Medical Education Policy & Medical Education
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14 Chapter Medical education Policy & Medical education INTRODUCTION 14.2 MEDICAL COLLEGES The Centre has set up regulatory bodies for At present, there are 422 medical colleges in the monitoring the standard of medical and dental country out of which 200 are in Government education; facilitate setting up of institutions for and 222 in private sector with annual admission education of health professional; and regulating capacity of 57,138 MBBS and 25,850 Post- the conduct of medical practitioner's. graduate students per year. Details of MBBS/PG seats are at Annexure-I(A) and I(B). 18 new 14.1 MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA medical colleges were granted permission during (MCI) the academic year 2015-16. A total of 2790 MBBS The Medical Council of India (MCI) was and 504 PG seats were increased for 2015-16 established as a statutory body under the provisions session. Over fourteen thousand MBBS seats were of the Indian Medical Council Act (IMC Act),1933, renewed during this year. which was later, replaced by the Indian Medical Council Act (IMC), 1956 (102 of 1956). The main 14.3 DENTAL COUNCIL OF INDIA functions of the Council are:- (DCI) i) Maintenance of uniform standards of The Dental Council of India (DCI) was established medical education in the country; as a statutory body under the provisions of the Dentists Act, 1948 (XVI of 1948) with the main ii) Prescribing Minimum Requirements for establishment of medical colleges; objective of regulating the standards of dental education and dental ethics in the country; and iii) Recommendation to start new medical for making recommendations to the Central colleges/new courses; Government for opening of new dental colleges, iv) Recognition of medical qualifications; increase in admission capacity and starting of v) Maintenance of Indian Medical Register and new or higher courses of studies. For this purpose the Council periodically carries out inspection to vi) Enforcing ethical conduct for medical ascertain the adequacy of courses and facilities professionals. available for the teaching of dentistry. As per the IMC Act, 1956 and Regulations 14.4 DENTAL COLLEGES made thereunder, prior permission of the Central Government is mandatory for opening of a new At present, there are 308 dental colleges in the medical college, increase in admission capacity country out of which 44 are in Government sector and starting of new or higher courses of studies. and 264 in private sector with annual admission 195 Annual Report 2015-16 capacity of 26,530 BDS and 5,866 Post Graduate been approved under the scheme. Funds to (MDS) seats. 3 new dental colleges were granted the tune of Rs. 487 crore have been released permission during the academic year 2015- 16. to the States/UTs till date. A total of 290 BDS and 333 MDS seats were iii) Strengthening and up-gradation of increased for 2015-16 session. State Government Medical Colleges for 14.5 SCHEMES FOR MEDICAL increase in intake capacity of MBBS EDUCATION seats: Under the scheme, it is proposed to With a view to upgrade and further strengthen create additional 10,000 MBBS seats in medical education institutions in the country, the existing Government medical colleges in Ministry administers the following schemes:- the country. The funds would be provided for equipment and infrastructure by the i) Schemes for strengthening and up- Central Government after gap analysis. An gradation of State Government Medical upper ceiling of Rs. 1.2 crore per MBBS seat Colleges for increase of PG seats: The has been fixed. Fund sharing between the scheme was launched in 11th Five Year Central Government and States is in the ratio Plan. Funds are provided to the Government of 90:10 for NE/Special Category States and Medical Colleges for infrastructure 60:40 for other States. Proposal in respect development. Revised fund sharing between of 23 Medical Colleges have been approved the Central and State Government is in the and a sum of Rs. 50 crores released. ratio of 60:40. Central share amounting to Rs. 726.94 crore has been released to 72 14.6 PHARMACY COUNCIL OF INDIA State Government Medical Colleges in 20 (PCI) States. The Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) is a body constituted under section 3 of the Pharmacy ii) Scheme For establishment of New Act, 1948 to regulate the profession and practice Medical Colleges attached with existing of Pharmacy. The objective of the Council is District/Referral Hospitals: Under the to prescribe minimum standards of education scheme, it is proposed to open 58 medical required for qualification as a Pharmacist, uniform colleges in underserved areas of the country implementation of educational standards, approval with intake capacity of 100 MBBS seats in of course of study and examination for Pharmacist, each medical college to create an additional withdrawal of approval of qualifications granted annual intake capacity of 5800 seats at outside India and maintenance of Central Register undergraduate level in Government sector. of Pharmacists. The objective is to utilize the existing infrastructure of district hospitals for The Council arranged 801 inspection of Diploma, increasing additional undergraduate seats Degree and Pharm. D. Institutions and granted in a cost effective manner by attachment of renewal approvals for 228 Diploma & Degree new medical college with exiting district/ Institutions. 