NMC slams State Govts for transferring medical teachers ahead of Inspection
New Delhi: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has slammed the states/UT governments on the irregular practice of transferring faculty to medical colleges that lack sufficient strength of teaching staff just ahead of the NMC inspection and transferring them back to their respective institutes once the assessment is over.
Issuing a notification in this regard reiterating the responsibilities of medical colleges and norms for faculty requirements so that deficiency in teaching staff doesn’t occur, the NMC’s Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) has asked the Departments of Medical Education of all the States and UTs to abide by the rules and not change posting of medical teachers in one academic year.
Moreover, the authorities have been asked to comply with the Minimum Standards of Requirements laid down by the apex medical regulator for faculty in a medical college as well as ensure the sanctioned capacity of faculty is met so that the standard of teaching is not compromised.
The said notification dated April 28 2023, pointed out:
“It has been brought to the attention of the Medical Assessment and Ratings Board, NMC that transfers of faculties are being made in Government Medical College in the state Medical Colleges for the purpose of fulfilling teaching/faculty requirements before the inspection by the Board.”
Previously, responding to a petitioner, a Faculty of Medicine at Jabalpur Medical College, who complained over her transfer order by the state government, the Court pulled up the counsel of the government calling the act 'Farziwada' to meet the NMC norms.
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