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Time of India
5 days ago
- Health
- Time of India
Take action on delay of stipends to medicos: Health minister to NMC chief
Hyderabad: Telangana health minister D Rajanarsimha on Saturday submitted a representation on behalf of students studying in private medical colleges to the attention of National Medical Commission (NMC) chairman Dr BN Gangadhar, who was visiting the state. The minister expressed concern over the irregularities and non-payment of stipends and urged the NMC chairman to take swift action against institutions found troubling students in this regard. The meeting was attended by senior health officials at Tourism Plaza, Begumpet. Rajanarsimha also pointed out the rapid increase in the number of medical colleges in Telangana and requested the NMC to consider necessary exemptions in faculty recruitment and infrastructure requirements, given the challenges of sudden expansion. Highlighting the gap between MBBS and PG (Postgraduate) seats, the minister also appealed for an increase in PG seats across the state. He explained that this would not only benefit MBBS graduates, who currently face limited opportunities, but also improve healthcare delivery and ease faculty shortages in newly established medical colleges. A release from the health ministry said Dr Gangadhar responded positively to the minister's appeals and assured that the NMC would consider the suggestions carefully. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Experts Shocked by New ED Treatment (Works Instantly) fridayplans Learn More Undo Earlier in the day, office bearers of the Telangana Junior Doctors Association (T-JUDA) met the NMC chairperson, emphasising the urgent need to focus on the mental health and well-being of postgraduate medical students. Attention was drawn to the high levels of stress and the demanding duties routinely faced by junior doctors. The doctors also appealed the NMC to facilitate quarterly meetings with the T-JUDA to regularly address and resolve issues impacting students and junior doctors.
Indian Express
18-05-2025
- Health
- Indian Express
NMC to roll out accreditation & ranking of medical colleges
The National Medical Commission (NMC) has announced plans to conduct accreditation and ranking of all medical colleges under its jurisdiction through an independent third-party agency. In line with this, the commission has released a draft framework outlining the criteria and parameters that will form the basis for these ratings. Developed by the Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) of the NMC, the draft framework features 11 broad criteria and 78 parameters. It has been made available in the public domain to invite comments and suggestions from stakeholders. This latest draft comes over a year after the commission, in collaboration with the Quality Council of India (QCI), initially prepared a framework for medical college accreditation and ranking. Notably, the NMC had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with QCI in 2023 to facilitate the assessment process. In an update, the new draft has omitted certain parameters previously included in the 2023 version — such as the stipends provided to interns and residents, and the ratio of full-time or regular professors within the total faculty strength — from its evaluation criteria for medical colleges. Also, the number of parameters from 92 in the previous draft have been reduced to 78. Further, under the research output and impact criterion, the specific mention of publication of high quartile category journals has been removed. Under the research output and impact criterion, parameters like number of research papers published in indexed journals, number of citations published research papers, impact factors of journals in which research papers are published, number and type of funded research projects completed/ongoing in college, number of patent filed/granted etc. are subsumed. 'This is the first time that medical colleges will be assessed based on the set parameters and rated. The aim is to bring in accountability and adherence to high standards,' Dr BN Gangadhar, Chairman of the NMC, said. 'Also what has been placed in public domain is only a draft document and we are open to suggestions from stakeholders for including more criterion,' he said. The MARB is responsible for carrying out inspections for granting permission for new medical colleges, increase of MBBS/PG/super-speciality seats and and renewal of permission for existing medical colleges. (with PTI inputs)
