Rohtak: Application are invited for the post of director, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak by the Haryana Medical Education and Research Department.

The post of the director had become vacant after the former director was suspended from the post after the allegations of taking favours from pharma company.

earlier reported about the controversy that started after allegations on media and social media surfaced of the doctor taking favours from certain pharma in return of prescribing their injections. Responding to the allegations, the Health Minister asked for proof. He was then provided some documents going back to year 2013, whereby the doctor was allegedly taking favours from certain Laboratory in terms of air tickets from Delhi to Vancouver, Canada.

The communication that was sent by the said company to the doctor, "We are sure you will appreciate this gesture of our by extending your valuable patronage for our products… and trust that our association would grow stronger in the days ahead."

After receiving the documents, the Health Minister ordered the suspension of the doctor and also an initiation of probe against him.

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The applications for the post are invited latest by November 14,2018. The candidate should have MD/MS/DM/ MCh or equivalent qualification recognised by the Medical Council of India in any specialty. He should have a minimum of 20-years teaching experience, out of which five years should be as Senior Professor or on an equivalent post in Medical College or Institution recognised by the Medical Council of India. He should have preferably attained National or International status in the field of teaching or research or professional competence.

The minimum age of the applicant should be 50 years and maximum 65 years. One can apply for the registered post directly by visiting on the address, that is, Directorate of Medical Education and Research, Haryana, SCO-7, Sector-16, Panchkula or can send the bio-data on dgmer.haryana@gmail.com.

For further details one can visit the official website of the college, http://www.pgimsrohtak.nic.in/

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