New Delhi : The Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya replying to a question in Rajya Sabha said that of the 60,202 postgraduate (PG) medical seats available for 2021-22, 3,744 remained vacant after counselling. Further, out of the 92,065 undergraduate (UG) seats available in 2021-2022, 197 seats were left vacant for MBBS courses after counselling. Replying to another query raised in Rajya Sabha, Minister Bharati Pravin Pawar said that the number of medical colleges saw an increase of 67 per cent from 387 before 2014 to 648 medical colleges. Also the MOS said that there was an increase in MBBS seats of 87…
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New Delhi : The National Medical Commission (NMC) said that it was mandatory for all students pursuing MD or MS to undergo a mandatory program called District Residency Programme (DRP) in which they will be posted at a district hospital for three months, starting from the 2021 batch onwards. The NMC in a letter to the Director, Directorate of Medical Education of all States and Union Territories and Principal/Dean of all the medical colleges/Medical Institutions of India said that DRP id mandatory for students admitted in private medical colleges and deemed universities. As per the regulations, the District Residency Programme has…
New Delhi : To address the acute shortage of specialist doctors in the country, especially in small towns and rural the Union health ministry is working on an ambitious plan to double the number of post-graduation (PG) seats in medicine over the next five years. Under the plan, the government is looking to raise the number of Diplomate of National Board (DNB) seats, which are considered equivalent to post-graduate degrees in medicine (MS and MD), identify facilities where new seats can be created and relax norms for MS/MD seats. For the 2022-23 academic session 91,927 MBBS seats were on offer…
Lucknow – The prestigious King George Medical University (KGMU) has decided to give last chance to 37 MBBS students who have been unable to clear MBBS after being admitted to the course more than two decades ago. Dr. Vipin Puri said that these 37 MBBS students have been given several opportunities and concessions so that they could clear the exams but they have failed. The university on the request of these students had constituted a committee to running special classes for them but they still could not clear the exams. The university has offered them counselling also. Dr Puri cited…
Hyderabad : Telangana has taken a giant leap in medical education by offering an additional 1,200 additional MBBS seats in government teaching hospitals in the State. The State government has ensured that eight new medical colleges are started from this academic year. Of the eight new medical colleges, the NMC has already given permission to start four new medical colleges in Jagtial, Nagarkurnool, Sangareddy and Wanaparthy districts from this academic year while permissions for the remaining four in Mahabubabad, Mancherial, Kothagudem and Ramagundam are expected in the next few weeks, said senior health officials of Telangana.
New Delhi : Acting on complaints from the PG students in Medical College of undue stress caused by long working hours, no weekly offs, non-sanctioning of leaves during emergency etc., the National Medical Council has urged medical colleges to take care of PG students well-being. The NMC has asked the medical colleges to take care of their student mental health and well-being by ensuring they get adequate rest, weekly offs, counselling, sanctioned leaves and a conducive working environment. The NMC has also asked the medical colleges to submit action taken reports on the issue as well as the practice they…
The National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued an advisory for all medical colleges and has instructed all college authorities to install CCTV cameras in their institute premises. As per the official notification, at least 25 CCTV cameras should be installed in all medical college premises. From the main entrance to the OPDs and labs, NMC has ordered authorities to install cameras at all important places. The highest number of cameras are to be installed in lecture halls and OPD rooms.
New Delhi : The National Medical Council (NMC) has conveyed to all medical colleges to implement the Aadhar Enabled Biometric System (AEBAS) to record the attendance of faculties, senior residents and tutors of medical college. The NMC has also introduced Hospital Management System (HMS) in all medical college. In a letter to all the medical colleges the NMC secretary wrote that the HMS in all medical colleges is for the monitoring of patient load and other parameters at hospitals with medical college. The NMC has asked all medical colleges to appoint a nodal officer for the implementation of this project.