Thread subject: NEPI :: Total of 8 MCI recognized MD in India.

Posted by morpheus on 01-05-2011 03:45
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Well, as far as validity is concerned, it really has been a spineless threat from the MCI thus far.
What bears witness to this fact, is the innumerable unqualified medical professionals who practice in the country.
But then again, what has happened in the past, will not necessarily set precedent for how the field of EM will map out in the country.
From my personal conversations with many, it seems that the government and the MCI is going to consider EM as a high profile field of need in the coming years.
What seems to be the plan is that for the coming few years, they will follow the policy of being non-inclusive, maintaining absolute control over EM as an academic field. Gradually once they have their core established they will open it up more for existing academics and professional to be included into the field.
Now that from my perspective would mean that credentialed degrees from other universities, MD EM, degrees from the royal colleges, will be included in the appendix 3 of the MCI charter.
I however remain skeptical about the future of the masters and the diploma level courses, just because they have no individual standing of their own, even from the universities that provide them.

Again, no one has seen the future, and it is difficult to make a prediction, but with time, as medico-legalities become common parlance, it may become difficult for an institute/pvt. hospital to build their EM departments solely on the basis of graduates of these diplomas and masters programs.

Again this is a personal opinion.
Regards
Morpheus.