NMC serves show cause notices to med colleges

Warns medical colleges of reduction in MBBS seats and monetary penalties; 17 of 20 department of GMERS Sola shows staff deficiency

- Brendan.Dabhi

Just months after introducing the biometric attendance system for doctors cum medical teachers, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has sent show cause notices to several medical colleges it claims to have massive defi ciencies in faculty.

At least five Medical Colleges and Hospitals (MCHs) in Gujarat have received these show cause notices along with warnings of reduction in MBBS seats and high monetary penalties, due to severe shortages of medical teachers, tutors and resident doctors across departments.

While Mirror has time and again highlighted how the Gujarat government’s contractual recruitment policies have impacted medical education, requiring the State to provide incentivised salaries of up to Rs 5 lakh per month to doctors to join peripheral medical colleges, the NMC’s show cause notices appear to have struck a raw nerve.

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