Health Bulletin 29/September/2023
Here are the top health stories for the day:
Rs 1 crore penalty for violation: NMC notifies final MSMER-2023
With an aim to ensure smooth compliance with its functions in general and particularly to maintain high quality and standards in medical education, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has now published the Maintenance of Standards of Medical Education Regulations, 2023 or MSMER-2023.
Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that the Draft of these regulations was introduced in the public domain by the Director of the UG Medical Education Board of NMC, Shambhu Sharan Kumar on June 23, 2023. NMC introduced these regulations to make sure that high standards are being maintained in the medical education sector in India.
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DCI recognises 2 Govt dental colleges in Assam, 100 BDS seats added
In a major boost to dental education in Assam, the Dental Council of India (DCI) has accorded due recognition to two more dental colleges in Assam.
The state chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma recently declared about the development on X, formerly Twitter.
The Dental Council of India recognised the government dental college, Dibrugarh and the government dental college, Silchar under the Shrimanta Sankardeva University of Health Sciences, Guwahati in Assam. There are 50 seats for bachelors of dental surgery in each dental college.
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DCI Recognises 2 Govt Dental Colleges In Assam, 100 BDS Seats Added
1555 seats available for round 3 DNB post diploma admissions, NBE releases vacant seat matrix
Through a recent notice, the National Board of Examinations (NBE) has announced the Vacant seat matrix for Round 3 counselling of DNB Post Diploma courses 2023 admission session.
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Gorakhpur doctor gets extortion letter demanding Rs 20 lakh
In a shocking incident, a woman doctor from Ambedkar crossing was faced with an extortion letter asking her to cough up Rs 20 lakh and threatening serious consequences if the demands were not met in a couple of days.
The doctor received an extortion letter which mentioned that the extortionists would harm her if she failed to pay the demanded money within three days.
The extortionists wrote the threat letter and sent it through the Gola post office on September 25 addressing the doctor. However, the latter received the letter on Tuesday afternoon when she was on duty at the hospital in Ambedkar crossing.
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