முதுநிலை மருத்துவப் படிப்பு: நாளை முதல் மீண்டும் புதிய கலந்தாய்வு

முதுநிலை மருத்துவப் படிப்புகள், முதுநிலை மருத்துவ பட்டயப் படிப்பு, ஆறு ஆண்டு நரம்பியல் அறுவைச் சிகிச்சை படிப்பு (எம்.சிஎச்.-நியூரோசர்ஜரி) ஆகியவற்றுக்கு மீண்டும் புதிய கலந்தாய்வு சனிக்கிழமை (ஜூன் 6), ஞாயிற்றுக்கிழமை (ஜூன் 7)

நடத்தப்படும் என்று மருத்துவக் கல்வி இயக்குநர் அலுவலக தேர்வுக் குழு அறிவித்துள்ளது.

இது தொடர்பான அறிவிப்பு சுகாதாரத் துறையின் இணையதளம் www.tnhealth.org-ல் வெளியிடப்பட்டுள்ளது.

சென்னை கீழ்ப்பாக்கம் அரசு மருத்துவக் கல்லூரி அரங்கில் மேலே குறிப்பிட்ட முதுநிலை மருத்துவப் படிப்புகளுக்கு கடந்த ஜூன் 2-ஆம் தேதி முதல் ஜூன் 4-ஆம் தேதி வரை மூன்றாம் கட்ட கலந்தாய்வு நடைபெற்றது.

எனினும் கலந்தாய்வு தொடங்கிய பிறகு, முதுநிலை மருத்துவப் படிப்புப் பிரிவுகளில் உள்ள சில இடங்களை அண்ணாமலை பல்கலைக்கழகம் சமர்ப்பித்தது. இதையடுத்து கலந்தாய்வில் பங்கேற்றவர்கள் புதிய இடங்களை ஒதுக்கீடு செய்வது குறித்து பிரச்னை எழுப்பத் தொடங்கினர்.

கலந்தாய்வு ரத்து: இதைத் தொடர்ந்து கடந்த ஜூன் 2-ஆம் தேதி முதல் மூன்று நாள்கள் நடத்தப்பட்ட முதுநிலை மருத்துவப் படிப்புக்கான கலந்தாய்வை ரத்து செய்ய மருத்துவக் கல்வி தேர்வுக் குழு முடிவு செய்துள்ளது. கலந்தாய்வு ஒதுக்கீடும் ரத்து செய்யப்படுவதாக தேர்வுக் குழு அறிவித்துள்ளது.

சுகாதாரத் துறையின் இணையதளத்தில் திருத்தப்பட்ட கலந்தாய்வு அட்டவணை வெளியிடப்படும் என்று மருத்துவக் கல்வி தேர்வுக் குழு தெரிவித்துள்ளது.

டாக்டர் சங்கம் கோரிக்கை: இதனிடையே முதுநிலை மருத்துவப் படிப்புகளுக்கான கலந்தாய்வை நேர்மையுடனும் வெளிப்படைத் தன்மையுடனும் நடத்த நடவடிக்கை எடுக்க வேண்டும் என்று சமூக சமத்துவத்துக்கான டாக்டர்கள் சங்கத்தின் தலைவர் டாக்டர் ஜி.ஆர்.ரவீந்திரநாத் கேட்டுக் கொண்டுள்ளார்.

கிரிக்கெட் பந்தை 6 மணி நேரம் தொடர்ந்து தட்டி மதுரை மருத்துவ மாணவர் கின்னஸ் சாதனை முயற்சி

மதுரை மருத்துவக் கல்லூரி மாணவர் கெüதம் நாராயணன் வியாழக்கிழமை ஒரே இடத்தில் நின்று கிரிக்கெட் பந்தை மட்டையால் தொடர்ந்து 6 மணி 14 நிமிடம் தட்டி கின்னஸ் சாதனை முயற்சியை மேற்கொண்டார்.
சேலம் மாவட்டம், குகை பகுதியைச் சேர்ந்த பிரபாகரன் மகன் கெளதம் நாராயணன். மதுரை மருத்துவக் கல்லூரியில் 2 ஆம் ஆண்டு படித்து வருகிறார். கிரிக்கெட் மட்டையால், கிரிக்கெட் பந்தை ஒரே இடத்தில் நின்றபடி தட்டி கின்னஸ் சாதனை முயற்சியை வியாழக்கிழமை காலை 11.10-க்குத் தொடங்கினார். அவருக்கு ஒன்றரைக் கிலோ எடையுள்ள கிரிக்கெட் மட்டை, 60 கிராம் எடையுள்ள பந்து அளிக்கப்பட்டது. மாவட்ட ஆட்சியர் எல். சுப்பிரமணியன் சாதனை முயற்சியை தொடக்கி வைத்தார். மருத்துவக் கல்லூரி டீன் டாக்டர் ரேவதி கயிலைராஜன் உள்ளிட்டோர் நிகழ்ச்சியில் பங்கேற்றனர்.
ஒரே இடத்தில் நின்றபடி வலது கையில் கிரிக்கெட் மட்டையால் பந்தை தட்டியபடி கெüதம் நாராயணன் சாதனை முயற்சியை மேற்கொண்டார். இரண்டு மணி நேரம் தொடர்ந்து தட்டினாலே அவர் சாதனைக்கு தகுதி பெற்றாலும், நீண்ட நேரம் தட்டி சாதிக்க வேண்டும் என அவர் தொடர்ந்து செயல்பட்டார்.
தண்ணீர், உணவு எடுத்துக் கொள்ளாமல், மாலை 5 மணி 24 நிமிடத்துக்கு பந்தைத் தட்டுவதை நிறுத்தி சாதனை நிகழ்த்தினார். இதுகுறித்த அதிகாரப்பூர்வ அறிவிப்பை கின்னஸ் அமைப்பு வெளியிடும் என்று சாதனை முயற்சியின் நடுவர்கள் தெரிவித்தனர்.

