Identify gaps in medical education and come up with suggestions, Minister tells officials
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Identify gaps in medical education and come up with suggestions, Minister tells officials

The Hindu  

Health, Family Welfare and Medical Education Minister Y. Satya Kumar Yadav has instructed the officials concerned to expedite the process of filling vacant posts of professors, associate professors and assistant professors in government medical colleges. In a review meet held on Wednesday, the Minister asked officials to lay focus on increasing the standards in the medical education and attendance percentage of both teachers and students. There are 40 medical colleges in the State in government and private sectors, with an annual MBBS intake of around 6,500 students and around 3,000 PG admissions in various clinical and non-clinical branches. Some of them include: where does the State stand in terms of medical education in South India and the country, how is it rated on a scale of 10, the best-performing colleges, its ranking in the country, the immediate five steps needed to be taken to improve the quality of medical education, among others.

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Doctors’ body urges government to address staff shortage in hospitals
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Doctors’ body urges government to address staff shortage in hospitals

The Hindu  

The Service Doctors and Postgraduates Association urges the government to implement the Government Order 354, mandating that doctors’ salaries should be aligned with those of doctors in the Central government. 293, pertaining to allowances for doctors, which left out dental surgeons and nearly 80% of doctors employed in primary health centres,” said association president P. Saminathan. Dr. Saminathan said around …

Health Minister Highlights Local Healthcare Focus
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Health Minister Highlights Local Healthcare Focus

Deccan Chronicle  

Health Minister C. Damodar Rajanarsimha emphasizes the importance of providing quality healthcare to all citizens in the state. He suggests that 90% of medical services should be provided locally, eliminating the need for citizens to visit cities for the same. The minister also emphasizes the need for medical students to be patient-friendly and provide the best possible care to patients.

Union Minister Highlights the Urgent Need for More Nursing Staff in Erode
2 months ago

Union Minister Highlights the Urgent Need for More Nursing Staff in Erode

The Hindu  

Nursing students from Erode meet Union Minister L. Murugan. The Union Minister highlighted the urgent need for more human resources in the field of healthcare and emphasized the importance of learning new languages, both foreign and Indian, as it would prepare them for job opportunities not only across the country, but also globally.

8 New Medical Colleges in Maharashtra to Add 1,000 Seats
2 months, 1 week ago

8 New Medical Colleges in Maharashtra to Add 1,000 Seats

Hindustan Times  

With the state government approving 8 new medical colleges and 2 additional colleges in Mumbai, the Maharashtra medical education system will see an addition of 1,000 medical seats for the upcoming academic year. However, many colleges are struggling with inadequate facilities despite this expansion, with some senior faculty members questioning the quality of education offered by these new colleges.

75,000 new medical seats in the next five years, says PM Modi
4 months, 1 week ago

75,000 new medical seats in the next five years, says PM Modi

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the Central Government will create 75,000 new medical seats over the next five years as part of the government’s move to augment the country’s healthcare infrastructure. In his address to the nation on India’s 78th Independence Day, the Prime Minister said, “In the last 10 years, we have ensured that there are nearly one …

Comprehensive India-specific approach needed for growth of medical education: Parliamentary panel
10 months, 1 week ago

Comprehensive India-specific approach needed for growth of medical education: Parliamentary panel

The Hindu  

Bridging the widely varying quality of medical education across India; enhancing the number of under- and post-graduate medical seats; optimal use of existing infrastructure to expand medical education facilities; chalking out a comprehensive India-specific approach for the creation of seats for specialists; and streamlining the recruitment process to prevent “ghost faculty” in medical colleges — these are among the top …

Medical waste | Shattered dreams of becoming doctors
1 year, 1 month ago

Medical waste | Shattered dreams of becoming doctors

The Hindu  

In 2015, Giridhar K. Sajeev secured a near perfect score in Class 12. “In 2016, Glocal used a relaxed-norms clause, which was a multi-crore bank guarantee that it would have to forfeit if the university failed to meet the basic infrastructure requirements, including that of teacher and patient strength during inspections,” says Giridhar’s father, Sajeev K. He adds that out …

Jagan Opens Five New Govt Medical Colleges in AP
1 year, 3 months ago

Jagan Opens Five New Govt Medical Colleges in AP

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Taking medical and health services a step forward, chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday inaugurated five government medical colleges with physically inaugurating Vizianagaram government medical college in Vizianagaram town and four others-Eluru, Nandyal, Machilipatnam and Rajahmundry in a virtual mode. Among the services, the chief minister said 10,032 village clinics and 542 urban health centers were established …