41 new Diploma & Degree Institutions referral hospitals.Fund sharing between the were granted approval, 4 new Pharm. D. Institution Central Government and States is in the ratio were granted approval for the conduct of course and of 90:10 for NE/Special Category States and 8 new Pharm. D. (Post Baccalaureate) Institutions 60:40 for other States. 38 proposals have were granted approval/renewal approval. 196 Annual Report 2015-16 At present 735 Institutions with 44065 admissions Professions’ by way of a new legislation. for Diploma in Pharmacy and 1034 Institutions The Central Council is proposed to have the with 70067 admissions for degree in Pharmacy are following functions:- approved by the Pharmacy Council of India in the ● Develop minimum Standards for country. institutions; Continuing Education Programmes (CEP) plays ● Develop Standardised course curriculums; an important role in the growth of the knowledge bank of the pharmacists. The PCI from its own ● Maintain live registers and prescribe resources is giving a financial assistance of practice code of the members and Rs. 25000/- per course subject to ceiling of 12 courses to the State Pharmacy Council for the ● Provide policy inputs to the Central and conduct of CEP for Pharmacists. State Governments. 14.7 DEVELOPMENT OF ALLIED (iii) A Centrally Sponsored Scheme namely HEALTH SCIENCE “Setting up of Institutions of Paramedical Sciences in Statesʼʼ to enhance the (i) Standardization of Allied Health Sciences availability of Allied Health Professionals Education:- has also been approved. ● Ministry has taken up the task of (iv) Skills training Standardization of course curriculum for 11 categories viz. Medical Lab The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Technology, Dialysis Technology, (MoHFW) and the Ministry of Skill Development Radiology, Radiation Therapy, Operation and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) have signed a th Theatre Technology, Physiotherapy, Memorandum of Understanding on 11 July, Orthotics & Prosthetics, Optometry, 2015 to establish a framework for concerted and Medical Records Technology, Audio & comprehensive joint action. Besides achieving the national goals of skilling youth so as to increase Speech Language Pathology, Sanitary their employability, this MoU also seeks to upgrade and Physician Assistant; the quality of health professionals. ● Taskforce/Advisory groups were Some of the significant outcomes expected out of constituted for these professions for the MoU are as under:- curricula re-design and standardization of course curriculum; ● Significantly increase the present capacities in the health sector; ● The work related to standardization of 7 course curriculums viz. Dialysis ● Make significant savings of public Therapy, Operation Theatre Technology resources by way of leveraging the existing and Medical Radiology & Imaging infrastructure of government and private Technology have been finalized. sector healthcare institutions to provide training against various short term job roles; (ii) The Government has also initiated the process of establishment of the ‘Central ● Explore pooling of financial resources of the Council for Allied and Healthcare two departments and allow for international 197 Annual Report 2015-16 partnerships to provide greater financial fifteen HSSC has been asked to share the allocations; course content with MoHFW for further vetting; ● Create a framework of certification by Health Sector Skill Council of select job ● For Recognition of Prior Learning, HSSC roles and for absorption of the trainees in the has been asked to share the Bridge Course health sector; content for further ratification. ● Create a framework for Recognition of Prior 14.8 INDIAN NURSING COUNCIL Learning and (INC) ● Allow for seamless vertical and horizontal The Indian Nursing Council is an autonomous mobility of trainees at various levels of skill body under the Govt. of India, Ministry of Health development. & Family Welfare. Indian Nursing Council In order to operationalize the MoU between the Act, 1947 enacted by giving statutory powers to two Ministries, the following structures have maintain uniform standards and regulation of been established - Advisory Committee, Steering