67 in fray for 12 Karnataka Medical Council posts
TNN | Jan 16, 2020, 12.54 PM IST
BENGALURU: Karnataka Medical Council (KMC) elections on January 23 will see 67 candidates fighting for 12 posts.
The state is divided into four zones - Bengaluru, Mysuru, Kalaburagi and Belagavi - and 71,000 doctors have voting rights. In Bengaluru zone, well-known gynaecologist Dr Kamini Rao is among the 19 candidates.
Pandurang Garg, joint registrar of co-operative societies who has been appointed returning officer for the polls, said the nomination of one doctor from Bengaluru was rejected as his/her name was missing from the voters' list. "There are complaints against three contestants. The notification on the final list of valid candidates will be published on January 17," he told TOI .
Contestants have come up with several promises through their manifestos, ranging from retirement policy, accident relief for doctors and making the council youth-friendly.
Rao said: "Firstly, the aim will be to keep science and law progressive. While science has gone ahead, the laws we have are archaic. Secondly, the KMC board needs a representative from all specialties so that cases are understood properly. And finally, speedy disposal of cases is required."
She feels it's demeaning for young doctors to get embroiled in legal cases for long and there's a need to settle cases through arbitration.
Dr Vinay Kumar, assistant professor, department of radiation oncology, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, is another contestant from Bengaluru. His priority is to streamline the promotion process for doctors in both private and government sectors.
"An assessment-based promotion scheme is needed. A first promotion after four years and the second after three years must be considered for all doctors," he said. Vinay feels the current rulebook of Karnataka Private Medical Establishments, which makes it compulsory for small clinics to renew licences every year, can be done away with. "I will fight for exemption of small clinics from the licence rule," he said.
TNN | Jan 16, 2020, 12.54 PM IST
BENGALURU: Karnataka Medical Council (KMC) elections on January 23 will see 67 candidates fighting for 12 posts.
The state is divided into four zones - Bengaluru, Mysuru, Kalaburagi and Belagavi - and 71,000 doctors have voting rights. In Bengaluru zone, well-known gynaecologist Dr Kamini Rao is among the 19 candidates.
Pandurang Garg, joint registrar of co-operative societies who has been appointed returning officer for the polls, said the nomination of one doctor from Bengaluru was rejected as his/her name was missing from the voters' list. "There are complaints against three contestants. The notification on the final list of valid candidates will be published on January 17," he told TOI .
Contestants have come up with several promises through their manifestos, ranging from retirement policy, accident relief for doctors and making the council youth-friendly.
Rao said: "Firstly, the aim will be to keep science and law progressive. While science has gone ahead, the laws we have are archaic. Secondly, the KMC board needs a representative from all specialties so that cases are understood properly. And finally, speedy disposal of cases is required."
She feels it's demeaning for young doctors to get embroiled in legal cases for long and there's a need to settle cases through arbitration.
Dr Vinay Kumar, assistant professor, department of radiation oncology, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, is another contestant from Bengaluru. His priority is to streamline the promotion process for doctors in both private and government sectors.
"An assessment-based promotion scheme is needed. A first promotion after four years and the second after three years must be considered for all doctors," he said. Vinay feels the current rulebook of Karnataka Private Medical Establishments, which makes it compulsory for small clinics to renew licences every year, can be done away with. "I will fight for exemption of small clinics from the licence rule," he said.
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