Medical Education in India – Problems and Prospects
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May 1, 2010, 3:49:51 PM5/1/10
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The state of medical education in India presents a scenario marked by
rhetoric and wishful thinking rather than concrete steps in right
direction. The search for a need-based curriculum is not new. It has
been felt for ages, but the curriculum has not really changed. It is
an oft-repeated criticism that our medical colleges are producing
graduates who are not well equipped to tackle the health care needs of
the society.
rhetoric and wishful thinking rather than concrete steps in right
direction. The search for a need-based curriculum is not new. It has
been felt for ages, but the curriculum has not really changed. It is
an oft-repeated criticism that our medical colleges are producing
graduates who are not well equipped to tackle the health care needs of
the society.
Althaf A
May 1, 2010, 4:22:58 PM5/1/10
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Desai cartel made medical education a joke
New Delhi: It is not just the arrested Medical Council of India
President Ketan Desai but an entire cartel of doctors and
administrators who were involved in the scam of granting recognition
to medical colleges, many of which do not have the required
infrastructure.
The arrest of Desai has brought in the open what everyone in the
medical fraternity always suspected, but rarely showed the courage to
speak out. For 14 years the medical regulator diluted the quality of
medical education by cultivating corruption at the top. After initial
questioning of Desai, the CBI says the scam is around Rs 500 crore. It
is not just Desai who is responsible for engineering the scam.
MCI Vice President Dr PC Kesavankutty Nair is referred to as "Ketan
Desai's Bharat" as he held fort when Desai was ousted by the Delhi
High Court on corruption charges in 2001. He kept the seat warm for
Desai to return after he was acquitted by the court in 2008.
MCI Secretary Dr ARN Setalvad is said to have passed files to Desai
who was ousted from the MCI in 2001. The CBI which investigated his
role in 2007 had said that he also appointed cronies, including a
relative of a CBI investigator in MCI.
MCI Finance Committee Chairman Dr Ved Prakash Mishra is an old timer
who has been around for 23 years. He reportedly handled all financial
transactions on behalf of Desai. The CBI is looking into all these
charges very closely.
MCI Executive Committee member Dr Devinder Kumar Sharma reportedly
granted certificates to doctors without recognised MBBS degree while
another Executive Committee member, Dr Usha Sharma, is said to have
granted recognition to medical colleges without mandatory facilities.
This was one favourite route of corruption for Desai and company.
"Firstly we have to enquire in the current MCI and hold everyone
responsible for the current mess accountable and taken to the task.
Secondly we have to dissolve the MCI. It is not an autonomous body, it
has been a body which has been captured by invested invest and we need
to move the medical education to the higher regulatory authority of
India," says 1 Manish Sabharwal, who is a part of the knowledge
commission that asked for the disbanding of MCI and other education
regulators.
The Delhi High court observed in 2001: "We cannot allow a unscrupulous
and corrupt person to function as the president of the Medical Council
of India. Unfortunately institutions meant to improve professional
standards are passing into the hands of unscrupulous persons."
Many eminent doctors have also written to the Prime Minister to
cleanse the MCI once and for all, and not allow a repeat of 2009 when
Desai managed to make a comeback to what is now being referred to as
the Most Corrupt Institute.
More stories: http://ibnlive.in.com/news/desai-cartel-made-medical-education-a-joke/114329-3.html?from=tn
New Delhi: It is not just the arrested Medical Council of India
President Ketan Desai but an entire cartel of doctors and
administrators who were involved in the scam of granting recognition
to medical colleges, many of which do not have the required
infrastructure.
The arrest of Desai has brought in the open what everyone in the
medical fraternity always suspected, but rarely showed the courage to
speak out. For 14 years the medical regulator diluted the quality of
medical education by cultivating corruption at the top. After initial
questioning of Desai, the CBI says the scam is around Rs 500 crore. It
is not just Desai who is responsible for engineering the scam.
MCI Vice President Dr PC Kesavankutty Nair is referred to as "Ketan
Desai's Bharat" as he held fort when Desai was ousted by the Delhi
High Court on corruption charges in 2001. He kept the seat warm for
Desai to return after he was acquitted by the court in 2008.
MCI Secretary Dr ARN Setalvad is said to have passed files to Desai
who was ousted from the MCI in 2001. The CBI which investigated his
role in 2007 had said that he also appointed cronies, including a
relative of a CBI investigator in MCI.
MCI Finance Committee Chairman Dr Ved Prakash Mishra is an old timer
who has been around for 23 years. He reportedly handled all financial
transactions on behalf of Desai. The CBI is looking into all these
charges very closely.
MCI Executive Committee member Dr Devinder Kumar Sharma reportedly
granted certificates to doctors without recognised MBBS degree while
another Executive Committee member, Dr Usha Sharma, is said to have
granted recognition to medical colleges without mandatory facilities.
This was one favourite route of corruption for Desai and company.
"Firstly we have to enquire in the current MCI and hold everyone
responsible for the current mess accountable and taken to the task.
Secondly we have to dissolve the MCI. It is not an autonomous body, it
has been a body which has been captured by invested invest and we need
to move the medical education to the higher regulatory authority of
India," says 1 Manish Sabharwal, who is a part of the knowledge
commission that asked for the disbanding of MCI and other education
regulators.
The Delhi High court observed in 2001: "We cannot allow a unscrupulous
and corrupt person to function as the president of the Medical Council
of India. Unfortunately institutions meant to improve professional
standards are passing into the hands of unscrupulous persons."
Many eminent doctors have also written to the Prime Minister to
cleanse the MCI once and for all, and not allow a repeat of 2009 when
Desai managed to make a comeback to what is now being referred to as
the Most Corrupt Institute.
More stories: http://ibnlive.in.com/news/desai-cartel-made-medical-education-a-joke/114329-3.html?from=tn
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