Bride gave birth to a child soon after she landed up at her in-laws house

KANPUR: A marriage was called off when a bride gave birth to a child soon after she landed up at her in-laws house in Kanpur Dehat district.

The incident unfolded on Tuesday in the Sabdalpur village under the limits of Derapur police station of the district, 50 km from the Industrial City. The bride, Meena (name changed), went into labour pain soon after she reached her in-laws house. "Before, the bride could reach the hospital, she delivered a baby right at the wedding-room being decorated for the 'first-night'," informed villagers.

Embarrassed by the sudden turn of events, the woman's family, which hails from Nasarseda of the district, was summoned by the bridegroom, who later walk-off the marriage.

A 'panchayat' was called which later asked the girls parents to return the gifts exchanged during 'Tilak' ceremony. "They later took home not only their daughter, but also the newborn baby," informed village sources. The couple had got married on Monday.

The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is toying with a new idea of paying people money if they visit the nearest public toilets.

AHMEDABAD: Henceforth you will be tipped a rupee to pee at the right spot! The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is toying with a new idea of paying people money if they visit the nearest public toilets.

This idea was first implemented in Darechowk in Katmandu in Nepal and had worked well.

In Ahmedabad, the AMC will implement the scheme in 67 nuisance spots in the city with a public toilet nearby. Once successful, the scheme will be implemented across all public toilets in the city.

"The whole motive of the scheme is to popularize the public toilet. We plan to generate revenue through advertising," said a senior AMC official.

The proposal was taken up by the standing committee of the AMC on Thursday. The AMC sanitary department plans to advertise the scheme near open defecation sites and even impose heavy fines on the offenders.

Standing committee chairman Pravin Patel said: "We are going to implement this project because people near 67 pay and use toilets are found defecating in the open. Some even defecate on footpaths and pose a major public health risk. Our move will encourage people to use public toilets and AMC officials will also explain their family to do the same."

"There are around 300 public toilets in the city out of which the service will be available in 67 public toilets. Most of them are located near slum areas," Patel added.

Manipal University sets its sights on being in top 200 universities in the world

MANIPAL: Manipal University is set to go several notches higher and hopefully figure count among the best universities in the world. This is the goal new Vice Chancellor Dr H Vinod Bhat has set for himself. During the acceptance speech at a function to felicitate outgoing Vice Chancellor Dr K Ramnarayan and to welcome him as new VC here on Wednesday, Dr Bhat said, "I set myself a target of breaking into the (Quacquarelli Symonds) QS 200 World Ranking by 2020".

Briefly, Dr Bhat gave the roadmap for the progress to be made during the next five years that he will be in the Vice Chancellor's chair."In the last seven years, we have been at our productive best. We have set up 16 departments and started close to 100 different programmes and the student intake has gone up considerably. This momentum has to continue. And, I set myself a target of setting up 100 new departments in the next five years," Dr Bhat asserted.

"It is time for us to rededicate ourselves to a larger national cause. We represent the best of higher education in India and we need to expand both within and in the neighbourhood. We need to be empathetic towards our students and patients who continue to be our primary stakeholders. The University has come this far with overarching support of MAHE Trust and university Board, the vision and ideas of Dr Ramdas Pai (Chancellor) and all authorities," Dr Bhat said. Dr Ballal described Dr Ramnarayan as the "Man on the move". "He has done a lot of innovation, like academic activities, functioning of board of studies, academic senate and others. Our university was nowhere in BRICS rankings. He was responsible for the rise of the university. We figured in the BRICS ranking - was 100th and then moved to the 85th position the very next year. Dr Ballal also welcomed the new VC Dr Bhat and lauded his administrative skills.

