Teachers ‘skip classes’, 100 medical colleges get notice https://ift.tt/VF2vTN0

The institutes have been given 15 days to reply to the notice, failing which they will face punitive action. A source said it’s an ill-kept secret that many medical colleges are facing faculty shortage. The shortage of attendance could mean many faculty members are guest lecturers, which is not permit-ted under NMC rules.

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English not mandatory for MBBS: Madras high court https://ift.tt/1Ox0VZn

English subject is not mandatory at higher secondary level for studying MBBS, Madras high court has clarifed and directed National Medical Commission (NMC) to issue an eligibility certificate to a woman who did her MBBS in China. She should be permitted to practise medicine in India, the court said.

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Unani medicine institute to start surgeries this month https://ift.tt/9se4n2t

Officials said that equipment at the pathology lab has been installed and they are yet to decide charges for various tests. Once finalised, a display board will show the respective prices.

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CBSE allows Type 1 diabetes student to carry insulin pump to exam hall https://ift.tt/4trBw7R

TOI had in these columns on Friday published a report, Class 10 exam: CBSE turns down student’s request for an insulin pump, highlighting the plight of a student who had requested that he be allowed to take into the exam hall carbohydrate snacks, insulin pump and libre CGM sensor as he is a Type 1 diabetes candidate. A doctor’s post on the CBSE regional office in Bengaluru rejecting the request had gone viral.

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Gujarat records 78 per cent rise in MBBS seats in five years https://ift.tt/QvHLO8w

According to the local admission committee, the state had 4,000 seats in 2018-19, indicating a 78 per cent spike in the number of seats in five years — much higher than the 56 per cent increase recorded nationally for the same period. India has 1.08 lakh MBBS seats for 2023-24, up from 70,012 in 2018-19.

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Nursing scam: CBI submits report on 254 colleges to HC https://ift.tt/174YHnM

The CBI counsel informed the court that an inquiry report for an additional 50 nursing colleges is in progress. The court granted the CBI an additional 15 days to complete the investigation and submit a report on the remaining nursing colleges. The counsel also mentioned that the Supreme Court has temporarily halted the probe against 50 nursing colleges.

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New NMC rules stipulate all PG students to work as full-time resident doctors, for 'reasonable' working hours https://ift.tt/174YHnM

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has come out with new regulations which stipulate all post-graduate students to work as full-time resident doctors and for "reasonable working hours". Accoding to the recently-notified "Post-Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2023", the students will be provided "reasonable time for rest" in a day.

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Ayurveda degrees: Next big thing for foreigners https://ift.tt/XpHSGrB

Ethel Nyoni from Zambia is studying Ayurveda at Jaipur’s National Institute of Ayurveda to become the first registered practitioner from her country. Many foreigners, including Dr. Avvinish Narine from Trinidad and Tobago and Dr. Fatemeh Moazzami Peiro from Iran, are pursuing Ayurveda degrees at the Jaipur Institute to become Ayurveda ambassadors in their native countries. The vice-chancellor of the institute aims to establish Ayurveda as a branch of medicine abroad. Komivi ADJA from Togo, a mathematics student, also received an AYUSH scholarship to study Ayurveda.

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NRI doctors launches Ease to prevent suicides among Andhra Pradesh students https://ift.tt/zvtr9nO

NRI doctors have launched the Emotional Assessment of Students by Educators (EASE) program to prevent student suicides. The program aims to train medical students and extend support to students in other streams. In 2022, 13,044 students died by suicide in India, averaging approximately 36 students every day. Both teachers and medical professionals lack training in identifying and intervening with suicide. Project EASE has trained over 1000 medical students in less than 50 days across seven colleges, with the goal of reaching 3 lakh students via teachers for early identification and referral to mental health professionals.

