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Notes from Editors Desk
Notes from Editors Desk
20-Feb-2012
Editors Desk
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Conference souvenir of the recently concluded EMS conference in New Delhi.
An article Emergency Care in India - Long Way to Go co-authored by the COO for Fortis Emergency Services and Advisor Medical for Fortis Healthcare, published this month in Express Healthcare (by Indian Express), was found to have been plagiarized entirely from Emergency Care in India - The Building Blocks published by the International Journal of EM (Aug 2010).
Proposal from American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) to volunteer their expert services in India. (Point no:10)
MCI Meeting Minutes (August 2011)
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20-Feb-2012
Editors Desk
Sources
Conference souvenir of the recently concluded EMS conference in New Delhi.
An article Emergency Care in India - Long Way to Go co-authored by the COO for Fortis Emergency Services and Advisor Medical for Fortis Healthcare, published this month in Express Healthcare (by Indian Express), was found to have been plagiarized entirely from Emergency Care in India - The Building Blocks published by the International Journal of EM (Aug 2010).
Proposal from American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) to volunteer their expert services in India. (Point no:10)
MCI Meeting Minutes (August 2011)
(116Kb).
Almost 3 Years Up But No Curriculum for MD(EM)
Almost 3 Years Up But No Curriculum for MD(EM)
12-Feb-2012
Editors Desk
MD (Emergency Medicine) approved by the Medical Council of India (MCI), was started in July 2009 and, after almost 3 years, there are only 9 seats across India. Yesterday, we received a document forwarded by an EM consultant showing the reply from the MCI when asked for the syllabus of MD(EM). It was sad to note that the MCI was still unable to provide the critical document, even though there were postgraduates already in training. It is only speculation on how they are being trained or guiding themselves.
In contrast, all the older EM training institutes (majority being private corporate hospitals) followed well defined curriculum documents, drafted by Western authorities, and which were implemented in the Indian environment for many years. Its no secret that the private sector has created close to 99% of existing EM physicians and is home to the pure EM faculty.
But there seems to be a standard procedure in the Government to ignore all available resources and reinvent the wheel. Since 25 years!
- EmergencyMedicine.in
Related article - EM Officially Recognised in India
Related article - Numbers of PG Seats in MCI Recognised Medical Colleges
Related article - EM Was Recognized in India More Than 22 years Ago
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MCI Registers MCEM Qualification
MD Emergency Medicine (MCI Recognised)
IFEM Model Curriculum in EM for Medical Students
Click on image to see related document.
NOTE
1. EmergencyMedicine.in does not endorse or recommend any of the hospitals or training programs shown in the above documents. DipEM, MCEM and MEM residency training programs are available at multiple institutes across India.
2. EmergencyMedicine.in recommends the curriculum documents of the College of Emergency Medicine, United Kingdom.
3. Many other private institutes like CMC Vellore, MIMS Calicut, MMHRC Madurai, etc, and deemed universities running the MD (Accident & Emergency Medicine) also had their curriculum defined and verifiable.
4. There was no response from the current MD(EM) postgraduate trainees when requested to provide the curriculum details.
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12-Feb-2012
Editors Desk
MD (Emergency Medicine) approved by the Medical Council of India (MCI), was started in July 2009 and, after almost 3 years, there are only 9 seats across India. Yesterday, we received a document forwarded by an EM consultant showing the reply from the MCI when asked for the syllabus of MD(EM). It was sad to note that the MCI was still unable to provide the critical document, even though there were postgraduates already in training. It is only speculation on how they are being trained or guiding themselves.
In contrast, all the older EM training institutes (majority being private corporate hospitals) followed well defined curriculum documents, drafted by Western authorities, and which were implemented in the Indian environment for many years. Its no secret that the private sector has created close to 99% of existing EM physicians and is home to the pure EM faculty.
But there seems to be a standard procedure in the Government to ignore all available resources and reinvent the wheel. Since 25 years!
- EmergencyMedicine.in
Related article - EM Officially Recognised in India
Related article - Numbers of PG Seats in MCI Recognised Medical Colleges
Related article - EM Was Recognized in India More Than 22 years Ago
More
MCI Registers MCEM Qualification
MD Emergency Medicine (MCI Recognised)
IFEM Model Curriculum in EM for Medical Students
Click on image to see related document.
NOTE
1. EmergencyMedicine.in does not endorse or recommend any of the hospitals or training programs shown in the above documents. DipEM, MCEM and MEM residency training programs are available at multiple institutes across India.
