MCI plans to send Doctors back to Lecture Halls
According to new rules that will be announced by the Medical
Council of India (MCI) on 5th April, doctors in India might be sent back
to lecture halls to study again soon.
The MCI has planned to make it compulsory for all doctors to attend 30 hours of
Continuing Medical Education (CME) after every
five years, failing which, the council might suspend their registration to practice
medicine. The MCI will announce the maiden national guidelines on CME Credit Hours
at the council's ethical committee meeting. Papers published in
"indexed national/ international" medical journals will allow the authors
and co-authors to CME Credit Hours. Also, doctors who are pursuing postgraduate
courses such as diploma, MD, MS, DNB and DM from reputed/ recognized institutions
in India will receive four credit hours per year for the duration of their course.
Additional credit hours will be awarded to the doctors for participating in departmental
and institutional activities such as mortality conferences, journal club meetings,
etc.
The council's new rules also say that any medical associations or organizations
that are caught issuing fake certificates to doctors that claim they had attended
conferences will be barred. Doctors will also be allowed to attend international
conferences and will be issued CME Credit Hours only after they have submitted attendance
proof.
A CME organized by a medical drug or equipment company for the promotion of its
product will not be considered by the council. Also, CMEs organized by individual
nursing homes, hospitals etc. for the purpose of marketing will not be given any
credit.
Courtesy: indiaedunews.net
