Medical education in India is at a crossroads; here’s a road map
4 days, 18 hours ago

Medical education in India is at a crossroads; here’s a road map

The Hindu  

The Indian government replaced a system — the Medical Council of India, which was regulating medical education and practice for over eight decades — due to allegations of inefficiency and corruption. The past decade alone has seen a rapid increase in new medical colleges leading to increased MBBS seats from 64,464 to 1,15,812 seats and PG seats from 31,185 to 73,111 seats. Last year, on the 78th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a plan to create 75,000 new medical seats across India over the next five years. Additionally, examination results from medical colleges indicate a troubling trend: four decades ago, with more government and fewer private medical colleges, the failure rate was about 20-30% among meritorious students.

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Identify gaps in medical education and come up with suggestions, Minister tells officials
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

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

The University of Leeds leads the way for Indian students
3 months, 3 weeks ago

The University of Leeds leads the way for Indian students

The Hindu  

“We are organising a health research convention, which comprises a couple of workshops, community-based learning, and also cardiac care. We also included a one-day seminar on medical education, how medical education has evolved in India and the U.K., and what we can learn from each other” said Dr. Piruthivi Sukumar Dean of the International Faculty of Medicine & Health, University …

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

Doctor's code: 5 fundamental rules for aspiring medical professionals
1 year, 3 months ago

Doctor's code: 5 fundamental rules for aspiring medical professionals

India Today  

Becoming a medical professional is a noble and rewarding journey that demands dedication, perseverance, and a commitment to lifelong learning. In India, where the healthcare system plays a crucial role in the lives of millions, medical students hold a significant responsibility. Indian medical students must adhere to the ethical principles outlined in the Indian Medical Council Regulations, 2002. Holistic patient …

NMC inspection finds 246 medical colleges without adequate faculty; all fail to meet 50% attendance requirement
1 year, 3 months ago

NMC inspection finds 246 medical colleges without adequate faculty; all fail to meet 50% attendance requirement

The Hindu  

An assessment of 246 colleges by the Undergraduate Medical Education Board of the National Medical Commission, found that no medical college had adequate faculty members or senior residents, and all colleges failed to meet the 50% attendance requirement. Recently, the NMC had introduced a monetary penalty of ₹1 crore, for medical colleges that fail to adhere to norms and standards …

National Medical Commission guidelines may stymie growth of medical education in Telangana
1 year, 3 months ago

National Medical Commission guidelines may stymie growth of medical education in Telangana

The Hindu  

The Telangana government recently inaugurated nine government medical colleges, pushing the State’s total count to 28. The NMC, through its ‘Undergraduate Medical Education Board’ notification released on August 16, has stipulated that “medical colleges shall follow the ratio of 100 MBBS seats for 10 lakh population in that State and Union Territory.” According to the 2011 census data, Telangana’s population …

110 % increase in number of MBBS seats in India since 2014, Mansukh Mandaviya tells LS
1 year, 5 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, …

From 5 to 26 in a decade: Telangana’s medical education landscape flourishes
1 year, 7 months ago

From 5 to 26 in a decade: Telangana’s medical education landscape flourishes

The Hindu  

In the nine years since its formation, Telangana has witnessed a remarkable transformation in its medical education landscape. Along with renowned institutions such as Osmania Medical College and Gandhi Medical College in Hyderabad, Kakatiya Medical College in Warangal, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences in Adilabad, and Government Medical College in Nizamabad, 21 more medical colleges have been established in …

KCR to launch eight govt. medical colleges
2 years, 2 months ago

KCR to launch eight govt. medical colleges

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K.Chandrashekar Rao will formally launch the commencement of classes for medical students in the newly established eight medical colleges in the government sector through online mode on Tuesday. With this, the state government is on course to make history by launching eight medical colleges, the highest ever, at one go making medical education affordable to the poor …

9.93 Lakh Aspirants, 83,000 Spots: Can Hybrid Learning Heal India's Medical College Seat Crunch?
2 years, 3 months ago

9.93 Lakh Aspirants, 83,000 Spots: Can Hybrid Learning Heal India's Medical College Seat Crunch?

News 18  

Every year, about 7 lakh students fight for nearly 80,000 medical college seats in India. With an almost stagnant number of seats but an increasing number of medical aspirants, many experts have demanded to recognize hybrid learning in the medical sector as a solution to the seat crunch. Accepting online education for certain parts of the medical course can not …