Dr Ramnarayan, redesignated vice-president, faculty development and alumni relations, Manipal University was felicitated for his services as VC for five years from May 2010. Dr Ullas Kamath, Dean, MMMC, Manipal, Dr Dilip Naik, MCODS, Mangaluru and Dr Harishchandra Hebbar, director SOIS, Manipal, and Pro Chancellor Dr H S Ballal shared their thoughts. Dr Ramdas Pai handed over the citation and Dr Ranjan Pai, MD-cum-CEO of MEMG a memento.

Only 13 of India's 431 universities have women VCs

BENGALURU: The prestigious Oxford University last week announced that professor Louise Richardson, subject to approval, could go on to become the university's first woman vice-chancellor in its 800-year history.

Down in India, things are not too different.Multiple studies reveal the percentage of women vice-chancellors in India is at a shocking 3%, with just 13 universities of the 431 a UGC study surveyed, having women running a university. This, despite girls outdoing boys year after year in exams, and women constituting more than 50% of teaching positions in universities.

According to a British Council commissioned report titled 'Women in Higher Education Leadership in South Asia: Rejection, Refusal, Reluctance, Revisioning', the percentage of women teaching staff drops drastically at higher levels. "Women constitute only 1.4% of the professoriate, though there are many at other positions like readers, lecturers etc," the report released in February 2015 notes.

Adding that even of the 13 women vice-chancellors, six are from all-women universities, the report says there is a culture of discrimination. "There are many reasons -- from the way selection committees are constituted to the way women and men think. Most women academicians are more passionate about teaching than running institutions, which is why many of them, although qualified, do not choose to apply for such posts and stay with pure academics," Meena Rajiv Chandawarkar, vice-chancellor, Karnataka State Women's University, told TOI.

Quoting a Universities Grants Commission (UGC) constituted task force in 2013, the report says: "Glass ceilings and fears over promotion must receive more attention, as the feedback received by the Task Force would indicate widespread practices of discrimination and harassment among women working in higher education institutions."

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Berin Lucas, professor, sociology department of St Joseph's College of Arts and Science says: "Higher education must open its doors to new learning, but unfortunately, it is only a reflection of the patriarchal fabric of society, which operates in every spectrum of life, not even exempting education."

The statistics the report provides are at least two years old, and there could have been a slight ascent in the number of women V-Cs.

Unlike in many developed nations, readily available statistics on gender disparity in India are missing. However, significant efforts have been made by some scholars to excavate data manually to show a lack of women's representation in higher education leadership, despite a growing presence at the undergraduate level.

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"It appears that statistics on higher education employment are collected annually by the UGC, but not reported by gender. Although the All India Survey of Higher Education (AISHE) conducted by the Government of India in 2013 provides a wealth of statistical data, which is differentiated by gender, as well as Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe, it is not clear when this will be repeated and no previous survey exists from which a trend analysis might be developed," the British Council report notes.

"Even the Ministry of Human Resource Development Annual Report 2014, which has announced the launch of AISHE 2012-13 and the development of a Higher Education Statistics and Public Information System, does not provide any statistics on staffing," the report adds.

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Prejudices hinder growth:

Jancy James, Kerala's first woman vice-chancellor says, "The entire selection process is based on old assumptions and prejudices. There are many vacant positions, and I don't think the overall situation has changed much in the past two years. The problem of a glass ceiling and notions of what a woman can achieve are the biggest hindrance to their growth. Women can perform the tasks, it even reflects in the balance sheet. But the position of VCs in most universities is reduced to positions of defence against all kinds of violence — political, financial, and so on".

Women not allowed to grow:

Priya Chetty-Rajagopal, executive director, leadership & board practice, RGF Executive Search, India says, "The findings of the report are shocking, the percentage shouldn't be this low. But there are multiple factors affecting women in the sector. One, there is a lack of opting in. I think many women get into the profession with a passion for teaching and do not, at a later stage, opt for a managerial job. There is also a problem of women being forgotten. Is the system forgetting to check for qualified women and forgetting to ask them? The second thing is a lot of women are being ploughed off at the HoD level and are not allowed to grow. The third is the job of a VC is not just academic, it involves building relationships with the industry, alumni, branding the institute, corresponding with the government and keeping in touch with foundations and so on".

Assets case: Karnataka to recover expenses from TN

The Karnataka government has decided to recover all expenditure incurred by it during hearing of the disproportionate assets case against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa from the State government. Karnataka’s Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister T.B. Jayachandra told presspersons on Thursday that the State’s Law Department alone had incurred an expenditure of Rs. 5.12 crore during trial of the case in the Special Court and the Karnataka High Court. Karnataka would seek all expenditure, including expenditure towards hiring services of Special Public Prosecutor during the trial that lasted for nearly 12 years in the Special Court in Bengaluru and the High Court of Karnataka.