NMC Withdraws recently released MBBS Curriculum, Family Adoption Program, Releases a New Draft of Curriculum for public opinion

New Delhi: In a surprising decision, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has now withdrawn the recently released guidelines for the new CBME curriculum for the MBBS course and Family Adoption Program. 

Since the Apex medical commission has withdrawn and cancelled the circular dated 12.06.2023 altogether, the guidelines for Manpower requirement for research facilities in a medical college, Admission of students under "Disability Category" in MBBS course, Format for submission of information regarding admission of in a medical college also stand cancelled.

It is to be noted that the NMC had earlier released final regulations for MBBS curriculum and now after withdrawing the said notification, it has invited public opinion on the new draft.

Issuing a circular in this regard on June 23, 2023, the Director of the Undergraduate Medical Education Board (UGMEB) of NMC, Shambhu Sharan Kumar mentioned, "It is informed that the Circular of even number dated 12.06.2023 thereby issuing Guidelines under Graduate Medical Education Regulations 2023, stands "WITHDRAWN AND CANCELLED" with immediate effect."

"This issues with the approval of Competent Authority in UGMEB," the circular further mentioned.

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Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that after the publication of the Graduate Medical Education Regulations 2023 in the official Gazette on June 02, 2023, the UGMEB had issued guidelines for new MBBS curriculum, Family Adoption Program etc.

On June 12, 2023, the Director of the UGMEB, Shambhu Sharan Kumar informed, "All previously issued Notifications/circulars/clarifications shall now be void and superseded by these new guidelines."

NMC had further confirmed that these new guidelines shall be applicable to all the admission made in the MBBS course in a medical college in the academic year 2023-2024. However, now these guidelines stand "withdrawn and cancelled", as per the directions issued by the apex medical commission.

NMC Releases New MBBS Curriculum, Invites Comments: 

Along with withdrawing the guidelines, NMC on June 23 has issued another notification and released a draft of new NMC Competency Based Medical Education Curriculum Regulations 2023.

Releasing the draft in the public domain, NMC UG Board has now invited comments from the stakeholders and mentioned in the notice dated 23.06.2023, "Undergraduate Medical Education Board proposes to make the above mentioned regulations in exercise of powers conferred by the National Medical Commission Act, 2019 and particularly by sections 10, 24, 25 and 57 of the said Act. A draft regulation in this regard is being shared for public comments."

"It is requested to share comments on the draft regulations at the following email id comments.ugregulations(@nmc.org.in in MS Word (.docx) format or machine readable PDF Format within 30 days of publication of this notice with a subject tagline "Comments on draft regulations regarding National Medical Commission (Competency Based Medical Education Curriculum) Regulations, 2023," the Public Notice further mentioned.

To view the NMC notice, click on the link below:

https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/nmc-mbbs-curriculum-withdrawn-212593.pdf

Click here to view the new draft CBME Regulations, 2023

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