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NMC clarifies on norms for foreign medical graduates to register, work and study in India

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NMC clarifies on norms for foreign medical graduates to register, work and study in India

The Under-Graduate Medical Education Board and Ethics and Medical Registration Board, National Medical Commission, on Wednesday issued a clarification specifying the provisions under which Foreign Medical Graduates (FMG), especially students from Ukraine and Philippines, could register, work and study in India. The clarification comes after various problems and representations were received from the FMGs. The NMC has said that … Read more

NMC to constitute committee on the issue of live surgeries

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NMC to constitute committee on the issue of live surgeries

For representation. | Photo Credit: AP The National Medical Commission (NMC) will constitute a committee on the issue of live demonstration of medical surgeries and discuss with stakeholders the way forward on the subject, noted a senior health official. Last month, the Supreme Court issued notice to the Centre and the NMC in a plea … Read more

SC seeks NMC reply on plea that 70% medical colleges do not pay or scrimp on stipend to interns

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SC seeks NMC reply on plea that 70% medical colleges do not pay or scrimp on stipend to interns

File image of MBBS interns from Maharashtra staging a demonstration demanding a better compensation. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini The Supreme Court on Friday sought a response from the National Medical Commission (NMC) to a plea that almost 70% of the medical colleges do not pay stipend to MBBS interns or pay an amount less … Read more

How Medical Commission’s generics push may impact companies

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How Medical Commission’s generics push may impact companies

ET Intelligence Group: If the diktat of the National Medical Commission (NMC) mandating doctors to prescribe only generic drugs indeed gets implemented, drug marketing in India is likely to witness five major changes.1. Companies with not-so-strong brands are likely to face the heat.Mid-sized pharma companies having brands that are not in top-ten in their therapies … Read more

Doctors can refuse to treat in case of unruly patients, say new NMC regulations

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Doctors can refuse to treat in case of unruly patients, say new NMC regulations

Illustration: Satheesh Vellinezhi Doctors can now refuse treatment to the unruly and violent patients and in such cases, the doctors have been told to follow a procedure of properly documenting and reporting the said violence, their refusal and referral of the patient to other health facilities, noted the National Medical Commission’s (NMC) gazette notification, which notified the … Read more

NMC renews five-year recognition for Stanley, Dharmapuri medical colleges

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NMC renews five-year recognition for Stanley, Dharmapuri medical colleges

A view of the Government Stanley Medical College Hospital in Chennai | Photo Credit: JOTHI RAMALINGAM B The National Medical Commission (NMC) has withdrawn its notices de-recognising the Government Stanley Medical College Hospital and Government Dharmapuri Medical College on Wednesday night. The NMC will issue a written communication shortly, according to Health Minister Ma. Subramanian. … Read more

NMC announces common National Medical Register for all practitioners across country

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NMC announces common National Medical Register for all practitioners across country

All registered medical practitioners across the country will now be covered under a common National Medical Register with each of them allotted a unique identification number, as per a gazette notification recently released by the National Medical Commission (NMC) titled “Registration of Medical Practitioners and Licence to Practice Medicine Regulations, 2023”. The notification also makes … Read more