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Time of India
19-07-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Shortage of teachers ails PMC's medical college, students cite lack of patient exposure
1 2 3 Pune: Four years after admitting its first batch of MBBS students, PMC's Bharat Ratna AB Vajpayee Medical College continues to grapple with shortage of professors and teachers as well as inadequate patients at its affiliated Kamla Nehru Hospital, which does not have an ICU or operating theatre (OT), impacting students' need for patient exposure. The hospital also faces shortage of nursing and sanitation staffers. The medical college does not have adequate labs and equipment. Since Jan this year, National Medical Commission (NMC), which regulates medical education in India, and the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) have issued multiple notices to the college, asking why its approval should not be withdrawn and why its affiliation should not be cancelled over non-fulfillment of norms. You Can Also Check: Pune AQI | Weather in Pune | Bank Holidays in Pune | Public Holidays in Pune "Approvals to new medical colleges are granted against an undertaking on affidavit that they will meet all the norms in due course. Show-cause notices at regular intervals serve as a compliance verification mechanism. I am not aware of the specifics of this particular (PMC) medical college, but most new colleges are issued notices after a certain time to review the extent of compliance," NMC chairperson BN Gangadhar said. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like An engineer reveals: One simple trick to get internet without a subscription Techno Mag Learn More Undo The college admitted first batch of MBBS students for 2021-22 in March 2022 due to the Covid situation at that time. Currently, they are in the fourth year of their studies. "We feel deprived of quality education and exposure to complex cases and patient care despite having paid a hefty fee (Rs7.50 lakh for state quota to Rs22.50 lakh for institutional quota), due to lack of a fully functional ICU," a student at the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC)-run college told TOI. Another fourth-year MBBS student said, "I now regret leaving another medical college for the PMC-run college. Although we have had exposure to gynaecology cases, we had no professor to teach forensic and toxicology, a mandatory subjects in the third year. We attended only one autopsy class at YCM hospital because Kamala Nehru hospital does not have a dead house." Yet another student said, "Since our affiliated hospital has no ICU, we are not exposed to tertiary level care or complicated cases. The number of OPD patients is enough at the hospital, but there aren't enough in-patient department admissions." NMC norms mandate 75% occupancy for the 430-bed Kamla Nehru Hospital at any given time but that is not the case due to lack of OTs. Pro-vice-chancellor of Maharashtra University of Health Sciences Dr Milind B Nikumbh said, "The medical college gave an undertaking it will meet all the norms, basis which we gave the affiliation. If NMC gives them approval, the university has no right to deny affiliation to the college. Through our notice, we have asked the college to address all deficiencies or else it will lose our affiliation. NMC norms provide that the college must have 80% of approved teaching staff. " Naval Kishore Ram, the PMC commissioner, said, "In the three notices to us, NMC has cited shortage of faculties and indoor patient admissions. We have been issuing advertisements to fill the posts, but we are facing trouble in recruiting reserved quota candidates. NMC has also raised some technical queries related to cadavers and the number of labs, which are being resolved on priority." "As per NMC norms, if a reservation category faculty is not available, a doctor from the unreserved category can be recruited on a temporary basis for 11 months, which is what we would be doing," said Ram. PMC has so far issued 23 advertisements to recruit staff on a temporary basis. The college's officiating dean Dr Shilpa Pratinidhi conceded, "At least 83% of our teaching staff is working on a temporary basis. Our proposal to recruit staff for the hospital to ensure enough admissions is pending with the Urban Development Department. For the medical college, we have 99 class-I posts approved for permanent faculties, out of which we have been able to recruit 17 as of now. We still need 25 more professors, assistant professors and associate professors for our 22 departments for which we conduct walk-in interviews regularly. " During his visit to the medical college on Thursday, the PMC commissioner told officials to expedite completion of the building and Nina Borade, PMC's chief public health officer, said, "The commissioner visited the site which is located within Naidu Hospital premises and checked the ongoing construction. He has also instructed the building department to ensure that the deadlines are met. We are sure that the building construction deadline will be met. As far as the shortage of faculties is concerned. We will recruit faculties from unreserved category on a temporary basis for the reserved category, which is allowed under NMC norms so that we can meet the requirement needs." Additional municipal commissioner Pradeep Chandran said, "We plan to shift some of the classrooms to our new building coming up near Naidu Hospital by August. As of now, we have a total of 400 students. For the new batch, we will inaugurate two wings in the new building." Pune: Four years after admitting its first batch of MBBS students, PMC's Bharat Ratna AB Vajpayee Medical College continues to grapple with shortage of professors and teachers as well as inadequate patients at its affiliated Kamla Nehru Hospital, which does not have an ICU or operating theatre (OT), impacting students' need for patient exposure. The hospital also faces shortage of nursing and sanitation staffers. The medical college does not have adequate labs and equipment. Since Jan this year, National Medical Commission (NMC), which regulates medical education in India, and the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) have issued multiple notices to the college, asking why its approval should not be withdrawn and why its affiliation should not be cancelled over non-fulfillment of norms. "Approvals to new medical colleges are granted against an