Sunday, December 9, 2018

Tamilisai's husband among 41 eyeing Tamil Nadu medical University VC post

TNN | Dec 6, 2018, 09.19 AM IST



CHENNAI: At least 41 people including BJP state president Tamilisai Soundararajan's husband, nephrologist Dr P Soundrarajan, former and present directors of medical education, deans and vice-chancellors have applied for the post of vice-chancellor of Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University.

The search committee convenor Dr Sithyathiya Munavarah published names of 41 applicants on the university web page on November 30, last day for the submission of application form. Candidates have filled up a 10-page form with personal details, academic qualification, administrative and research experience, along with 100-word description about their strengths and 500-word statement on the vision for the university.

Several senior doctors in government service, retired professors, deans and directors of medical education below 70 have applied. Names of former vice-chancellor Dr Mayil Vahanan Natarajan, former registrars Dr Sudha Seshayyan and Dr Balasubramanian T, director of medical education Dr A Edwin Joe, his predecessor Dr Vimala and joint director of public health Dr T S Selvavinayagam were in the list.

There were three outstation candidates - Dr Bharat Mansukhlal Mody (Vadodara, Gujarat), Dr Kameshwara Rao A S (Kakinada, AP) and Dr Venkatakrishna Murali R (Bangalore). The search committee is now scrutinising the application forms to ensure they meet the criteria of the government order that defined the qualification of the vice-chancellor.

A two-page order on October 23, "prescription of educational qualification experience for the post of the vice chancellor of the Tamil Dr MGR Medical University," under the Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai (Amendment) Act 2018 said every person recommended by the search committee should have a post-graduate degree in the field of medical sciences, should have published at least five research papers in indexed or national journals. And also have at least 20 years of experience as medical practitioner and 10 years teaching experience as professor.

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