New Delhi: NMC's Notice to Medical Colleges

Taking serious cognizance of the medical colleges applying for MBBS, PG medical as well as Super-specialization courses without meeting the basic requirements in terms of number of teachers as well as their qualifications, the apex medical regulator, National Medical Commission (NMC) has now written to the medical colleges across the country, asking them to set their house in order.

The National Medical Commission said the government has viewed "seriously" the issue of vacancies in public medical colleges and institutes, and the matter would be taken up in a meeting of chief secretaries with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

As per a recent PTI report, in a letter to the respective in-charge of all government medical colleges and institutes, the Medical Assessment and Rating Board of NMC said it has observed that their many departments are vacant for several years.

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"The colleges/institutions are applying for Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Broad and Super Specialty courses without proper eligibility qualifications of the teachers. We also have noticed that required and essential equipment of the departments is lacking to maintain standard teaching and training of the doctors," Member (MARB) of NMC Professor G Suryanarayana Raju said in the letter on October 11.

"The above matter has been viewed seriously by the Government of India. This matter is proposed to be taken up in the conference of Chief Secretary of different State/Union Territories with the Prime Minister of India," the letter said.

Thus, the NMC has requested them (dean/ principal/director) to take up the matter of shortfalls/vacancies of staff and the equipment in the existing government medical colleges/institutions including teaching hospitals within 24 hours.

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