Health Bulletin 03/ December/ 2024 - Video

Published On 2024-12-03T17:15:53+05:30 | Updated On 3 Dec 2024 5:16 PM IST

Overview

Here are the top health news for the day:

1,18,137 MBBS seats in India, Karnataka Leads in Seat Numbers, UP Tops in medical colleges: Health Ministry

Currently, there are altogether 1,18,137 MBBS seats available in India and among these 60,422 seats are available in the government medical colleges and 57,715 MBBS seats are available in the private medical colleges, the Union Minister of State for Health Smt. Anupriya Patel informed the Lok Sabha.

Further, there are 73,157 postgraduate seats available across various specialities, the Union MoS Health informed.

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1,18,137 MBBS Seats Available in India- Maximum seats in Karnataka, Medical Colleges in UP: Health Ministry Gives Break Up

NMC urges State Medical Councils to verify FMGs medical degrees for NMR registration

Amid the ongoing registration of doctors in the National Medical Register (NMR), the National Medical Commission (NMC) has directed the State Medical Councils to confirm the medical degrees from the concerned foreign medical colleges/universities.

Writing to the State Medical Councils (SMCs), the Secretary of NMC, Dr. B Srinivas has asked to seek confirmation regarding the medical degrees from abroad through the concerned Indian Embassy/High Commission either before granting permanent registration or before recommending them for registration on the National Medical Register. The Apex Medical Commission's directions come with the aim to weed out the fake medical registrations from the NMR.

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NMR Registration: NMC tells State Medical Councils to Verify FMGs Medical Degrees from Foreign Institutes

Yet another ragging allegation emerges from MKCG Medical College

Recently, a junior student of Odisha's prestigious MKCG Medical College and Hospital has accused his seniors of ragging. Complaining to the anti-ragging cell, the medico claimed that he was mentally and physically tortured when he refused to follow the orders of the seniors.

Junior medico of MKCG Medical College and Hospital complained to the anti-ragging cell that they were being ragged by their seniors and made to do non-academic tasks.

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Yet another ragging allegation surfaces from MKCG Medical College

Plea in Bombay HC challenges MBBS seat allotment, claims state used different rules for reservations

A petition in the Bombay High Court challenges the MBBS seat allotment process, claiming the State CET Cell applied different rules for specified (hilly areas, handicap, defense) and constitutional reservations. The petitioner’s counsel argued that the rules were inconsistently applied.

The petitioner, a permanent resident of Nashik District, participated in the NEET UG exam and secured an All India Rank (AIR) of 14,874. He filled out a preference form for the Hilly Area (HA) and Open categories and was allocated a seat at Government Medical College, Nagpur, under the HA category in CAP round 1.

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Yakshi Chugh

With a graduation in Journalism and Mass Communication from Amity University, Yakshi Chugh embarked on a journey to explore the dynamic intersection of media and healthcare. In 2024, she joined Medical Dialogues, driven by a passion to enhance healthcare journalism and deliver insightful, impactful content to readers.