NOTICE SERVED
37 doctors in state may lose PG degrees
Probe Finds Courses Did Not Get Nod From MCI
Pushpa.Narayan@timesgroup.com 03.10.2018
Chennai:
The post-graduate degrees of at least 37 doctors in the state may be deleted from their licences, barring them from being teaching faculty or specialists in emergency departments across the country, after it was found that the degrees were unrecognised. The doctors may also receive a censure, with or without a fine of ₹10,000.
The state medical council’s disciplinary committee issued showcause notices to 48 doctors registered as emergency medicine specialists. While 11 sought more time to appear before the council, some ignored the notice. “We were not satisfied with the reply given by those who appeared before the council. A decision on the case will be taken at the general committee meeting on October 10,” said state council president Dr K Senthil. “Some doctors from Kerala told us they were not able to attend the meeting as they were stuck in floods. A few others wanted advance notice as they were living abroad. We will be calling them for inquiry soon,” he said.
Earlier, the council received a complaint from Emergency Medicine Association that 48 of the 59 doctors registered as postgraduates in emergency medicine were holding degrees not approved by the Medical Council of India, the apex body regulating medical education.
All doctors were conferred MD in emergency medicine by Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute and Vinayaka Mission Medical College. Both the universities received permission to run the course after 2012, but doctors who passed out in 2009 have registered their degrees.
An investigation found that the doctors registered their post-graduate degrees between October and December 2017 when the council was headed by a court-appointed administrator. The council’s elected members moved court against one another over who should be president. When the issue reached a stalemate, the Madras high court appointed a retired judge as administrator. “None of these doctors registered their postgraduate degrees until then. The administrator was doing electoral roll revision so council election can be held. They registered their PG degrees then,” said a senior council member.
The application for registration had signatures of candidates, but no sign of verification of whether the course was recognised or if the certificate was genuine, officials said. “In the last three months, the council has laid down guidelines for staff to follow. The deputy registrar should verify and sign the application before it is sent to the registrar. The registrar will do the final verification before approving the registration,” Dr Senthil said.
37 doctors in state may lose PG degrees
Probe Finds Courses Did Not Get Nod From MCI
Pushpa.Narayan@timesgroup.com 03.10.2018
Chennai:
The post-graduate degrees of at least 37 doctors in the state may be deleted from their licences, barring them from being teaching faculty or specialists in emergency departments across the country, after it was found that the degrees were unrecognised. The doctors may also receive a censure, with or without a fine of ₹10,000.
The state medical council’s disciplinary committee issued showcause notices to 48 doctors registered as emergency medicine specialists. While 11 sought more time to appear before the council, some ignored the notice. “We were not satisfied with the reply given by those who appeared before the council. A decision on the case will be taken at the general committee meeting on October 10,” said state council president Dr K Senthil. “Some doctors from Kerala told us they were not able to attend the meeting as they were stuck in floods. A few others wanted advance notice as they were living abroad. We will be calling them for inquiry soon,” he said.
Earlier, the council received a complaint from Emergency Medicine Association that 48 of the 59 doctors registered as postgraduates in emergency medicine were holding degrees not approved by the Medical Council of India, the apex body regulating medical education.
All doctors were conferred MD in emergency medicine by Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute and Vinayaka Mission Medical College. Both the universities received permission to run the course after 2012, but doctors who passed out in 2009 have registered their degrees.
An investigation found that the doctors registered their post-graduate degrees between October and December 2017 when the council was headed by a court-appointed administrator. The council’s elected members moved court against one another over who should be president. When the issue reached a stalemate, the Madras high court appointed a retired judge as administrator. “None of these doctors registered their postgraduate degrees until then. The administrator was doing electoral roll revision so council election can be held. They registered their PG degrees then,” said a senior council member.
The application for registration had signatures of candidates, but no sign of verification of whether the course was recognised or if the certificate was genuine, officials said. “In the last three months, the council has laid down guidelines for staff to follow. The deputy registrar should verify and sign the application before it is sent to the registrar. The registrar will do the final verification before approving the registration,” Dr Senthil said.
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