MD-DNB equivalence: Cabinet approves Amendments to the National Medical Commission Bill 2019, Details
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Under the new Act, DNB degrees from 500 bedded plus hospitals will be equivalent to their MD/MS/DM/Mch counterpart “for the purposes of teaching also”.
The amendments, in particular, made changes and increments in the composition of the National Medical Commission which will be the apex body for the medical fraternity. Moreover, bringing joy to DNB candidates across the country, one of the amendments clearly establishes that under the new Act, DNB degrees from 500 bedded plus hospitals will be equivalent to their MD/MS/DM/Mch counterpart “for the purposes of teaching also”.
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been apprised of the amendments/changes in the National Medical Commission Bill, 2019. The original version of the Bill was approved by the Cabinet on 17th July 2019 and was passed in both Houses of the Parliament on 29th July 2019 and 1st August 2019 respectively, with official amendments.
The amendments, in particular, made changes and increments in the composition of the National Medical Commission which will be the apex body for the medical fraternity. Moreover, bringing joy to DNB candidates across the country, one of the amendments clearly establishes that under the new Act, DNB degrees from 500 bedded plus hospitals will be equivalent to their MD/MS/DM/Mch counterpart “for the purposes of teaching also”.
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