There is an urgent need to constitute an autonomous body set up by an Act of Parliament with the twin objectives of promoting and regulating medical education at all levels, was the key point of observation that came up in the memorial lecture of Prof G Ram Reddy, delivered by Prof MVS Valiathan, a reputed cardiac surgeon and winner of the Padma Vibhushan.
Moolchand Medcity has recently tied up with Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) in providing Diploma and Bachelor courses for paramedical professionals.
Launch and the Curtain Raiser of eINDIA 2010, India’s Largest ICT event, took place in New Delhi at The Claridges, witnessing presence of many distinguished guests.
Health service provider Apollo Group and Indira Gandhi National Open University recently signed a memorandum of understanding to launch 45 medicine-related courses in four verticals from January next year.
The dry run of the initial INR 5 crore EMR (Electronic Medical Record) system by Apollo in association with 40-odd hospitals in south India and networking of 2 lakh doctors will be done by October of this year.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Telecommunication Consultant of India Limited (TCIL) for the latter’s Pan-African e-Network project.
Next year, if you fail to make it to a prestigious medical college, don’t lose hope of studying medicine. A leading hospital chain is all set to offer India’s first MBBS programme through distance education.
