Data | NEET may deepen shortage of rural specialists in TN
3 years, 3 months ago

Data | NEET may deepen shortage of rural specialists in TN

The Hindu  

The profile of students admitted to the MBBS degree in Tamil Nadu has changed drastically since the NEET began to be conducted. Click to remove AMP mode Poorer rural manpower The table lists the % of doctor vacancies compared to the sanctioned posts and the % of shortfall of specialists as compared to the required numbers under IPHS** norms across rural and urban areas for 2019-20. Divided health outcomes India’s health indicators show a wide gulf between urban and rural areas. The shortage of specialists in rural areas was higher compared to urban areas in most States. Notes | *Based on 2019-20 data; **Indian Public Health Standards are a set of uniform standards envisaged to improve the quality of health care delivery in India; ^Surgeons, OB&GY, physicians & paediatricians Source: Justice A. K. Rajan committee report on NEET, NFHS, Rural health statistics Also read: Rajan panel wants deemed varsities under government’s purview

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Can mid-level healthcare providers compensate for physician shortages in rural India?
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Can mid-level healthcare providers compensate for physician shortages in rural India?

The Hindu  

A recent paper published in the National Medical Journal of India has emphasised the need to introduce a cadre of mid-level healthcare providers into the health systems to compensate for physician shortages. Coupled with professional practice models that ensure long-term growth and career advancement, MLHPs can bolster India’s journey to achieve and sustain universal health coverage,” Dr. Bhaduri says in …

Medical education: A case against NEET
3 years, 2 months ago

Medical education: A case against NEET

The Hindu  

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Explained: Why Tamil Nadu is Opposing NEET
3 years, 3 months ago

Explained: Why Tamil Nadu is Opposing NEET

News 18  

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Rise in NEET Coaching Centres in TN, 95% State Board Students Can't Afford Due to High Fees
3 years, 3 months ago

Rise in NEET Coaching Centres in TN, 95% State Board Students Can't Afford Due to High Fees

News 18  

Tamil Nadu saw a spurt in coaching centers to prepare for NEET, as any competitive exam would encourage the coaching culture and commercialization of professional ability. However, the high fee structure of these coaching centres benefits only the rich and urban aspirants, while 95% of the Tamil Nadu State Board of Secondary Education students cannot afford it. When NEET implementation …

NEET will take Tamil Nadu to pre-independence days: AK Rajan committee
3 years, 3 months ago

NEET will take Tamil Nadu to pre-independence days: AK Rajan committee

India TV News  

The Justice A K Rajan committee to study the impact of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test on aspirants from the socially disadvantaged sections in medical admissions in Tamil Nadu has said the qualifying exam will take the state back to pre-independence days and wanted the government to eliminate it at all levels by following the required legal and or legislative …

Fewer Rural Students Got Admissions to Medical Colleges After NEET: Justice AK Rajan Committee
3 years, 3 months ago

Fewer Rural Students Got Admissions to Medical Colleges After NEET: Justice AK Rajan Committee

News 18  

Rural and urban poor may not be able to join the medical courses, if NEET continues, reveals Justice AK Rajan committee report on National Eligibility and Entrance Test. It states that the health care system of Tamil Nadu would be “badly affected” if the medical entrance test were to continue in the state. Tamil Nadu as a State would go …

If NEET Continues for Few More Years, There May Not be Enough Expert Doctors to Employ in Govt Hospitals: Report
3 years, 3 months ago

If NEET Continues for Few More Years, There May Not be Enough Expert Doctors to Employ in Govt Hospitals: Report

News 18  

If the centralised medical entrance exam — NEET — continues then there might not be enough expert doctors for being employed in the Government Hospitals, reveals 165 pages report of Retired Justice Rajan Committee titled “Report of the High-Level Committee To Study The Impact of NEET on Medical Admissions in Tamil Nadu”. If NEET continues for a few more years, …

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