Tag: Mci

Bhubaneswar: The Medical Council of India (MCI) has granted permission for admissions in two newly-established medical colleges in Balasore and Bolangir districts, Odisha State Health department sources informed today. The two medical colleges have been allowed to start admissions from the 2018-19 academic session. A three-member team of the MCI had reviewed infrastructure and other […]

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to provide hands-on exposure at an early stage, practical-based curriculum will be introduced for medical students right from the first year itself from the 2019-20 academic session. The Medical Council of India (MCI) and the Central government are mulling to make practical training of MBBS students mandatory from the first year […]

Cuttack: A four-member team of the Medical Council of India (MCI) on Friday visited the SCB Medical College and Hospital (SCBMCH) here to review the existing infrastructure in the premier State-run hospital. The visit by the MCI team assumes significance as MBBS seats at the SCB were increased from 150 to 250 in 2013. As […]

Bhubaneswar: BJD’s Kendrapara MP Baijayant Panda during the question hour of Lok Sabha yesterday sought more number of medical colleges for Odisha to fill up doctor vacancies. Maintaining that shortage of doctors is a manmade problem, Baijayant said that the Medical Council of India (MCI) is responsible for the situation which is resulting in corrupt […]

Bhubaneswar: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) Odisha unit joined the 12-hour cease-work stir by the IMA and observed Black Day here today protesting the National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill seeking to replace the Medical Council of India (MCI) with a new body. Wearing black badges and holding banners, over 100 medical students took out a […]

Bhubaneswar: The Medical Council of India (MCI) has revised the MBBS curriculum and added a foundation course of one month for undergraduate students. Students will be taught as per the new curriculum from the 2018 academic year. The MCI has included the new undergraduate programme to orient students in ethics, patient safety, national health priorities […]

New Delhi:  The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will conduct the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2018 in May next year. The notification and online application forms for the examination are likely to be released in January though no official notice has been published yet. As per the recent report by a leading […]

Balasore/Bolangir: Two teams of Medical Council of India (MCI) on Thursday reviewed infrastructure and other necessary facilities at the two upcoming medical colleges in Balasore and Bolangir. In Balasore, a three member MCI team took stock of the ongoing works at the under-construction campus building and also assessed infrastructure at the district headquarters hospital. Wards […]

Bhubaneswar: The Central government is in consultation with the Medical Council of India (MCI) and taking steps to revise the syllabus of the MBBS course soon, said Director General of Health Services, Prof Jagdish Prasad. Addressing a public lecture on ‘National Health Programmes’ at the SOA University here on Saturday, Prasad said, “The new syllabus […]

Talcher: With the Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) deciding to step down from management and operational responsibilities of under-construction Mahanadi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (MIMSR), the future of the 500-crore worth project aimed to provide better healthcare facilities for the mining town has become uncertain. In 2008, the MCL had signed a Memorandum of […]

New Delhi/Sundergarh: An Odia student preparing for MCI examination was found dead in Basantkunj area of South Delhi under mysterious circumstances. The deceased was identified as Udit Pradhan, a resident of Bonai in Sundergarh district. Family members said Udit was staying with his friend in a rented-flat at Basantkunj area of Delhi. His father Manguli […]

Bolangir: After a wait of 18 years, the dream of the people of Bolangir to  have a medical college in the district will soon become a reality. The project, proposed after formation of the Western Odisha Development Council (WODC), is all set to see the light of day with the college building nearing completion. Besides, […]

Bhubaneswar: The ongoing tug of war between Odisha and Medical Council of India (MCI) over delay in issuance of permission to start academics in Pandit Raghunath Murmu Medical College, Baripada has now got murkier. Health and Family Welfare Department on Monday held MCI responsible for not taking steps to issue Letter of Permission (LOP) for […]

Koraput: Admissions to Saheed Laxman Nayak Medical College and Hospital in Koraput district will begin this academic session once the government of India gives its permission. This decision came after the  Medical Council of India (MCI) team gave its approval to the institution after inspection. Superintendent of SLN Medical College Sitaram Mohapatra said that the […]

Mayurbhanj: Uncertainty now looms large over the admission and academics for newly set up Pandit Raghunath Murmu Medical College and Hospital even as the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) is scheduled to be held on May 7. The medical college is yet to get necessary approvals for academics as the Medical Council of India […]