undertaking on affidavit that they will meet all the norms in due course. Show-cause notices at regular intervals serve as a compliance verification mechanism. I am not aware of the specifics of this particular (PMC) medical college, but most new colleges are issued notices after a certain time to review the extent of compliance," NMC chairperson BN Gangadhar said. The college admitted first batch of MBBS students for 2021-22 in March 2022 due to the Covid situation at that time. Currently, they are in the fourth year of their studies. "We feel deprived of quality education and exposure to complex cases and patient care despite having paid a hefty fee (Rs7.50 lakh for state quota to Rs22.50 lakh for institutional quota), due to lack of a fully functional ICU," a student at the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC)-run college told TOI. Another fourth-year MBBS student said, "I now regret leaving another medical college for the PMC-run college. Although we have had exposure to gynaecology cases, we had no professor to teach forensic and toxicology, a mandatory subjects in the third year. We attended only one autopsy class at YCM hospital because Kamala Nehru hospital does not have a dead house." Yet another student said, "Since our affiliated hospital has no ICU, we are not exposed to tertiary level care or complicated cases. The number of OPD patients is enough at the hospital, but there aren't enough in-patient department admissions." NMC norms mandate 75% occupancy for the 430-bed Kamla Nehru Hospital at any given time but that is not the case due to lack of OTs. Pro-vice-chancellor of Maharashtra University of Health Sciences Dr Milind B Nikumbh said, "The medical college gave an undertaking it will meet all the norms, basis which we gave the affiliation. If NMC gives them approval, the university has no right to deny affiliation to the college. Through our notice, we have asked the college to address all deficiencies or else it will lose our affiliation. NMC norms provide that the college must have 80% of approved teaching staff. " Naval Kishore Ram, the PMC commissioner, said, "In the three notices to us, NMC has cited shortage of faculties and indoor patient admissions. We have been issuing advertisements to fill the posts, but we are facing trouble in recruiting reserved quota candidates. NMC has also raised some technical queries related to cadavers and the number of labs, which are being resolved on priority." "As per NMC norms, if a reservation category faculty is not available, a doctor from the unreserved category can be recruited on a temporary basis for 11 months, which is what we would be doing," said Ram. PMC has so far issued 23 advertisements to recruit staff on a temporary basis. The college's officiating dean Dr Shilpa Pratinidhi conceded, "At least 83% of our teaching staff is working on a temporary basis. Our proposal to recruit staff for the hospital to ensure enough admissions is pending with the Urban Development Department. For the medical college, we have 99 class-I posts approved for permanent faculties, out of which we have been able to recruit 17 as of now. We still need 25 more professors, assistant professors and associate professors for our 22 departments for which we conduct walk-in interviews regularly. " During his visit to the medical college on Thursday, the PMC commissioner told officials to expedite completion of the building and Nina Borade, PMC's chief public health officer, said, "The commissioner visited the site which is located within Naidu Hospital premises and checked the ongoing construction. He has also instructed the building department to ensure that the deadlines are met. We are sure that the building construction deadline will be met. As far as the shortage of faculties is concerned. We will recruit faculties from unreserved category on a temporary basis for the reserved category, which is allowed under NMC norms so that we can meet the requirement needs." Additional municipal commissioner Pradeep Chandran said, "We plan to shift some of the classrooms to our new building coming up near Naidu Hospital by August. As of now, we have a total of 400 students. For the new batch, we will inaugurate two wings in the new building."
United News of India
01-06-2025
- Health
- United News of India
Maha: Fadnavis inaugurates ‘Chakra' at MUHS in Nashik
Nashik, Jun 1 (UNI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday performed foundation stone laying and inauguration ceremony of the Center of Excellence 'Chakra' (Centre for Health, Applied Knowledge & Research Autonomy) at the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences here. Speaking at the function, he asserted that the health system will get a new shape only due to experiments like 'Chakra' of the Health University. He asked the universities to work as centres of various subjects and stressed on making efforts to strengthen health education and services in the state. Health universities have been established as 'hubs' through 'Centres of Excellence', while medical colleges will continue to function as 'spokes', he said and pointed that universities are expected to do exemplary work by acting as guides to other institutions. The university should focus more on genetic health and socially useful research through 'Chakra', which will be useful to the common citizens, he said. Fadnavis further said that according to the concept of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, employment-oriented models should be implemented through the 'National Education System' that are beneficial to the society and the country and urged educational institutions to make efforts to give priority to startups. In the next few years, the government will try to implement health services in rural areas as 'hub and spoke', he said and added that the government will provide appropriate support to the university for the Digital Kumbh and Health Kumbh projects as the Kumbh Mela will be held in Nashik. Speaking at the same programme, vice chancellor of the university Lieutenant General (retired) Madhuri Kanitkar said that a Centre of Excellence has been set up at the University of Health Sciences to enhance health services in the state. To enhance the quality of health science courses, the Department of Medical Education has launched the 'Chakra' company through the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences to provide quality and affordable health services to the citizens of the state, she added. UNI RDS SS
