Health Bulletin 23/January/2024

Here are the top health stories for the day:

NEET SS 2023 counselling qualifying percentile now zero

After the NEET-PG exam, now the cut-off percentile for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test Super Speciality (NEET-SS) 2023 exam has also been reduced to zero across all categories.

With this, all the candidates who completed their PG degree and appeared in the NEET-SS 2023 examination would now be considered eligible to participate in further rounds of counselling to fill up the vacant super speciality seats.

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NEET SS 2023 Counselling Qualifying Percentile Reduced To Zero

NMC mandates 75% faculty attendance, bans private practice during college hours

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has made it mandatory for the faculties in the medical colleges to have at least 75% attendance of the total working days. Further, the Commission has specified that the medical college faculties shall work full-time and they shall not engage in private practice during the college hours.

These conditions have been specified by the Postgraduate Medical Education Board (PGMEB) of the Commission in the recently released final Post-graduate Minimum Standard Requirements 2023 (PGMSR-2023).

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75 Percent Attendance Must For Faculty, Private Practice Banned During College Hours: NMC

AIIMS Delhi director encourages youth to prioritize food safety and overall well-being

The youths of the country need to focus on food safety and overall well-being while understanding the importance of nurturing the heart and mind simultaneously, AIIMS-Delhi Director M Srinivas has said.

Addressing a gathering at AllMS-Delhi on National Youth Day on January 12, marking the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, he envisioned India becoming a global economic powerhouse and encouraged everyone to collectively contribute towards that goal.

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Delhi AIIMS Director Urges Youth To Focus On Food Safety, Overall Well-Being