MUMBAI: The Medical Council of India (MCI) has warned Grant Medical College that it will derecognize MBBS degree granted by the Nashik-based Maharashtra University of Health Service if the deficiencies pointed out by it are not rectified within three months.
"The executive committee of the MCI met in New Delhi and decided to derecognize the MBBS degree. No doubt, MCI has given us three months to rectify the deficiencies, but the warning has caused a massive damage to the prestigious institution," said a former dean of the 170-year-old institution.
A high-level MCI inspection team had found acute that there was a shortage of resident doctors (nearly 18%), number of mobile and static X-ray machines were less than prescribed, tables in operation theatres not according to norms, central library had seating capacity of 270 against the requirement of 400, and that no continuing medical education programme was held last year.
Besides the dean, the MCI has sent notices to the director of medical education and research, additional chief secretary (MED) and secretary of the ministry of health and family welfare in Delhi. "When the Centre, in collaboration with the state government, is planning to upgrade Grant Medical College to the level of AIIMS, the notice has stunned the entire medical fraternity," he said.
A former professor said it is time that medical education minister Vinod Tawde steps in to ensure that the MBBS degree is not derecognized. "We feel that Tawde should convene a high-level meeting with medical education bureaucrats, director and deans to take stock of the situation and streamline medical education," he said.
The former professor added that since 2009, quite a large number of posts of assistant, associate and professor are lying vacant owing to lack of clear policy. "We have adequate number of teaching staff, but they are appointed on a contract basis. As a result, whenever they get the opportunity, they quit the government job and take up assignment with private medical colleges," he said.
Also, the recruitment policy of medical teachers is faulty, the former professor said. Initially, teachers were selected by the state public service commission. But from July 2014, the department withdrew decided itself to recruit. "Between July 2014 and March 2015, not a single teacher was appointed by the MED. We feel there should be consistency in policy, it should not be changed with the change of either cabinet member or secretary of the department. We are paying a heavy price for the casual approach," he said.
"The executive committee of the MCI met in New Delhi and decided to derecognize the MBBS degree. No doubt, MCI has given us three months to rectify the deficiencies, but the warning has caused a massive damage to the prestigious institution," said a former dean of the 170-year-old institution.
A high-level MCI inspection team had found acute that there was a shortage of resident doctors (nearly 18%), number of mobile and static X-ray machines were less than prescribed, tables in operation theatres not according to norms, central library had seating capacity of 270 against the requirement of 400, and that no continuing medical education programme was held last year.
Besides the dean, the MCI has sent notices to the director of medical education and research, additional chief secretary (MED) and secretary of the ministry of health and family welfare in Delhi. "When the Centre, in collaboration with the state government, is planning to upgrade Grant Medical College to the level of AIIMS, the notice has stunned the entire medical fraternity," he said.
A former professor said it is time that medical education minister Vinod Tawde steps in to ensure that the MBBS degree is not derecognized. "We feel that Tawde should convene a high-level meeting with medical education bureaucrats, director and deans to take stock of the situation and streamline medical education," he said.
The former professor added that since 2009, quite a large number of posts of assistant, associate and professor are lying vacant owing to lack of clear policy. "We have adequate number of teaching staff, but they are appointed on a contract basis. As a result, whenever they get the opportunity, they quit the government job and take up assignment with private medical colleges," he said.
Also, the recruitment policy of medical teachers is faulty, the former professor said. Initially, teachers were selected by the state public service commission. But from July 2014, the department withdrew decided itself to recruit. "Between July 2014 and March 2015, not a single teacher was appointed by the MED. We feel there should be consistency in policy, it should not be changed with the change of either cabinet member or secretary of the department. We are paying a heavy price for the casual approach," he said.
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