New Indian Express
24-05-2025
- Health
- New Indian Express
Can your emotions reveal your health? A trial will attempt to find out
The Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS), under whose aegis there are over 600 medical, dental, Ayurveda, and allied health institutions, has joined hands with global consulting and services company Nihilent for an extensive clinical trial of an innovative technology Emoscape. Emoscape, Nihilent's AI-driven emotion detection platform claims to draw on the deep emotional currents of India's ancient philosophy, Navarasa, the nine emotions that form the essence of human experience. The partnership, according to Nihilent will aim to use a human-centered approach for problem-solving and change management. The goal is to make emotional well-being the cornerstone of healing. Attempt to decode nine primal emotions Emoscape's technology is said to capture subtle upper-body movements in 3D to decode nine primal emotions—love, joy, compassion, anger, courage, fear, disgust, wonder, and calmness—in real time. It is inspired by Navarasa, the emotional framework that has guided Indian performing arts for millennia. The company claims that for the first time, physicians and mental health professionals will have access to tools that don't just treat symptoms—but truly understand the patient. Lt Gen (Dr.) Madhuri Kanitkar, Vice Chancellor of MUHS, at the ceremonial signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between MUHS and Nihilent said, "You cannot separate the mind from the body. Healthcare must be holistic. By combining the time-tested wisdom of Navarasa with state-of-the-art technology, we are opening new doors for understanding and addressing emotional well-being." From the Clinic to the Classroom The partnership has far-reaching ambitions. Emoscape's applications will span multiple disciplines -- from non-communicable diseases and pediatric care to maternal mental health, psychiatric conditions, and pre-surgical counselling. By embedding emotion detection into clinical workflows, MUHS aims to craft more nuanced and personalised treatment plans. Beyond clinical practice, MUHS students will also gain hands-on exposure to Emoscape through Nihilent's Summer Internship Program. It remains to be seen how successful the ambitious experiment will turn out to be.
New Indian Express
24-05-2025
- Health
- New Indian Express
Can your emotions reveal your health? This innovation thinks so
CHENNAI: In a landmark stride toward reimagining the future of medicine, the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS), the guardian of over 600 medical, dental, Ayurveda, and allied health institutions—has joined hands with global consulting and services company Nihilent to usher in a revolution in emotional diagnostics -- an extensive clinical trial of an innovative technology Emoscape. At the heart of this transformative collaboration lies Emoscape, Nihilent's cutting-edge, AI-driven emotion detection platform that draws on the deep emotional currents of India's ancient philosophy --Navarasa—the nine emotions that form the essence of human experience. This partnership, according to Nihilent that uses a human-centered approach for problem-solving and change management, is not merely a convergence of tradition and technology—it is the beginning of a movement that sees emotional well-being not as an afterthought, but as the cornerstone of healing. AI meets ancient wisdom Emoscape's breakthrough technology captures subtle upper-body movements in 3D to decode nine primal emotions—love, joy, compassion, anger, courage, fear, disgust, wonder, and calmness—in real time. Inspired by Navarasa, the emotional framework that has guided Indian performing arts for millennia, Emoscape elevates these time-honored insights with advanced AI to bring clarity and depth to a dimension of healthcare that has long been elusive: the patient's emotional world. For the first time, physicians and mental health professionals will have access to tools that don't just treat symptoms—but truly understand the person behind them. According to Lt Gen (Dr.) Madhuri Kanitkar, Vice Chancellor of MUHS, as she spoke at the ceremonial signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between MUHS and Nihilent. She emphasised that the union of Navarasa and artificial intelligence marks a profound evolution in how care is conceived and delivered. You cannot separate the mind from the body. Healthcare must be holistic. By combining the time-tested wisdom of Navarasa with state-of-the-art technology, we are opening new doors for understanding and addressing emotional well-being,' she said while talking to media on Thursday. With this collaboration, MUHS is not only reaffirming its legacy as a beacon of medical education and innovation, but boldly stepping into the vanguard of 21st-century healthcare.
Time of India
14-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
MUHS Postpones PhD Entrance Test to June 1 Due to UPSC Clash
Nagpur: The Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) has officially rescheduled its PhD Entrance Test (PET) for 2024–25. Originally planned for May 25, the exam will now be held on June 1, 2025, following requests from several candidates citing a clash with the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Services Preliminary entrance test will be conducted in online mode at the Mumbai Educational Trust, Bhujbal Knowledge City, located at Adgaon, Nashik. As per the revised schedule, candidates must report by 8am and be seated by 9am. No entry will be allowed after the designated reporting PET will consist of two papers. The first paper, testing general aptitude and research methodology, will be conducted from 10am to 11.30am and will include 50 multiple-choice questions worth 100 marks. After a short recess, the second paper, based on subject-specific knowledge, will be held from 12pm to 1.30pm, also comprising 50 questions for 100 for the first paper is mandatory to be eligible for the second, and candidates must remain in the exam hall until the conclusion of both sessions. MUHS stated that requests for changes in exam centre or date will not be entertained under any circumstances. Furthermore, no travel or accommodation allowance will be have been advised to keep checking the official MUHS website for further updates and instructions related to the examination.