2. EmergencyMedicine.in recommends the curriculum documents of the College of Emergency Medicine, United Kingdom.
3. Many other private institutes like CMC Vellore, MIMS Calicut, MMHRC Madurai, etc, and deemed universities running the MD (Accident & Emergency Medicine) also had their curriculum defined and verifiable.
4. There was no response from the current MD(EM) postgraduate trainees when requested to provide the curriculum details.
Unauthorized reproduction of this article is prohibited without written permission from the administrator
Weekend News - National Ambulance Code, MCI, Helipad, Junior doctors
Weekend News - National Ambulance Code, MCI, Helipad, Junior doctors
12-Feb-2012
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Government is planning to bring in a National Ambulance Code to ensure timely delivery of emergency services and prevent loss of life.
Zee News - Govt mulls Bringing in National Ambulance Code
Update! 13FEB
We are also in the process of formulating a National Emergency Medical Services Network by interlinking all existing and new ambulances under the centralized toll free number.
Times of India - Govt plans pan-India code for ambulances
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The MCI has also cleared all pending cases of Indians possessing foreign MBBS degrees. Some of these cases have been pending for almost a decade.
Deccan Herald - MCI recognises foreign degrees of 500 docs, incl 70 Pak Hindus
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Spending so much money on air ambulances for a service that will benefit only 2-3 per cent of the population may not be a feasible option.
Indian Express - Helipad delay due to security factors - Trauma Centre
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Healthcare services were crippled across the state on Friday after the striking junior doctors resorted to a blanket boycott of duties including emergency services in all the state-run hospitals from 5 pm on Friday.
Times of India - Junior doctors boycott emergency services
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12-Feb-2012
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Government is planning to bring in a National Ambulance Code to ensure timely delivery of emergency services and prevent loss of life.
Zee News - Govt mulls Bringing in National Ambulance Code
Update! 13FEB
We are also in the process of formulating a National Emergency Medical Services Network by interlinking all existing and new ambulances under the centralized toll free number.
Times of India - Govt plans pan-India code for ambulances
______________________________
The MCI has also cleared all pending cases of Indians possessing foreign MBBS degrees. Some of these cases have been pending for almost a decade.
Deccan Herald - MCI recognises foreign degrees of 500 docs, incl 70 Pak Hindus
______________________________
Spending so much money on air ambulances for a service that will benefit only 2-3 per cent of the population may not be a feasible option.
Indian Express - Helipad delay due to security factors - Trauma Centre
______________________________
Healthcare services were crippled across the state on Friday after the striking junior doctors resorted to a blanket boycott of duties including emergency services in all the state-run hospitals from 5 pm on Friday.
Times of India - Junior doctors boycott emergency services
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First Announcement of EMCON 2012
First Announcement of EMCON 2012
12-Feb-2012
Editors Desk
The Society for Emergency Medicine India (SEMI) will be hosting the 14th Annual National Conference in Emergency Medicine, of the SEMI, at New Delhi on 5-7 November 2012.
Download EMCON 2012 Postcard (578Kb)
www.emcon2012delhi.com (Website under construction)
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12-Feb-2012
Editors Desk
The Society for Emergency Medicine India (SEMI) will be hosting the 14th Annual National Conference in Emergency Medicine, of the SEMI, at New Delhi on 5-7 November 2012.
Download EMCON 2012 Postcard
(578Kb)www.emcon2012delhi.com (Website under construction)
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A&E considers calling in Army medics due to shortage of doctors
A&E considers calling in Army medics due to shortage of doctors
23-Jan-2012
A hospital in United Kingdom is considering calling in Army medics to staff their Accident & Emergency (A&E) Department after a critical shortage of doctors forced it to close at night.
Experts said there is a national shortage of middle grade A&E doctors due to the cut in hours under the European Working Time Directive, changes in immigration rules which has led to fewer overseas doctors and a reluctance of junior doctors to work in emergency medicine because of its demanding nature.
The Telegraph - A&E considers calling in Army medics due to shortage of doctors
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23-Jan-2012
A hospital in United Kingdom is considering calling in Army medics to staff their Accident & Emergency (A&E) Department after a critical shortage of doctors forced it to close at night.
Experts said there is a national shortage of middle grade A&E doctors due to the cut in hours under the European Working Time Directive, changes in immigration rules which has led to fewer overseas doctors and a reluctance of junior doctors to work in emergency medicine because of its demanding nature.
The Telegraph - A&E considers calling in Army medics due to shortage of doctors
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