A four-member team from the Medical Council of India (MCI) began its two-day inspection of Madurai Medical College on Wednesday to check whether the facilities available were sufficient to increase the student intake from 150 to 250 from next academic year.
The team, led by G.V. Prakash from Tirupati, inspected the works taking place in the college, including establishment of the academic block, newly constructed hostels and the administrative block.
The team will submit its report to the MCI, based on which a decision will be taken on increasing the student intake.
The MCI team members, who interacted with Dean (in-charge) S. Shanmugasundaram, checked whether the facilities available at the college would be sufficient to provide quality education to more students. They also assessed the faculty strength and enquired with some of the heads of departments about the treatment provided to patients and patient inflow.
Dr. Shanmugasundaram told them that the foundation stone was laid recently for the construction of a huge lecture hall and an academic block to house six non-clinical departments at a total cost of ₹ 37 crore. He also said works were in progress for construction of new hostel blocks for men and women.
