Patna Railway Hospital To Start DNB Course in 3 specialities
Patna: The East Central Railway super speciality hospital at Karbigahiya in Patna is all set to begin the Diplomate of National Board (DNB) course soon.
The hospital has attained course affiliation for the next five years from the National Board of Examinations (NBE), New Delhi, an autonomous body under the ministry of health and family welfare.
The Natboard has given its approval for two seats each in the specialities of family medicine, gynaecology and paediatrics.
This comes as welcome news especially as the country stands at the threshold of the much dreaded third wave. The DNB course will churn out well-trained experts who will be a valuable addition to the medical fraternity, which found itself understaffed and overworked during the dreadful second wave.
As per the statements issued by the ECR chief public relations officer (CPRO) Rajesh Kumar, the NBE affiliation will be extended further depending on its performance. "The NBE has allotted six seats to the hospital — two seats each in family medicine, gynaecology and paediatrics department," he informed TOI.
Candidates have been informed that admission to DNB course will be made through NEET, and candidates must have completed PG either in medicine or surgery. Thus DNB is a post-MD or MS degree awarded by NBE.
The two-year DNB course will be based on clinical training and there will be no theory classes for DNB candidates as they will specialize in certain course after completion of the three-year residency at PG.
According to sources, this hospital caters to the needs of about 90,000 railway employees and their family members in the ECR's five divisions. It is the fourth superspecialty hospital of railways in the country.
