Doctors resorted to protest against the attack of duty doctors in Mumbai. Private hospitals and OPD clinics in Panvel Taluka, Mumbai, will be shut down today to protest the attack on two doctors in Panvel by the relatives of a patient on Sunday. According to the TOI report, a group of people barged into Life […]
Jharkhand State Health Services Association (JSHSA), a body of state employed doctors, has announced a phase-wise protest from this week to press for reinstatement and gradation of doctors. This was a result of a mass transfer order of doctors by the health department last week after 162 doctors were reshuffled. Sixty senior doctors, including civil […]
Doctors are concerned about the corruption that seeps into elections conducted by the Medical Council of India (MCI) due to the postal ballot system. Maharashtra Medical Council’s election is under process and many doctors from the state are opposing the present system. A senior doctor said to DNA on the condition of anonymity, “This election […]
Delhi government is planning to implement the Clinical Establishment Act that aims to keep a check on all medical service institutions and thereby curb corruption perpetuating in them. The Clinical Establishment Act, passed in 2010, provides for registration and regulation of all clinical establishments in the country with a view of prescribing the minimum standards […]
In order to meet corporate hospital targets, more patients fall prey to unethical medical advice and undergo avoidable surgery. In the backdrop of Chennai seeing an unprecedented increase in number of surgeries, the Times of India states, “Hospitals drive docs to do avoidable surgeries to meet corporate targets”. In an earlier article, TOI noted that […]
Bombay high court, in it’s final hearing on March 27 dismissed pleas challenging the final merit list released by Directorate of Medical Education and Research. The order would clear the way for DMER to follow the Supreme Court order and complete the 1st round of admission process by April 8. Keeping the schedule in consideration, […]
Karnataka Medical Council (KMC), in a first of its kind move, has decided to take the CME videos online on a pilot basis. If you are finding it difficult to acquire the mandatory credit hours by attending the events physically, KMC has a way out for you through the digital window. An online opinion poll […]
After hearing a counsel on 24/03/2015, the Supreme court of India stipulated a new time schedule to initiate the academic year 2015-16 for all medical and dental postgraduate courses throughout the country. The new schedule was passed considering the counselling dates of various states and 3rd counselling by all India entrance exam. It states that all […]
The Medical Council of India (MCI), approving the decision of its Ethics Committee has decided to permanently debar the principal of JSS Medical College, Mysore, Dr H. Basavanagowdappa, from taking up the posts of principal/dean, administrative, medical superintendent and/or any other teaching post in any medical college. The reason for the extreme punishment is that, […]
In a recent turn of events, Medical Council of India(MCI) has debarred 7 ghost doctors.3 of the punished doctors hail from telangana and 4 from Andhra Pradesh. The doctors had their names as teaching/hospital faculty at a private medical institute in Puducherry. But, it was identified that they were ghost doctors since 5 years only […]