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NEW DELHI : Post-graduate students of medicine will get at least one day a week off and will not have to work more than 48 hours a week, according to new regulations in the works. This is part of the National Medical Commission’s (NMC) attempts to address severe stress and mental health issues among medical students. Currently, many post-graduate students at medical colleges work without a break for as much as 100 hours a week.

The National Medical Commission’s decision to allocate medical colleges to states based on their population is quixotic to say the least. It also has the potential to further strain the already fraught relations between the union government and southern states – none of which are governed by the BJP at present. The new guidelines, published via an extraordinary gazette notification (and apparently without any sort of public consultation), do two things, both of which are unlikely to sit well with many states.

NEW DELHI : The National Medical Commission (NMC) has undertaken a detailed set of professional conduct reviews for medical professionals, advising them to have “fair and open" communication with patients. NMC said most complaints against doctors can be put down to communication gaps. In the case of alleged medical negligence, doctors have been advised to prepare proper documentation of all medical records of the patient.

Click here! "Nurses accused of tying a Sikh patient’s beard with plastic gloves, leaving him in his own urine and offering him food he couldn’t eat for religious reasons were allowed to carry on working despite the man complaining about discrimination in a note on his deathbed," the report said. “In the case of the Sikh patient, the case was initially closed by the NMC’s screening team.

National Medical Commission stating a majority of colleges it assessed in 2022-23 had ghost faculty and senior residents, saying this is what happens when «the PM chases headlines and self-glory». The National Medical Commission (NMC) said this recently in a reply to the Associations of Emergency Physicians of India (AEPI) over its grievance regarding the exclusion of emergency medicine speciality as a requirement for setting up new medical colleges.

₹ 1 crore per violation on the college. In addition, a penalty of ₹ 5 lakh can be imposed against the faculty, dean, or the director for submitting false information, along with penal action for misconduct of professional ethics under the Registered Medical Practitioner Regulations.

Indian students become eligible to apply for Education Commission on Foreign Medical Education and United States Medical Licensing Examination. WFME's recognition underscores the quality of medical education in India and adherence to global standards.

Indian medical graduates will now be able to pursue postgraduate training and practice in countries like the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The change comes after the National Medical Commission (NMC) was granted the coveted World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) Recognition Status for a tenure of 10 years.

PTI. As per details, the candidates who appeared for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Postgraduate (NEET PG) 2023 exam will now be eligible to participate in the counseling process. "It is for the information to candidates that the qualifying percentile for PG Courses (Medical/ Dental) for NEET PG counseling 2023 has been reduced to 'zero' across all categories by MoHFW," said a notice issued by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), Directorate of Health Services, Government of India.

Amid the growing demand of reduction in cut-off marks by applicants, the National Medical Commission (NMC) will soon lower the NEET PG cut-off 2023 mark, according to media report. The reduction in NEET PG cut-off 2023 mark will not be a compromise to the quality of education of the medical students as whey have become eligible for the course after compleeting their MBBS education, NMC member Dr Harish Gupta told Indian Express. Mint could not independently verify the report.

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medical education regulator, the National Medical Commission (NMC), has raised a red flag about several fake letters, allegedly issued in its name, asking medical colleges to increase the number of seats in various specialities. The regulator has clarified that such letters cannot be considered valid permission from NMC.

Also read: Centre issues fresh guidelines for health & wellness celebrities, influencers He noted that a prior recruitment effort for these positions, under the supervision of Health Minister Rajesh Tope, faced allegations of irregularities and had to be temporarily halted. Sawant explained that these positions encompass 60 different job roles within the C and D categories, encompassing nurses, technical staff, and non-technical staff. This initiative will help the state fill nearly all vacancies in these categories across government hospitals.

medical education regulator made it mandatory for new colleges to follow a ratio of 100 MBBS seats for every one million population in states and the UTs. The NMC said that after FY24, letters of permission (LOP) for starting a new medical colleges will be issued only for annual intake capacity to bring more transparency in medical education.

NEW DELHI : The National Medical Commission (NMC) has put on hold with immediate effect its recent regulation mandating doctors to prescribe only generic drugs or face punishment. These regulations mandated all doctors and medical professionals—private and government—to prescribe generic drugs.

IMA) has urged the government to withdraw the regulation that mandates doctors to prescribe generic medicines, saying it should not be enforced till there is assurance that the medicines meet quality standards. In a letter to the health minister on Tuesday, the association also asked the government to allow professional associations to use pharma funding for continuing medical education (CME) sessions (CMEs) and educational/research activities in a transparent and bonafide manner, and to make digitalisation desirable yet optional. A day earlier, health minister Mansukh Mandaviya had called a meeting to discuss issues related to the newly notified regulations by the National Medical Council (NMC). The NMC's regulations, issued earlier this month, stated that all doctors must prescribe generic drugs, failing which they face a penalty, including suspension of their practice licence. The IMA's letter said it is a «matter of great concern» since prescribing only generic drugs directly impacts patient care and safety.

Indian market is a predominantly generics market: Branded, trade and INN. All these three categories are me-too drugs but marketed and distributed differently. Branded generics are promoted to doctors, while trade generics are sold through the trade network (with higher margins), and usually not promoted to doctors.

pharma companies or the allied health sector". As per a TOI report, under the new guidelines, doctors found violating this rule could face a suspension of their medical license for up to three months.

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According to a regulation by the top medical body, the doctors will have to prescribe generic drugs to patients, or else they will be penalised even if their license to practice may also be suspended for a period. In the latest notification by the National Medical Commission (NMC), doctors need to avoid prescribing branded generic drugs. Even though doctors are currently required to prescribe generic drugs only, there are no penal provisions mentioned in the regulations issued in 2002 by the Indian Medical Council.