Damocles Sword hangs over Akola GMC’s 150 MBBS seats

By Vikas Vaidya


Though Akola’s Government Medical College and Hospital got increased intake of 100 to 150 due to prompt judicial intervention, it would not be able to admit students on additional 50 seats in academic session 2014-15, thanks to shocking apathy by the Government and authorities who let down all concerned by breaching the promise to remove all deficiencies in time-bound manner.
Medical Council of India (MCI) has asked Central Government not to renew permission for admission of 2nd batch of MBBS students against the increased intake from 100 to 150 for the academic session 2014-15 for Akola GMCH. Now Damocles Sword hangs over medical seats of Akola GMCH of which 70% are available for bright students of Vidarbha and this affordable medical seats might be lost again, if corrective steps are not taken on war-footing.
Worse, there is a big question-mark over even the original intake of 100 seats of Akola GMCH. The renewal of MCI for these original 100 seats is due this year, but the college authorities have miserably failed to comply with MCI inspection report including appointment of a full-time Dean, reveals sources.
The MCI Executive committee recently considered the Council Assessor report and pointed loopholes like inadequate infrastructrure, congested examination rooms and OPD area. The MCI report also pointed out that Central clinical laboratory functions only during OPD hours, speech therapy is not available, in none of wards water coolers are available, only 2 mobile X-ray machines are available as against requirement of 6. Ironically, both these x-ray machines are non-functional.
The Executive committee has decided to recommend to the Central Govt not to renew the permission for increased intake of 100 to 150 and not to grant continuance of recognition of college for the award of MBBS degree (100 seats) at GMC, Akola.

PG seats increased

Recognition of MS (Orthopaedics) qualification against increased intake from 1 to 3 seats at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Swangi, Wardha was under consideration of Post Graduate Committee of MCI. The committee has decided to recommend increased intake granted by Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed University), Wardha for JNMC, Wardha be recognized and included in the 1st Schedule to the IMC Act, 1956.
The Post-graduate Committee further decided that the recognition so granted shall be for a maximum period of 5 years from the date of notification upon which the institute shall have to apply for renewal of recognition.
NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences was granted increased intake of 2 to 4 seats in PG in PSM; 2 to 3 PG seats in Physiology, increased intake in General Medicine and ENT too.
GMCH, Nagpur got recognition of MD(Forensic Medicine) qualification for 2 seats
granted by Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik in respect of students
being trained at Government Medical College, Nagpur be recognized and included in
the 1st Schedule to the I.M.C. Act, 1956.
GMCH also got MD (Biochemistry) qualification against increased intake from 2 to 4 seats.
The Obstetric and Gynaecology department of GMCH, Nagpur has 6 PG seats which has been increased to 7 and it was granted by MCI.
Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital (IGGMCH), Nagpur could not get recognition for MD (Paediatrics) for increased intake from 2 to 3.
Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, Wardha got recognition of MD (DVL) (skin) for one seat.
Yavatmal’s Shri Vasantrao Naik Government Medical College could not get recognition for PG Paediatrics, Ophthalmology and Obstetrics and Gynaecolgoy and Pathology.




Deficiencies in IGGMCH Paediatrics

Everybody must be wondering as to how come everytime intake of PG seats of Government Medical Colleges is never approved by MCI while private colleges never face such obstacles. For records sake, the MCI has pointed out a large number of deficiencies in various Government Medical Colleges which pitched for more PG seats.

IGGMCH:
-Average daily OPD is 75 – 80.
-Total number of patients in OPD has decreased from 24,431 in 2010 to 19,861 in 2012.
-There are only 2 beds in PICU.
- Endoscopy is not available.

PG Paediatric Yavatmal

-Blood component separation facility is not available.
- Total number of patients in OPD has decreased from 18,522 in 2010 to 15,362
   in 2012.
- PICU has 4 beds.
- Other deficiencies pointed out in the assessment report.

 PG Pathology
- Blood component separation facility is not available.
- Shortage of Faculty: (a) Asso. Prof.: 2.
- Frozen Section, LE Cell Examination and Bone Marrow Biopsy are not done.
- Immunohistochemistry is not available.
- There is no Demonstration Room in the department.
- Practical class for UG does not have drainage system.
- There is only 1 copy of catalogue in museum which is not updated.
- Facilities for special investigations of urine are not available.
- Other deficiencies pointed out in the assessment report.
OBGY
- Blood component separation facility is not available.
- There are no publications from the department in indexed journals in last 3
   years.
- Gynaec Endocrine Clinic is not available.
- Other deficiencies pointed out in the assessment report.
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