Thursday, June 21, 2018

Karur medical college submits proposal to DME to admit students 

C. Jaisankar 

 
KARUR, June 21, 2018 00:00 IST


Directorate to seek permission from Medical Council of India

The Directorate of Medical Education (DME) will soon submit a proposal to Medical Council of India, seeking its nod for admission of students to Karur Government Medical College for 2019-20.

Rosy Vennila, Dean, Karur Medical College, told The Hindu that as the head of the college, she had submitted the proposal with the DME. After due process, it would soon be forwarded to MCI. It had been planned to admit 150 students in the first year.

Dr. Vennila said indications were that the MCI team would visit Karur in September to inspect the infrastructure.

Besides inspecting the new premises of the college at Sanapiratti, where construction works were on, the team would also visit the existing Government Hospital in Karur. The hospital had already been made part of Karur Medical College.

Construction works

The construction works were making steady progress. The departments of anatomy, physiology and bio-chemistry were required for conducting classes for first year MBBS students. Hence, construction works for these departments would be completed within three months.

Similarly, the administrative building and students hostels would be ready by the time the MCI team visited the hospital.

Exuding confidence on getting MCI nod for starting the college, Dr. Vennila said the present Government Hospital at Karur had 400 beds.

It had more than 70 doctors, including specialists, in various departments. The hospital, started in 1920, had been performing high-end surgeries. On an average, it received 1,500 to 1,800 outpatients daily.

The GH premises was part of Karur Medical College. The available infrastructure was more than the standard requirements of MCI.

In addition to 400 beds, additional blocks with 700 more beds would be established at the new premises. All works would be completed before classes began for first year in 2019-20.

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