New Delhi: The National Medical Commission (NMC) concerned with a growing number of fatalities in hospital emergency rooms has developed an updated training programme for Doctor of Medicine (MD) in emergency medicine. NMC has directed all medical colleges and hospitals to follow the syllabus with many junior doctors posted in the emergency wards lacking specialty training. NMC has directed all medical colleges and institutions to take note of the new guidelines for the MD programme in emergency medicines.
The updated course enhances expertise in resuscitation, emergency wound management, cardiovascular disease, pulmonary emergencies, gastrointestinal emergencies, obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics, orthopaedics, trauma and neurology, among others. These health conditions are leading causes of death and disabilities in India with trauma cases being one of the major causes of death among youth. Most of these deaths occur in emergency conditions.
The NMC guidelines says “This curriculum aims to prepare an MD in Emergency Medicine to acquire the competencies pertaining to knowledge, skills, and attitude necessary to function independently and effectively under any circumstances. This will enable them to deliver high-quality emergency care and function effectively as educators, researchers, and administrators in emergency medicine.” Generally, the field of emergency medicine covers almost all subspecialties, and is designed to ensure the management of patients in life-threatening emergencies by providing immediate and definitive care till the patient is taken over by the specialty department concerned.