KCR to Inaugurate Nine Medical Colleges, 100 Women's Health Centres
1 year, 3 months ago

KCR to Inaugurate Nine Medical Colleges, 100 Women's Health Centres

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao will inaugurate nine government medical colleges on September 19 in Kamareddy, Karimnagar, Khammam, Jayashankar Bhupalapally, Komaram Bheem Asifabad, Nirmal, Rajanna Sircilla, Vikarabad and Jangaon, in the state poll run-up. Speaking about the college launch, the health minister said: “The Chief Minister is unwavering in commitment to establish medical colleges across Telangana’s districts. This visionary …

110 % increase in number of MBBS seats in India since 2014, Mansukh Mandaviya tells LS
1 year, 4 months ago

110 % increase in number of MBBS seats in India since 2014, Mansukh Mandaviya tells LS

Firstpost  

The National Medical Commission Act, 2019 provides for a medical education system that improves access to quality and affordable medical education and ensures the availability of adequate and high-quality medical professionals in all parts of the country. There has been an 82-per cent increase in the number of medical colleges in the country, from 387 before 2014 to 704 now, …

Maharashtra to Get New Govt Medical Colleges in Nine Districts
1 year, 5 months ago

Maharashtra to Get New Govt Medical Colleges in Nine Districts

News 18  

In a major boost to the health infrastructure and shortage of doctors in Maharashtra, the state government has approved nine new government medical colleges. Out of the 36 districts in Maharashtra, 23 districts already have government medical colleges. The new state-run medical colleges are planned to be set up in districts such as Gadchiroli, Washim, Wardha, Bhandara, Buldhana, Palghar, Amravati, …

Union Health Minister urges 62 private hospitals to start medical colleges
1 year, 9 months ago

Union Health Minister urges 62 private hospitals to start medical colleges

The Hindu  

In a meeting on Monday with at least 62 private and charitable hospitals, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya urged them to think about introducing medical education in their respective institutes. He said that when best hospitals would impart best medical education, their wide range of health infrastructure can be utilised towards learning by medical students. “Earlier, big hospitals were not …

Opinion | Pathetic conditions in Patna Medical College Hospital
2 years, 3 months ago

Opinion | Pathetic conditions in Patna Medical College Hospital

India TV News  

Tejashwi Yadav, the deputy chief minister of Bihar, who holds the health portfolio, made a surprise midnight visit to the state’s largest hospital, Patna Medical College Hospital, on Tuesday night, and was surprised to see the pathetic conditions prevailing there. In my prime time show ‘Aaj Ki Baat’ on Wednesday night, we showed visuals of how the state’s largest hospital …

Health Minister inaugurates hospital management course at IIMB
2 years, 5 months ago

Health Minister inaugurates hospital management course at IIMB

The Hindu  

Health and Medical Education Minister K. Sudhakar on Friday inaugurated a professional certificate course in hospital management at the Indian Institute of Management, Bengaluru. The new course will help in making the health delivery system holistic in both private and government hospitals.” The course, started by IIMB in association with cardiologist Devi Shetty, will have ten subjects, including principles of …

India to get record number of doctors in next 10 years: PM Narendra Modi
2 years, 8 months ago

India to get record number of doctors in next 10 years: PM Narendra Modi

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the country will get a record number of doctors in the next 10 years due to the central government's policy of establishing at least one medical college in every district. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was speaking after dedicating to the nation a 200-bed K K Patel Mutli-speciality Hospital in Bhuj in Gujarat via …

Explained | Why do Indians go abroad for medical studies?
2 years, 9 months ago

Explained | Why do Indians go abroad for medical studies?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The war in Ukraine has turned the spotlight on something that has been the trend for about three decades now. The medium of education for these students is English, a language they are comfortable with, and the amount spent on living and the medical degree are far more affordable than paying for an MBBS seat in …

No quick fix: The Hindu Editorial on the state of medical education in India
2 years, 9 months ago

No quick fix: The Hindu Editorial on the state of medical education in India

The Hindu  

The war in Ukraine has brought to the fore the plight of Indian students, many of them pursuing medicine. Amidst the turmoil, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at a webinar on the Union Budget announcements on the health sector, stated that many young Indians were going to “small countries of the world for medical education” and, therefore, the private sector should …

Recruitment of over 10,000 in education department: Punjab CM
3 years ago

Recruitment of over 10,000 in education department: Punjab CM

India Today  

The Chief Minister's Office of Punjab informed that Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has given the nod for the recruitment of 10,880 posts related to various cadres in the education department. Issues regarding unions Issues related to various unions were also discussed by the chief minister's directions for the department may conduct discussions. Annoucements for health education sector The chief …

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