Health Bulletin 12/ March/2024

In the recently released guidelines for Intensive Care Unit Admission and Discharge Criteria, apart from recognising doctors with NMC-recognised super speciality degrees, DGHS had mentioned that a few candidates of the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM) Certificate Course- Certificate of Training in Critical Care Medicine (CTCCM) who have been certified with a 3-year training programme in the Intensive Care after MBBS are also recognised as Intensivists.

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India's Serum looks beyond COVID with new vaccines for malaria, dengue

The CEO of the world's biggest vaccine maker, Serum Institute of India, said the company has bolstered its manufacturing ahead of launches over the next few years of shots against diseases like malaria and dengue by repurposing facilities used to make COVID-19 immunizations.

It is now possible to open a medical college with an intake capacity of only 50 MBBS seats under the new Minimum Standard Requirements (MSR) 2023 regulations for undergraduate medical courses.

"These new rules enable even smaller hospitals with a 220-bed capacity to start a medical college for 50 MBBS students," the National Medical Commission (NMC) officials told the Medical Dialogues team.

Taking cognizance of the growing number of pathology laboratories, particularly in rural Maharashtra, and the persistent issue of ghost pathologists signing off pathology reports, the Maharashtra Association of Practising Pathologists and Microbiologists (MAPPM) has urged the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) to intervene and implement measures to curb such practices.

Ghost pathologists, individuals who are absent during tests, have become a significant concern, as all tests should be overseen by registered medical practitioners holding a post-graduate qualification in pathology. This practice not only leads to incorrect diagnoses but also necessitates re-testing.