Vacant Posts, Unwilling Professors! AP GMCs in crisis as 32 percent eligible Doctors Decline Promotions
Faculty shortage
Vijayawada: The faculty shortage in Andhra Pradesh's Government Medical Colleges (GMCs) has deepened, with 32% of eligible government doctors refusing promotions to Professor positions, despite 33% of GMC posts remaining vacant.
Concerned by this alarming trend, Health Minister Y Satya Kumar Yadav has directed the Special Chief Secretary to implement measures to address faculty shortages and encourage doctors to take up promotions.
According to a report by The New Indian Express, in a recent promotion exercise, 28 Associate Professors from 12 clinical and non-clinical departments were invited for counselling. However, only 19 accepted promotions, while nine declined due to unfavourable college locations. Despite their refusal, all nine were still promoted based on vacancies, although they are unlikely to join.
This crisis is part of a larger faculty shortage in the state’s medical education sector. Earlier reports from the Medical Dialogues team indicate that over 8,000 positions, including 17 professor-level posts, remain vacant in government medical colleges. The shortage extends beyond rural areas, affecting urban institutions as well. For instance, Government General Hospital in Vijayawada has around 46 vacant posts, while Guntur Medical College faces a shortage of about 65 positions.
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