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NMC's new faculty rules will boost medical education capacity, says JDA Raipur
RAIPUR: The Junior Doctors' Association (JDA) Raipur has welcomed the National Medical Commission's (NMC) new eligibility rules for medical faculty, stating the move will address faculty shortages and expand medical education capacity across the country.
The new rules broaden faculty eligibility. Doctors in government hospitals, including those without teaching affiliations, can now become faculty in medical colleges with relaxed experience criteria. Non-teaching consultants with 10 years of experience are eligible to become Associate Professors, while those with two years of experience can be appointed as Assistant Professors without completing Senior Residency.
The NMC has also increased the upper age limit for appointment as Senior Residents in pre-clinical and para-clinical subjects to 50 years.
Time spent in academic or regulatory roles, such as in NMC, state medical councils, universities, medical education departments, or government research organisations, will now be counted as teaching experience, for up to five years.
Additionally, non-teaching government hospitals with over 220 beds can now be recognised as teaching hospitals.
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This will further expand medical education capacity.
JDA Raipur, however, opposes the recognition of MSc-PhD qualifications as equivalent to MD/MS degrees. Non-medical teachers (MSc + PhD) can now be appointed up to 30 per cent of the total department strength in Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Pharmacology. Previously, this was 15 per cent and limited to Anatomy, Physiology, and Biochemistry.
JDA Raipur stated that this is a regressive step that will dilute the quality of healthcare and compromise individual health. It termed the move a clear breach of the Alma-Ata Declaration of 1978. JDA Raipur believes this amendment will have serious implications not only for medical schools but also for the quality of education and patient treatment. It urged NMC to withdraw this amendment and bring about genuine healthcare reforms.