PM Modi says India will get a record number of doctors in the coming years
2 years, 8 months ago

PM Modi says India will get a record number of doctors in the coming years

Op India  

On Friday 15th April 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the country will get a record number of doctors in the upcoming ten years. Today we have more than 36 medical colleges with 6000 seats.” Assuring that the nation will soon get a record number of medical practitioners, he said, “Whether it is the goal of building medical colleges …

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 …

Any magic pill for problems faced by medical graduates from abroad?
2 years, 9 months ago

Any magic pill for problems faced by medical graduates from abroad?

The Hindu  

The plight of thousands of Indian medical students who were forced to flee mid-way through their course due to the conflict in Ukraine and the uncertainty over their future has once again brought alive the issues faced by foreign medical graduates in India. If the FMGs have been consistently failing to clear FMGE, why are the regulatory bodies allowing 20,000-odd …

Reclaiming a medical degree from a war zone
2 years, 10 months ago

Reclaiming a medical degree from a war zone

The Hindu  

March 12, 2022 04:51 pm | Updated 09:06 pm IST Just a month ago, the possibility of a war did not concern young Indian medical aspirants as they prepared for classes in various medical colleges in Ukraine. “I feel I have left my home town,” said the student, poised to graduate to the fourth year of medicine course at Ternopil …

Why are Indian students looking at foreign universities for medical education?
2 years, 10 months ago

Why are Indian students looking at foreign universities for medical education?

The Hindu  

“Wuhan is a beautiful place, you know,” says Vinod*, over the phone, as we talk about the plight of Indian medical students forced to return home two years ago after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. “While high scores in the NEET exam are not what eventually make a good doctor, the exam does give an insight into the ability …

How Ukraine war lights up systemic flaws in India’s medical setup
2 years, 10 months ago

How Ukraine war lights up systemic flaws in India’s medical setup

Firstpost  

Not only is there a severe scarcity of medical seats in India, but also a frightening paucity of qualified medical personnel. Just as the students were arriving back home with reports of having to fend for themselves, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi was quoted as saying that 90 per cent of students who go abroad fail the National Eligibility …

Explained | Why do Indians go abroad for medical studies?
2 years, 10 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 …

In search of India’s Chen-Kuo-Fu and the Charak Shapath
2 years, 10 months ago

In search of India’s Chen-Kuo-Fu and the Charak Shapath

Hindustan Times  

Predictably, the Indian Medical Association has denounced the National Medical Council’s decision to replace the Hippocratic oath with the Charakh Shapath. Anatomical, medical, and surgical texts were translated into vernacular languages and indigenous systems of medicine were taught alongside western medicine. MS Valliathan, the famous cardiac surgeon and innovator of the first Indian valve, had observed, ‘Ayurveda is not only …

Indian medical students in Ukraine and China stare at an uncertain future, seek govt help
2 years, 10 months ago

Indian medical students in Ukraine and China stare at an uncertain future, seek govt help

The Hindu  

Indian students studying medicine in Ukraine are now facing the same uncertainty as those who were forced to leave their universities in China two years ago, following the COVID-19 outbreak. Now, many students who were studying in various universities in China have shifted to colleges in Armenia because they don’t see any future in India or China and over two …

No quick fix: The Hindu Editorial on the state of medical education in India
2 years, 10 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 …

Medical colleges today must focus more on research to improve health
2 years, 11 months ago

Medical colleges today must focus more on research to improve health

Hindustan Times  

Medical colleges are centres for training medical doctors and medical specialists. The secondary care facilities are positioned above the primary health services and the small apex is formed by the tertiary care hospitals which include medical college hospitals. These medical college hospitals admit severe cases of Covid, provide appropriate clinical care to the sick including intensive care. The research function …

EXPLAINED: What is NeXT For Aspiring Doctors In India And When They Have To Appear For The Test
3 years, 5 months ago

EXPLAINED: What is NeXT For Aspiring Doctors In India And When They Have To Appear For The Test

