Majority of medical colleges have ghost faculty, fall short of 50 per cent attendance requirement: NMC - Video
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In a recent assessment conducted for the academic year 2022-23, the National Medical Commission (NMC) unveiled a disconcerting reality within a majority of medical colleges. These institutes were riddled with ghost faculties and senior residents, coupled with none meeting the mandated 50% attendance requirement. The assessment laid bare that the emergency departments were seldom visited as there was no assigned personnel present apart from the casualty medical officer.
A majority of the medical colleges assessed in 2022-23 were found to have ghost faculty and senior residents, and none of the institutes met the requirement of 50 per cent attendance, the National Medical Commission stated
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