Efforts on to increase MBBS seats: MCI chairman
CHENNAI, DECEMBER 25, 2018 00:00 IST
Fruitful collaboration:Health Minister Vijaya Baskar with Dr. Vinod K. Paul at the conclave in the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University on Monday.M. Karunakaran
Lack of specialist doctors is a major concern, says Vinod K. Paul
A lot of hard work is being made to increase the number of medical seats in the coming years, Dr. Vinod K. Paul, Chairman, Board of Governors, Medical Council of India and NITI Aayog member, said.
“The assessment for the number of seats in academic year 2019-20 is still going on. ICU beds are currently not counted for medical seats. Every speciality has ICU, which can be converted into medical seats. This is under consideration, but nothing official yet,” he told reporters on the sidelines of a conclave of State Health Sciences Universities.
The road ahead
The theme of the conclave was ‘Enhancing Excellence in Health Medical Education: journey so far and the road ahead’, organised by the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai, in partnership with NITI Aayog. Dr. Paul said one of the major concerns was lack of availability of specialist doctors. “While the country has done well in terms of penetration of generic medical colleges, we need to increase the number of specialist medical colleges,” he said.
He hailed Tamil Nadu for the progress it has made in the healthcare sector and said that the Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme of the State, has been used as a role model in designing the Ayushman Bharat programme.
He also said that revised National Medical Commission Bill has tried to address the concerns of States and other stakeholders and it is up to the Parliament to consider and pass it.
More medical colleges
Delivering his inaugural address at the conclave, Health Minister C. Vijaya Baskar said Tamil Nadu had the largest number of Government Medical Colleges (22 colleges with 2,900 MBBS seats).
Five new collegeshave been established in the last six years and MBBS seats have been increased by 1,000. “A new Government Medical College at Karur with an annual intake of 150 students at a cost of Rs. 229.46 crore is taking shape. Steps are being taken to add 345 MBBS seats in four government colleges,” the minister said.
The government was committed to starting medical colleges in all the districts in a phased manner, he added.
Steps are being taken to add 345 medical seats in four medical colleges
C. Vijaya Baskar
Health Minister
CHENNAI, DECEMBER 25, 2018 00:00 IST
Fruitful collaboration:Health Minister Vijaya Baskar with Dr. Vinod K. Paul at the conclave in the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University on Monday.M. Karunakaran
Lack of specialist doctors is a major concern, says Vinod K. Paul
A lot of hard work is being made to increase the number of medical seats in the coming years, Dr. Vinod K. Paul, Chairman, Board of Governors, Medical Council of India and NITI Aayog member, said.
“The assessment for the number of seats in academic year 2019-20 is still going on. ICU beds are currently not counted for medical seats. Every speciality has ICU, which can be converted into medical seats. This is under consideration, but nothing official yet,” he told reporters on the sidelines of a conclave of State Health Sciences Universities.
The road ahead
The theme of the conclave was ‘Enhancing Excellence in Health Medical Education: journey so far and the road ahead’, organised by the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai, in partnership with NITI Aayog. Dr. Paul said one of the major concerns was lack of availability of specialist doctors. “While the country has done well in terms of penetration of generic medical colleges, we need to increase the number of specialist medical colleges,” he said.
He hailed Tamil Nadu for the progress it has made in the healthcare sector and said that the Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme of the State, has been used as a role model in designing the Ayushman Bharat programme.
He also said that revised National Medical Commission Bill has tried to address the concerns of States and other stakeholders and it is up to the Parliament to consider and pass it.
More medical colleges
Delivering his inaugural address at the conclave, Health Minister C. Vijaya Baskar said Tamil Nadu had the largest number of Government Medical Colleges (22 colleges with 2,900 MBBS seats).
Five new collegeshave been established in the last six years and MBBS seats have been increased by 1,000. “A new Government Medical College at Karur with an annual intake of 150 students at a cost of Rs. 229.46 crore is taking shape. Steps are being taken to add 345 MBBS seats in four government colleges,” the minister said.
The government was committed to starting medical colleges in all the districts in a phased manner, he added.
Steps are being taken to add 345 medical seats in four medical colleges
C. Vijaya Baskar
Health Minister
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