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NMC revises MBBS curriculum: ‘Sodomy’ and ‘lesbianism’ no longer defined as unnatural sexual offences

August 24, 2022August 25, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

National Medical Commission (NMC), the country’s apex medical education regulator, has modified six modules for forensic medicine and two for psychiatry taught to undergraduate medical students to make the education more friendly to LGBTQ+ community. The modifications include removing sodomy and “lesbianism” from unnatural sexual offences, making a distinction between sexual fetishes such as voyeurism, […]

NMC urges medical colleges to take care of PG students’ mental health, well-being

August 10, 2022August 10, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

The National Medical Commission (NMC) on Wednesday urged medical colleges imparting post-graduate courses to take care of their students’ mental health and well-being by ensuring they get adequate rest, weekly offs, counselling, sanctioned leaves and a conducive working environment. The commission has also asked these colleges to submit action-taken reports on the issue as well […]

National Medical Commission allows persecuted minorities from Pakistan to practice medicine after exam

August 6, 2022August 7, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Opening its doors to persecuted minorities who fled Pakistan to practice medicine in India, the National Medical Commission (NMC) on Saturday allowed permanent registration for them after an examination. All doctors have to be registered with their respective state commissions to practice anywhere in the country, the NMC stated. This will be applicable only for […]

‘NMC order to reduce fees for 50% students in private medical institutes ‘unconstitutional’: Petitioners to Madras HC

August 5, 2022August 5, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

A petition has been filed in the Madras High Court against the National Medical Commission’s (NMC) directive to reduce fees for half of the total approved seats in private medical colleges. Education Promotion Society of India (EPSI), a not-for-profit autonomous nodal agency founded by educational entrepreneurs, intellectuals, and policymakers, has challenged the NMC directive arguing […]

Fate of Ukraine-returned medicos still uncertain

August 1, 2022August 1, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Ukraine-returned medical students are still in the grip of uncertainty as there is no end in sight to the war with Russia. The National Medical Commission (NMC) has not agreed to the demand to allow them to study in Indian medical colleges too. Students from Kerala are the worst-affected as they form the largest chunk […]

National Medical Commission’s Letter to deemed universities: ‘Match fee for 50% medical seats with govt colleges’

July 29, 2022July 30, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has directed all deemed universities to comply with the new guidelines on reducing fee for half of the total approved seats in private medical colleges from the current session. The medical education regulator wrote a letter to this effect to all deemed universities on July 20, The Indian Express has […]

No provision for transfer of students studying abroad to Indian varsities: Govt

July 22, 2022July 22, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Two months after the West Bengal government allocated seats for practical training to 412 medical students who had returned from Ukraine to the state, the Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Dr Bharti Pravin Pawar told the Lok Sabha that there were no provisions in the Acts governing medical education to allow […]

NMC introduces yoga training in MBBS course curriculum

May 4, 2022May 4, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has introduced yoga training in the MBBS foundation course. This training will be compulsory for an hour every day for at least a period of 10 days. All details about this yoga training programme are available on official NMC website — nmc.org.in. This yoga training is scheduled to begin from […]

Charak oath row: Madurai Medical College students take the blame

May 3, 2022May 3, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

The student council leaders of Madurai Medical College have clarified that there was no specific direction from the college authorities to take the Maharshi Charak oath in Sanskrit. Citing that they have been following the National Medical Commission (NMC) on many academic matters, student council leader Jothish Kumaravel said on Monday that there was neither […]

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