Tahir Mushtaq
JAMMU, Oct 14: At a time when Omar Abdullah government is taking credit for improving the Health infrastructure in the state, nearly five medical faculties are facing threat of de-recognisation from prestigious Medical Council of India (MCI).
According to the official sources, these include Neuro-surgery, Forsenic Medicine, Pediatrics, Psychiatry faculty and Cardiology as they don’t have trained manpower including teachers and infrastructure, despite investing crores in upgrading the Healthcare sector in past ten years.
These faculties are functional in two of the premier Medical Colleges of the state, Government Medical College (GMC), Jammu and Government Medical College (Srinagar), which are being upgraded to the level of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) under the ambitious Rs 200 crore projects.
It is important to mention here that MCI had been regularly reminding the state Government to put in place proper faculties in various courses including psychiatry and cardiology at GMC Jammu. The psychiatry faculty till date lacked the post of Associate professor.
Admitting that there is threat from the MCI, Health Minister said, “There is threat from the medical body because of shortage of teachers, but steps are being taken to plug the gap”.
About the measures to ward of the threat, Sharma said that the government had decided to make direct entry in faculties to fill the vacancies. “We are taking steps and within six months the shortages would be removed and government is taking necessary steps in this regard including fast track recruitment”.
It is important to mention here that even the Indira Gandhi Government Dental College here is also working without adequate faculty.
However a official source said, “Filling the vacancies is not a big issue, but most of the Doctors having expertise in these fields have left J&K for better opportunities in other parts of the country and beyond”.
“While focus is on creating infrastructure, but no consideration is being given tofill manpower needs who are going to run these institutions”, said a official source on condition of anonymity.
J&K Government is implementing an ambitious Rs 200 crore Hospital upgradation project since last three years under the Prime Ministers Swasthya Surakshya Yojana to elevate the two hospitals to the level of best medical institutes in the country is likely to bring state hospitals at par with the (AIIMS).
JAMMU, Oct 14: At a time when Omar Abdullah government is taking credit for improving the Health infrastructure in the state, nearly five medical faculties are facing threat of de-recognisation from prestigious Medical Council of India (MCI).
According to the official sources, these include Neuro-surgery, Forsenic Medicine, Pediatrics, Psychiatry faculty and Cardiology as they don’t have trained manpower including teachers and infrastructure, despite investing crores in upgrading the Healthcare sector in past ten years.
These faculties are functional in two of the premier Medical Colleges of the state, Government Medical College (GMC), Jammu and Government Medical College (Srinagar), which are being upgraded to the level of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) under the ambitious Rs 200 crore projects.
It is important to mention here that MCI had been regularly reminding the state Government to put in place proper faculties in various courses including psychiatry and cardiology at GMC Jammu. The psychiatry faculty till date lacked the post of Associate professor.
Admitting that there is threat from the MCI, Health Minister said, “There is threat from the medical body because of shortage of teachers, but steps are being taken to plug the gap”.
About the measures to ward of the threat, Sharma said that the government had decided to make direct entry in faculties to fill the vacancies. “We are taking steps and within six months the shortages would be removed and government is taking necessary steps in this regard including fast track recruitment”.
It is important to mention here that even the Indira Gandhi Government Dental College here is also working without adequate faculty.
However a official source said, “Filling the vacancies is not a big issue, but most of the Doctors having expertise in these fields have left J&K for better opportunities in other parts of the country and beyond”.
“While focus is on creating infrastructure, but no consideration is being given tofill manpower needs who are going to run these institutions”, said a official source on condition of anonymity.
J&K Government is implementing an ambitious Rs 200 crore Hospital upgradation project since last three years under the Prime Ministers Swasthya Surakshya Yojana to elevate the two hospitals to the level of best medical institutes in the country is likely to bring state hospitals at par with the (AIIMS).
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