The health department is in the process of setting right the deficiencies indicated by the Medical Council of India (MCI) when it denied permission for increasing seats for a few post-graduate courses at two city government medical colleges.
MCI had denied permission for an increase in seats, sought by Madras Medical College (MMC), for four PG courses — superspecialty M.Ch degrees in cardiothoracic surgery, surgical gastroenterology, endocrine surgery and DM cardiology. It had denied permission for increase of seats for two courses — MD General Medicine and M.Ch Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery — at Government Stanley Medical College.
At its meeting last week, the Post Graduate Medical Education Committee rejected MMC’s application for increasing seats in MD Psychiatry from three to 10. It was cited that the average out-patient department record of 60 patients per day was not sufficient for training of 10 degree seats and six diploma seats.
Officials of the Directorate of Medical Education (DME) said the MCI had approved additional seats for most courses, and the proportion of seats denied was very low. All additional seats applied by Kilpauk Medical College were approved.
“We had applied for increasing MD General Medicine seats from 15 to 25 at Stanley Medical College. A rectification report was prepared. College authorities appeared before MCI officials on Monday. The review was satisfactory and we are hoping this will be ratified during the general body meeting of MCI,” said a DME official.
With the PG admission process commencing in the State, officials said the newly approved seats would be integrated in the counselling process as and when the MCI sends official communication.
