COIMBATORE: Following an appeal by the State government, the Medical Council of India (MCI), has finally agreed to continue recognition for Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH) for the existing 150 MBBS seats for the approaching academic year.
CMCH Dean, A Edwin Joe said that MCI’s executive committee which met on Wednesday, decided to accept the compliance report submitted by the college this March to continue the recognition.
Earlier, the MCI had recommended to the Centre to discontinue recognition for CMCH to offer MBBS degree for the academic year 2015-16.
In response to the hospital’s request to increase the undergraduate strength from 150 to 250, a four-member MCI team inspected the institution in January. The assessors report was submitted to the executive committee of the council for consideration.
The committee had pointed out 20 deficiencies, and reasons to reject the proposal to increase the number of seats. In addition to this, the recognition for awarding 150 UG seats was also not supported in the committee’s report.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had sought a personal hearing with the college Dean Edwin Joe. Following this, the dean submitted the arguments on behalf of the Tamil Nadu Directorate of Medical Education on March 13. The MOH had taken up the justification and sent a letter to the MCI.
In the compliance report, it was mentioned that even though the hospital lacked the infrastructure demanded for 250 seats, there was no deficiency preventing MCI from giving permission for the existing 150 seats except for staff shortage (13 per cent).
Clarifying on this, the Dean told Express that during the day of inspection more than four per cent staff were on leave and according to MCI norms less than 10 per cent staff shortage was permissible for 150 seats.
Once the other deficiencies pointed out by MCI are rectified with the help of State and Central Government funds, we will approach for increase in MBBS admissions, he added.
The college management also said that CMCH was added to the list of medical institutions for All India Online UG Counselling’ 15 and 15 percent of its MBBS seats (22) were handed over to MOH and the remaining seats would be filled by the State.
CMCH Dean, A Edwin Joe said that MCI’s executive committee which met on Wednesday, decided to accept the compliance report submitted by the college this March to continue the recognition.
Earlier, the MCI had recommended to the Centre to discontinue recognition for CMCH to offer MBBS degree for the academic year 2015-16.
In response to the hospital’s request to increase the undergraduate strength from 150 to 250, a four-member MCI team inspected the institution in January. The assessors report was submitted to the executive committee of the council for consideration.
The committee had pointed out 20 deficiencies, and reasons to reject the proposal to increase the number of seats. In addition to this, the recognition for awarding 150 UG seats was also not supported in the committee’s report.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had sought a personal hearing with the college Dean Edwin Joe. Following this, the dean submitted the arguments on behalf of the Tamil Nadu Directorate of Medical Education on March 13. The MOH had taken up the justification and sent a letter to the MCI.
In the compliance report, it was mentioned that even though the hospital lacked the infrastructure demanded for 250 seats, there was no deficiency preventing MCI from giving permission for the existing 150 seats except for staff shortage (13 per cent).
Clarifying on this, the Dean told Express that during the day of inspection more than four per cent staff were on leave and according to MCI norms less than 10 per cent staff shortage was permissible for 150 seats.
Once the other deficiencies pointed out by MCI are rectified with the help of State and Central Government funds, we will approach for increase in MBBS admissions, he added.
The college management also said that CMCH was added to the list of medical institutions for All India Online UG Counselling’ 15 and 15 percent of its MBBS seats (22) were handed over to MOH and the remaining seats would be filled by the State.
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