Health Bulletin 23/ April/ 2025 - Video

Challenging the eligibility criteria for the faculty recruitment process at Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, a doctor from AIIMS Gorakhpur has filed a plea before the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court.

While the eligibility criteria makes it mandatory for the applicants to produce the completion certificate of the Basic Course in Biomedical Research (BCBR) and Basic Course in Medical Education Technology (BCMET) courses, the petitioner, Dr. Amit Ranjan, argued that the requirement of BCBR and BCMET courses is not mandatory in INI institutes like AIIMS, and such a condition deprives meritorious candidates from institutes like AIIMS from participating in the recruitment process.

Highlighting the defining nature of the National Eligibility-Entrance Test for Postgraduate (NEET-PG) exam, the doctors have urged the Union Health Minister to intervene and ensure that the upcoming PG medical entrance test is conducted in a single shift, as was the established norm since 2017.

In its letter directed to the Union Health Minister, the Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) pointed out that the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare itself discontinued the multiple-shift pattern in 2017, in the interest of fairness, transparency and uniformity.

A recent job notification from Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Tuberculosis and Chest Disease Hospital, Sengipatti, has sparked outrage among medical professionals in Tamil Nadu after the hospital has advertised a vacany for Medical Officer post with a monthly lump sum salary of Rs 40,000- despite requiring candidates to have a minimum of 10 years of experience.

The position is in the tuberculosis ward, and the preference will be for applicants who have specialised training in TB medicine. Apart from demanding a minimum of 10 years of experience, the hospital also called for retired government medical officers to apply for the position.

The North Bengal Medical College & Hospital (NBMCH) has inaugurated its dedicated urology department at the super-specialty block on Monday. The new unit is set to provide comprehensive care for patients suffering from various urological conditions.

This newly launched unit includes a 30-bed inpatient facility, with 20 beds dedicated to male patients and 10 to female patients. This addition is expected to significantly improve the availability of tertiary urological care. Dr. Sanjoy Mallick, Medical Superintendent-cum-Vice Principal of NBMCH, had earlier confirmed that the department would commence operations this week, and on Monday, it opened as scheduled.