News 18  

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that due steps are being taken to roll out the maiden National Exit Test in the first half of 2023. In a statement on July 30, the Health Ministry said that while work is on as per the roadmap to hold NeXT in the first half of 2023, a “mock run” is also being …

Scope of Indian Medical Education 2020
4 years, 8 months ago

Scope of Indian Medical Education 2020

India Today  

The Indian Medical system has witnessed phenomenal growth over the past few decades, yet there is a big debate to transform the methods of Indian medical education and its approach in India. Present Scenario: Though many institutions mushroomed, education quality has to be improved compared to the global perspective India is still a favorite destination for medical tourism, showcasing advances …

We should not become ‘unhealthy’ nation: Venkaiah Naidu
5 years, 2 months ago

We should not become ‘unhealthy’ nation: Venkaiah Naidu

Deccan Chronicle  

Mysuru: “Though the country has achieved great progress and made advances in modern medicine, it still faces a shortage of qualified medical practitioners. The National Health Profile 2018 says there is just one allopathic government for 11,082 people, while WHO recommends 1:10,” said Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu, delivering the tenth convocation address at the JSS Academy of Higher Education and …

Will NMC bring transparency in the medical education system?
5 years, 5 months ago

Will NMC bring transparency in the medical education system?

Live Mint  

The medical education system in India is set to witness significant changes as the National Medical Commission Bill, 2019 heads for implementation. Seeking sweeping reforms to medical education, largely opposed by the medical fraternity, the bill attempts to set up a regulatory body called the National Medical Commission in place of the tainted Medical Council of India. The NMC will …

Medical education in India needs a complete revamp
5 years, 6 months ago

Medical education in India needs a complete revamp

India Today  

Medicine has always been among one of the most sought-after professions in India. They offer zero research facilities which is an integral part of medical education as it provides knowledge regarding the several emerging diseases, new treatment strategies and knowledge on the impact of several health programs to the students. Hence, even after paying an exorbitant fees quality of education …

Fair and open selection
5 years, 8 months ago

Fair and open selection

The Hindu  

Any aspirant who wants to pursue medicine in India knows that all MBBS and BDS seats in India in the government/ aided/ private colleges except the AIIMS and JIPMER are admitted only through NEET. In 2018, a change in this rule was brought up by the MCI stating that qualifying NEET would be mandatory for Indian students aspiring for medical …

Will Not Allow Any One To Make A Mockery Of Medical, Legal Education:SC
5 years, 10 months ago

Will Not Allow Any One To Make A Mockery Of Medical, Legal Education:SC

Live Law  

The Supreme Court Monday said it would not allow anyone to make a mockery of medical and legal education in the country and warned of stringent steps against those who play with its quality. The observations was made by a bench of Justices S. The Supreme Court Monday said it would not allow anyone to make a mockery of medical …

Medical seat criteria may be weakened
5 years, 10 months ago

Medical seat criteria may be weakened

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The rule governing medical colleges is sought to be amended by the Board of Governors of the Medical Council of India. Medical colleges which have less faculty and staff when compared to the number of seats will be allowed to continue under certain conditions, according to an amendment forwarded by the Board of Governors to the health ministry. The …

India needs 5 lakh medical specialists: NITI Aayog
6 years ago

India needs 5 lakh medical specialists: NITI Aayog

India Today  

In its 'Strategy for New India @75’ report, NITI Aayog has recommended that India needs around five lakh medical specialists. National Medical Commission Bill 2017 NITI Aayog has also suggested that the National Medical Commission Bill, 2017 should be introduced. "We should also deploy teachers from universities abroad as visiting professors at AIIMS or NIEs while linking at least 40 …

Amartya Sen says India heading for comprehensive healthcare crisis, calls for greater allocation of resources for sector
6 years, 6 months ago

Amartya Sen says India heading for comprehensive healthcare crisis, calls for greater allocation of resources for sector

Firstpost  

“Despite being one of the fastest growing economies in the world, India ranks among the poorest achievers of good health,” said noted economist Amartya Sen. New Delhi: India spends just a little over one percent of its GDP on healthcare and this is leading the country into “a comprehensive healthcare crisis”, according to Nobel laureate and noted economist Amartya Sen, …

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