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JNMC, AMU host 2-day conference on rising cancer cases in India https://ift.tt/EGXTJx6

The department of radiation oncology at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (JNMC), and Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), organised a conference -- UPAROICON -- during the weekend under the aegis of the Association of Radiation Oncologists of India (AROI) at Hotel Ramada in Aligarh. The event themed “Glorious Past, Emerging Future” focused on escalating cancer cases in India.

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It is daunting for a doctor to be on high alert by way of the latest developments in medical, technological, and legal aspects of healthcare: Bhagwat Dhingra, MediSage https://ift.tt/EGXTJx6

Today, the younger generation stays updated through Google, and when patients visit a doctor, they ask multiple questions. It becomes very difficult for a doctor to comprehend and answer all their queries and explain to them how their particular problem can be resolved. The time available for doctors to keep themselves updated—and stay abreast of the latest developments, both medical and technological—is very short.

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Karnataka's MBBS seats highest, medical colleges 2nd in India https://ift.tt/PqXrmun

According to data from the health and family welfare ministry, 11,745 MBBS seats were up for grabs in 2023-24, an increase from 6,755 in 2013-14. Tamil Nadu with 6,215 seats in 2013-14 and 11,650 in 2023-24 was close a second to Karnataka.

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MBBS students admitted in 2020-21 academic year who couldn't pass exam can make one more attempt https://ift.tt/lLBKtPz

"The National Medical Commission decided to allow one additional attempt (FIFTH attempt) to such MBBS students who were admitted in medical colleges during the academic year 2020-21 and could not pass their first professional MBBS examination as this batch was also affected by COVID 19 pandemics," the NMC said in a public notice.

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One-year clinical clerkship must for foreign medicos who had a break in final year: NMC https://ift.tt/TSpmqFW

The National Medical Commission has decided that foreign medical graduates who took a break in their final year and returned to India because of the Covid pandemic or the Russia-Ukraine war, and who completed the course online, must complete a mandatory one-year clinical clerkship in order to be eligible for a clinical medical rotatory internship, or CMRI.

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Herbalife India signs MoU with Shoolini University in Himachal Pradesh https://ift.tt/iZ49q0l

Direct selling to become part of their curriculum in Business Administration. As part of the larger collaboration, Shoolini University with Herbalife India will provide and facilitate the teaching modules to academic organisations wanting to introduce Direct Selling as a new subject to their curriculum. The training will provide as an introduction to the corporate and entrepreneurial options available throughout the industry, in addition to the potential provided by this special channel.

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NMC setting up library of literature on ancient Indian medicine, surgery https://ift.tt/yGEP62O

The National Medical Commission (NMC) intends to establish a library that would include all of the manuscripts and literature pertaining to ancient Indian surgery and medicine. Experts from the medical community and other fields have been urged to assist in locating and gathering the books and manuscripts needed for this project.

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Nearly 74% HCPs Actively Participate in Online Healthcare Education https://ift.tt/CPu7L0U

The survey maps the future of online medical education & addresses the challenges faced by HCPs. It reveals that 80% HCPs consider webinars as their first choice for online healthcare education.

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AIIMS seats not for sale, says HC; rejects plea for recovery of Rs 30L paid to secure admission https://ift.tt/MxDrTSh

The Delhi High Court denied a woman's petition on Wednesday, stating that seats in the MBBS programme at one of the top medical schools were not for sale. The woman claimed to have given a man Rs 30 lakh in order to get her daughter admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).

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IIT-Bombay, govt join hands to curb non-communicable diseases in Goa https://ift.tt/YD9TqkZ

The collaboration between IIT Bombay, the department of women and child development, health services and GMC is looking at a training module which will advice pregnant women on nutrition and later the infants till they turn adolescents. The module will instil lifestyle changes.

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Elsevier announces findings from its ‘Clinician of the Future 2023: Education Edition’ report https://ift.tt/YD9TqkZ

The report gathered insights from a sample of 2,212 students from around the world, including 432 students from India, and provides valuable insights into the future of healthcare delivery and the role of clinicians against an increasingly digital landscape.

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