New Delhi : Taking forward the probe ordered by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (Mohfw) against the doctors accused of “unethical practice” in the Micro-Lab case, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has requested the Income Tax department to provide them with the name and addresses of doctors whose name have been unearthed in the Micro-Lab case by the IT department. Dr Yogender Malik, member of ethics committee of NMC, has written a letter to Central Board of Direct Taxation (CBDT) and cited the regulations of code of conduct of doctors in India under section 6.8 of Indian Medical Council (Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics) Act and requested to CBDT “to send names along with registration number and addresses of the doctors involved so that those details may be forwarded to the state medical councils concerned for information and necessary action”. The letter further added that NMC was committed to bring in ethics in lives of registered medical practitioners and would won’t tolerate any misconduct.
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NMC seeks accreditation for global recognition of India’s medical colleges
New Delhi : The National Medical Commission (NMC), the apex medical education regulatory body of India has recently made an application to the World Medical Education Federation (WMFE) seeking its recognition. The accreditation of WMFE has been necessitated since from 2024 the Indian medical graduates who apply for the Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) certification ought to be a student or a graduate from an institute which is duly accredited by a WMFE recognized regulatory board. As of now the NMC is not recognized by WMFE and hence Indian medical graduates will become ineligible for the ECFMG certification and hence NMC has applied for the accreditation which will take 18 months.
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Good news for final year medical students who had returned from Ukraine and China
New Delhi : The National Medical Commission has told the Supreme Court that final year medical students who returned to India due to Covid and Russia-Ukraine war and got degrees on a date to be notified will be permitted for the Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG) exam.
In an affidavit filed in Supreme Court, the National Medical Commission (NMC) said upon qualifying the FMG exam, such foreign medical graduates will be required to undergo a Compulsory Rotating Medical Internship (CRMI) for two years instead of the existing one-year norm. The foreign medical graduates will be eligible to get registration only after completing the CRMI for two years. The internship period has been doubled to make up for the clinical training which could not be physically attended by the foreign medical graduates during their course in the institutes abroad and to familiarise them with the practice of medicine under Indian conditions, the NMC affidavit said.
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NMC – Medical Colleges to take care of PG students well-being
New Delhi : Acting on complaints from the PG students in Medical College of undue stress caused by long working hours, no weekly offs, non-sanctioning of leaves during emergency etc., the National Medical Council has urged medical colleges to take care of PG students well-being. The NMC has asked the medical colleges to take care of their student mental health and well-being by ensuring they get adequate rest, weekly offs, counselling, sanctioned leaves and a conducive working environment. The NMC has also asked the medical colleges to submit action taken reports on the issue as well as the practice they follow with special mention of cases of suicide, gender bias and incidences of dishonor to woman’s decency. Dr. Vijay Oza, President of the Post-Graduate Medical Education Board, NMC has written a letter to the medical colleges and urged them to take steps for the well-being of the PG students which has been raised in the Parliament as well as the print media.
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NMC : Compulsory installation of CCTV in Medical Collegesn
The National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued an advisory for all medical colleges and has instructed all college authorities to install CCTV cameras in their institute premises.
As per the official notification, at least 25 CCTV cameras should be installed in all medical college premises. From the main entrance to the OPDs and labs, NMC has ordered authorities to install cameras at all important places. The highest number of cameras are to be installed in lecture halls and OPD rooms.
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NMC – Aadhar enabled biometric system for faculties in all medical colleges
New Delhi : The National Medical Council (NMC) has conveyed to all medical colleges to implement the Aadhar Enabled Biometric System (AEBAS) to record the attendance of faculties, senior residents and tutors of medical college. The NMC has also introduced Hospital Management System (HMS) in all medical college. In a letter to all the medical colleges the NMC secretary wrote that the HMS in all medical colleges is for the monitoring of patient load and other parameters at hospitals with medical college. The NMC has asked all medical colleges to appoint a nodal officer for the implementation of this project.
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Relief to Government Doctors: Bombay High Court stays 2012 GR provision
Mumbai: In a big relief to government doctors in Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court in an ad-interim order stayed parts of an August 2012 Maharashtra Government resolution which barred government doctors from private practice. The said government resolution bars government doctors to do private proactive practice and compulsory accept non-practicing allowance (NPA).Any violation on the part of government doctors would attract disciplinary action against them.
The petition was filed by Dr A S Rathod, a medical officer in a sub-district hospital in Bhor taluka of Pune district challenging the government resolution which prohibits government doctors from performing private practice in their non-duty hours.
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Rajasthan Government reduces the compulsory bond service for PG & SS
Jaipur: In a major relief to the doctors pursuing Post Graduation & Super Specialty courses the Medical Education Department, Government of Rajasthan reduced the compulsory bond service period from 5 years to 2 years. The corresponding penalty for failing to fulfil bond condition remains the same as before at Rs.25 Lakhs. The reduced compulsory bond service is effective for all candidates from the year 2019 – 2020 and beyond. The recent notification was issued by Vaibhav Galriya, Principal Secretary, Medical Education Department, Government of Rajasthan.
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Madras High Court: Serve bond or pay 50 Lakhs
Madurai: The Madras High Court directed a petitioner doctor to follow the bond condition executed by him which stated that the doctor has to serve in the state for two years or pay 50 Lakhs as fixed by the government. The court was hearing a petition filed by Sreejith V Ravi from Kerala.
The petitioner has secured admission in Tirunelveli Medical College to pursue DM Neurology course under all India quota. While joining the course he had executed the bond. After the completion of his course in September 2020 he was not in a position to comply with the bond condition. The petitioner gave an explanation to the Dean of the college for not being able to comply with the bond condition which was not accepted by the Dean. The Dean refused to accept the explanation and asked the petitioner to comply with the term resulting in the petitioner challenging the order in Madurai bench of the High Court.
During the course of the case the state produced a copy of an order issued by director of public health and preventive medicine appointing the petitioner to work as Assistant Surgeon at Nagapattinam. Justice G R Swaminathan while quashing the order of the director of public health and preventive medicine asked the petitioner to either serve for the bond period of 2 years or pay Rs.50 Lakhs.
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Tamil Nadu Medical Council bans doctors from revealing patient detail to media
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Medical Council (TNMC) has banned doctors from holding press conferences on the completion of any surgery and thereby avoid disclosing patients’ identities to the media. Dr. K Senthil, President of TNMC said “Doctors should not reveal the name and identity of patients. But, many hospitals, including private and government hospitals, have been repeatedly doing this. This will be considered an advertisement for the doctors who performed the surgery. The hospital can inform the press that such a surgery was performed without giving out any details of the patient. But the surgeons sitting and giving interviews will be viewed seriously.”
Dr Senthil added that names and photographs of doctors should not be published in any mobile applications. The websites of private hospitals should not have any details about doctors’ work. They can only mention names and certifications.In the past year, show cause notices were issued to five doctors in the State for violating provisions of the Tamil Nadu Medical Registration Act, 1914 and the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956.