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I read with interest the article regarding reforms in MC I ( 1). It has become a burning topic in the medical academic circles of the country. The Parliamentary Committee's report has brought the state of affairs to the attention of the national leadership and now with the Hon'ble Supreme Court ordering the constitution of a three-member oversight committee the die is cast. After this unprecedented development the medical fraternity of the country is anticipating some timely action which could help to ebb the tide of the dismal state of affairs of undergraduate and postgraduate medical training, which, many academicians believe, has reached alarmingly low troughs
It would be in the interest of all stakeholders - including medical graduates and postgraduates, patients, medical and healthcare institutes as well as the governing bodies - that all attempts to improve the situation be backed with a strong will for action and commitment.
1. Health activists join forces in bid to reform Medical Council of India. BMJ 2016;353:i2597
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20 May 2016
Jagjit Singh
Associate Professor
Governmemt Medical Colllege & Hospital, Chandigarh
Department of Pharmacology, GMCH , Sector 32 , Chandigarh.
Re: Health activists join forces in bid to reform Medical Council of India
Sir,
I read with interest the article regarding reforms in MC I ( 1). It has become a burning topic in the medical academic circles of the country. The Parliamentary Committee's report has brought the state of affairs to the attention of the national leadership and now with the Hon'ble Supreme Court ordering the constitution of a three-member oversight committee the die is cast. After this unprecedented development the medical fraternity of the country is anticipating some timely action which could help to ebb the tide of the dismal state of affairs of undergraduate and postgraduate medical training, which, many academicians believe, has reached alarmingly low troughs
It would be in the interest of all stakeholders - including medical graduates and postgraduates, patients, medical and healthcare institutes as well as the governing bodies - that all attempts to improve the situation be backed with a strong will for action and commitment.
1. Health activists join forces in bid to reform Medical Council of India. BMJ 2016;353:i2597
Competing interests: No competing interests