomed the inclusion of Aga Khan University Medical College (AKU-MC) in the Singapore Medical Council\u2019s (SMC) list of approved overseas medical schools, following an official announcement by Singapore\u2019s Ministry of Health (MOH). The recognition allows students and graduates of Aga Khan&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1153044,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pmpro_default_level":"","_speechable_audio":"","_speechable_word_timings":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2026],"tags":[6126,6127],"post_template":[],"top_category":[],"class_list":["post-1153036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diplomatic-corner","tag-aga-khan-university","tag-singapore-2","pmpro-has-access"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1153036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1153036"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1153036\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1153044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1153036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1153036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1153036"},{"taxonomy":"post_template","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_template?post=1153036"},{"taxonomy":"top_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/top_category?post=1153036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}