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.

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.

World News

Kaiser, Microsoft test medical records technology Kaiser Permanente and Microsoft Corp. recently announced a partnership that the two giant companies […]

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 […]

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.

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[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.

Amended Medical Council bill cleared in Parliament

Parliament cleared the amended Indian Medical Council Act bill on Thursday, August 26. The bill proposed to reconstitute the Medical Council of India (MCI) within one year and establish a board of governors, which will the incharge of the MCI’s functions.

Single entrance exam for all medical colleges from next year

In a major decision that was conveyed to the Supreme Court on Friday, the Medical Council of India (MCI) has said that their decision to introduce one common entrance test for all medical courses in India has been accepted by the Union Ministry and would be introduced from the next year, that is, 2011.

Bridging the gap in medical education : Prof A K Agarwal, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), India

It is very crucial to bridge the gap in the context of medical education, where many of the emerging and demanding courses are not present in the conventional courses currently.