1 Year Fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine
28-Apr-2012
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The Society for Trauma & Emergency Pediatrics (STEP) has announced the commencement of the 1 year Fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at four Indian institutes.

Advance Pediatric Centre, PGI, Chandigarh
Institute of Child Health, Gangaram Hospital, New Delhi
Institute of Child Health, Chennai
Manipal Hospital, Bangalore

The 1 year program which has its curriculum & examination process defined by STEP, is endorsed both by STEP and the Society for Emergency Medicine India (SEMI).

Doctors who have completed their MD/DNB/DCH in Pediatrics, MD in Emergency Medicine, MCEM (UK) or MEM (Emergency Medicine) are eligible to enroll for the program.

The Pediatric EM Fellowships, along with EM Ultrasound Fellowship at Apollo Hyderabad, have set the ball rolling for sub-specialty training for emergency physicians in India.



Click here for Website of Society for Trauma & Emergency Pediatrics
Click here for Website of Society for Emergency Medicine India
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Take Charge of an Emergency
23-Apr-2012

There is a lot of hesitation among medical students to enter this field as there are very few qualified EM faculty in India, who can guide students. It is important for students to be guided appropriately to climb the career ladder in EM. - Dr. Imron Subhan

Read Article - Indian Express - Take Charge of an Emergency

Read Article - Express Buzz - Take Charge of an Emergency

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Docs Going to USA Will Have to Sign Bond for Return
23-Apr-2012

The government today said any doctor going to the US for higher medical studies would have to sign a bond with it before leaving and honour the document by returning to India after finishing the study period.

The Indian Express - Docs Going to USA Will Have to Sign Bond for Return

The Hindu - Doctors pursuing higher studies in the US to sign return bond






This is one of those unintelligent moves made by the Health Ministry.

Listen Doc, you can go to USA, but you will have to come back and work for us. Otherwise we will make you jobless & homeless there.
To understand the consequences of having such a ruling, let's assume that it does get enforced. Remember, the aim is to get doctors to return back to India after their training in USA, so that more doctors are available in the country.

What is likely to happen
- Doctors will stop going to USA. Alternatives will be Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Singapore, etc. It will not take long for medical student communities to identify countries which satisfy both learning and working conditions.
- It will also not take long for them to identify a multitude of ways to get the No Objection Certificate (NOC) without signing the bond. Corruption will get encouraged. NOC prices will shoot up.
- Doctors can probably stay in USA indefinitely by continuing to enroll themselves into various training programs.
- Such rulings will also discourage students from choosing medicine as a career, leading to further reductions in the number of doctors available in the future.

Whether this issue gets dragged to the Court remains to the seen.

- EmergencyMedicine.in

Asking Indian Docs to Return After Higher Studies Unfair
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Lecture on Emergency Medicine Held at Father Muller Medical College
21-Apr-2012

A lecture on Emergency Medicine was held for medical personnel on Friday April 20 at the Decennial Memorial Hall of Father Muller Medical College campus.

Daijiworld.com - Lecture on Emergency Medicine Held at Father Muller Medical College

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EMCON 2012 Registration
21-Apr-2012
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