[This article was published in the August 2010 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Union Health Minister Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad has approved the Bachelor for Rural Medicine Course (BRMC), giving all states the choice to adopt it. Minor changes are being made in the proposed course and the proposal has been sent to the Medical Council of India (MCI).
Nine multi-specialty hospitals and medical colleges are going to be set up on vacant railway land in West Bengal.
Known for its indigenous development of heart valve, blood bag, dental implants and many consumables needed for medi-care, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology (SCTIMST), Thiruvananthapuram, signifies the convergence of medical sciences and technology.
[This article was published in the July 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
That South India is a favourite to foreigners, lair of the geeks� and erudite academicians is too old a story. But, before I delve into the other facet of Dakshin Bharat I would like to take my readers quickly through some of the findings of a recent report on the imbalances in the health status across Indian states.
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.
The recent launch of e-Learning programs at the Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences Digital Library at Vijayawada should prove to be a blessing for many health sciences graduate and post graduate aspirants.
The School of Telemedicine, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) is going to play major role to provide telemedicine services in the National Network of Medical Colleges.
[This article was published in the January 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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