Good news for aspiring medical students in the state — the Medical Council of India (MCI) has approved an additional 50 MBBS seats at Deben Mahato Government Medical College (DMGMC) in Purulia from the current academic year.
The Regional Board of the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has approved a proposal to set up a medical college at the ESI Hospital in Asansol.
The circular has prompted different doctors' bodies to launch protest against the move. Medical Service Centre (MSC) has threatened to launch state-wide protest against the NMC's recommendation for Yoga in foundation course of MBBS students. "This is an attempt to saffronise the medical curriculum and we strongly protest the move," MSC said.
When the NMC released the draft guidelines retaining the MCI's percentages, it was already aware of the faculty shortages and the new curriculum
The initiative of the programme will enable the young MBBS doctors to be prepared for the unknownto be able to understand, investigate, treat and prevent new and emerging diseases with their clinical eyes, community leadership and healing touch. The module has been outlined in a phased-based manner and it is expected that the programme will be covered by an interdisciplinary team.
There is a systematic onslaught on the very idea of higher education in India. The recent decision by the HRD ministry to grant autonomy to public institutions is an example of how the state is seeking to ensure that students from poor and backward classes are driven to the periphery and denied access to equal, quality and affordable education.
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