NMC nod for two MCh Hand Surgery seats at Stanley Medical College

Chennai: Bringing good news to the postgraduate medical aspirants in Tamil Nadu, the National Medical Commission has given its permission for two Super Specialty seats at Stanley Medical College.

The nod for the Apex medical education regulatory body has come for two MCh seats in Hand Surgery, which is a first for a Government Medical College in India, adds The Hindu.

Master Chirugiae (MCh) is a super-speciality degree pursued after the completion of the postgraduate degree i.e. Master of Surgery (MS). MCh is considered to be the highest master's degree in Surgical Science and while pursuing this course the doctors get specialized postgraduate/doctoral degree. However, in order to enrol for this course, a medical degree is a prerequisite.

During the three years MCh course in Hand Surgery, the doctors acquire knowledge for management of diseases and injuries of hand, learn to manage and follow-up patients undergoing hand surgery. acquire teaching skills in relevant aspects of hand surgery, become able to communicate about the aspect of hand surgery. They also learn to perform clinical examination of the hand, wrist, upper limb relevant to damage, disease and disability of the hand, provide primary care for hand injuries, and learn various surgical procedures relevant to hand surgery.

Located in Chennai, Government Stanley Medical College is more than 200 years old. The medical college and hospital also includes a Centre of Excellence for Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, along with a cadaver maintenance unit on a separate basis, which is a first in the country.

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As per the latest media report by The Hindu, now the medical college will offer a super speciality degree MCh in Hand Surgery since NMC has given its nod for two seats. The announcement in this regard came from the Health Minister Ma Subramanian.

While attending a function at the college, the Minister informed that Stanley Medical College has become the first ever GMC in India to offer MCh seats exclusively for hand surgery. He further informed that two institutes- the Sri Ramachandra University and Christian Medical College Vellore have one seat each.

Speaking about this, the Dean of the institute P Balaji added that the first hand transplant surgery in the country had been done in the hospital back in 2018. He also mentioned that until now 4,09,527 hand surgeries have been done in the hospital.

During the occasion, the Minister also released the antibiotic policy for the hospital. Further, he rededicated the renovated 100-year-old administrative wing of the building. The Minister informed that the administrative wing was renovated at a cost of Rs 25 lakh without altering the heritage structure.