NMC notifies guidelines for competency based postgraduate training programme for MD in general medicine.
The postgraduate specialist shall always adopt ethical principles and maintain professional etiquette in dealing with patients, relatives and other health personnel and to respect the rights of the patient including the right to information and second opinion.
NMC provides relaxation to foreign medical graduates.
The foreign medical graduates will be eligible to get registration only after completing the CRMI for 2 years and this relaxation is a onetime measure and shall not be treated as precedence in future.
NMC invites applications for annual renewal for batch admission AY 2023-24.
Further, these colleges are advised to submit the sworn affidavit as per the format and follow the undergraduate regulation as on date and the application shall be submitted through online portal along with the prescribed fees with GST.
NMC issues advisory to medical colleges on installation of cameras.
As per the advisory, minimum of 25 cameras has to be installed covering all the important places. one at the main entrance of the hospital and college, two at the patient registration centre, and five cameras at the OPDs depending on the number of OPDs in the medical college and it should cover Medicine OPD, Surgical OPD, Gynaecological OPD, Paediatrics OPD, Ortho OPD etc.
NMC grants relaxation for BCMET completion for faculty promotion in medical college.
Para 6 of the “Teachers Eligibility Qualifications in Medical Institutions Regulations, 2022” stipulates norms for faculty appointment and promotion in broad specialties (MD/MS) and super specialties (DM/M.Ch) in a permitted/recognized medical college. It, inter alia, stipulates that for promotion to the post of professor, associate professor, the faculty should have completed BCMET from institutions designated by the NMC.
PCI issues circular on registration of ethics committees for biomedical and health research with DHR.
The New drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019 makes it obligatory for all the entities/institutions/researchers whether in public or private, who are conducting or intending to conduct biomedical health research, involving human participants are required to get themselves registered with the designated authority in the department of health research in terms of provisions of chapter IV of the new drugs and clinical trials rules, 2019.
Compassionate Integrity Training Self-directed Learning (CIT-SDL) course
The course takes 30 hours to complete and MGIEP provides learner support through an online CIT Learner Community and monthly Master Classes facilitated by qualified, experienced trainers. Learners receive a globally recognized Certificate from UNESCO MCIEP and Life University.
NMC directs common counseling for admission to MBBS course
Directorate General of Health services is designated to conduct the counseling for the 15% all india quota seats. State Governments are designated to conduct the counseling for the rest of the seats.
University Grants Commission (Open and Distance Learning Programmes and Online Programmes) Second Amendment Regulations, 2022
The amendment provides that when foreign or international learners apply for admission through the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, for UGC recognised or entitled online programmes, any national identity with photograph of their country of residence shall also be acceptable for authentication.
NMC invites applications from medical colleges for MBBS courses.
The medical colleges shall submit their applications through online portal with prescribed fees with GST.
