LAHORE: A MBBS graduate who secured a record 29 gold medals in his academic career claims he has not yet secured a job.
Hafiz Muhammad Waleed Malik graduated from Ameeruddin Medical College Lahore and set a new record by winning 29 gold medals last December.
In a conversation on his Instagram account, Dr Waleed Malik said he has still not secured a job at any hospital, several months after he graduated from medical college.
Dr Waleed Malik said he has applied in more than twenty hospitals but has not received any job offer. He said the appointments are being made on ‘sifarish’ (favouritism) rather than on merit.
“Situation of jobs is 99% on sifarish and 1% on merit. I might be wrong but that’s what I’ve observed. Only the merit should prevails, but this system is beyond repair,” he added.
Waleed Malik made headlines when he secured a more 29 gold medals and distinctions in his medical education. The previous record was held by a female MBBS student from King Edwards medical college who won 23 gold medals.
The criteria to get a gold medal is obtaining more than 85% marks or the highest numbers or a top position in each semester.
Waleed Malik received 29, Muhammad Shiraz received 21 and Dr Asma secured 10 medals in the convocations of the Post Graduate Medical Institute (PGMI) and Ameeruddin Medical College Lahore.
