Health Bulletin 23/ November/ 2024

Here are the top health news for the day:

Delhi Medical College’s medicine dept violates NMC rules, lacks regular or contractual faculty

In a shocking revelation in response to a Right to Information (RTI) application, Delhi-based Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Medical College’s Medicine Department has neither regular nor contractual faculties.

The said RTI application was filed by a medical student seeking the details of a separate list of contractual and permanent faculty currently working as of date 29.10.2024 in the Department of Medicine at BSA Medical College.

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Chargesheet filed against MGM Indore dean over alleged corruption in NPA Incentives

The MGM Medical College, Indore is now facing a controversy as the State Government has issued a chargesheet to the Dean of the Institute for alleged corruption in disbursing incentives for non-practicing allowance to doctors. There are also allegations of misappropriating the incentives under the Ayushman Bharat Scheme, TOI has reported.

In a letter directed to Dr Sanjay Dixit on November 18, the Department of Public Health and Medical Education Deputy Secretary Mayank Agrawal has given a 21-day deadline to Dr. Dixit to respond to the charges. In case, Dr. Dixit failed to respond to the charges within the stipulated timeline of 21 days, a departmental inquiry would commence into the matter.

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NMC extends deadline for New PG Medical Courses, Institutes, Increase of Seats

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has extended the last date for submission of applications for starting new Post-Graduate Medical Courses in an established medical institution, establishing a new Post-Graduate Medical Institution (standalone PG institute) and increase of seats in existing Post-Graduate medical courses for the Academic Year (AY) 2025-2026.

While previously the last date to receive applications was 17.10.2024, then 08.11.2024 and till today, now MARB has extended it further till 10.12.2024.

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GMERS Ragging death: College submits report to UGC, family questions accused doctors’ integrity

Providing details regarding the horrifying ragging incident where an 18-year-old first-year MBBS student died after allegedly being forced to stand for three hours by his seniors, the authorities of the GMERS Medical College and Hospital, Patna submitted an action taken report (ATR) to the University Grants Commission (UGC) in connection.

In the report, the authorities specified the action taken so far regarding the seniors involved in the case. They shared details about the number of students connected to the ragging incident, the actions taken against them, and the identification of all victims. Furthermore, they updated UGC about their implementation of the anti-ragging regulations and the committee meetings held after the incident.

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