“there is no fertile ground for students excelling in research” : Dr Shakti Gupta, Medical Superintendent & HOD-Administration, AIIMS, India

Medical Superintendent & HOD, Hospital Administration, AIIMS, Dr Shakti Gupta’s vision is to establish a full-fledged Centre for Excellence in Hospital Administration at AIIMS

We need justice for the patient: Dr Purshottam Lal, Board Member – MCI, India

Dr Purshottam Lal, Board Member of MCI, internationally acclaimed for the maximum number interventional cardiology procedures has been awarded Padma Shree in 1993,

Panel backs mandatory rural posting for doctors

Members of a parliamentary panel came out strongly in support of the move to have mandatory village posting for fresh medical graduates to help provide better health care facilities in rural areas.

Gujarat proposes to add 500 seats in medical colleges

Gujarat Government asked for opening up three new medical colleges in the state but the proposal never got passed.

MCI rejects Medtronic new equipment

Medical equipment giant

Virtual 3-D human body to replace cadavers developed in inda

A virtual three-dimension human body capable of replacing cadavers in surgical studies has been developed by a medical graduate in Kerala.

K. K. Talwar appointed as the chairman of MCI

The new Board of Governors for the Medical Council of India (MCI) has appointed Cardiologist Dr. K.K. Talwar as the Chairman.

The Indian doctor today stands tall : Dr Prathap C Reddy, Apollo Hospitals, India

To bring about a change, one must be able to give others, what he gives himself and his kith and kin. Naturally, you would want to give best healthcare services to your kith and kin and this is how we evolved ourselves

MBBS Seats Increased in AP

Uday Krishnan, a class twelfth student and medical aspirant, has better chances of becoming a doctor now. The new guideline […]

INDIA

First health institute in Nagaland inauguratedThe first health institute to be set up in the North-eastern state of India, Christian […]

Medical seats to increase by 30 percent

Medical aspirants will have a better chance of securing a seat in state colleges next academic year as the number of medical seats in the state might increase by an average of 30 percent, thanks to the new Medical Council of India rules.

NEWS REVIEW

[This article was published in the October 2010 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

News Review: October 2010

MCI recommends 500 medical colleges in next five years

There is an urgent need for atleast 500 medical colleges in India and that too in the next five years, urged the Medical Council of India (MCI). Further to that the MCI has also recommended that the proposed new medical colleges can be established now with a minimum requirement of only 10 acres of land and more than 250 students.