City hospital signs MoU with Royal College of Surgeons

Gleneagles Global Hospitals has signed a Memorandum of Understandingwith the Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland (RCSI), to host the College’s membership examination from April onwards. The MoU was signed on Thursday in the city.

Speaking to the media on the occasion, Prof. Cathal Kelly, CEO of RCSI said the College was a registered charity and its aim was “to educate, nurture and discover for the benefit of human health”. He said the partnership with the hospital was historical and would grow and deepen over time.

Prof. Mohamed Rela, director, Institute of Liver Disease & Transplantation at the hospital said writing the examination gave medical graduates a huge advantage.

He said while the education in the country was good, being exposed to different international systems would benefit undergraduates. It would be possible to do more with such associations.

K. Ravindranath, chairman of the hospital, said there were many medical schools in the country but there was a need to improve the standards.

Signing of the MoU was a great beginning, he added.

Paul Nolan, associate director for international programme, RCSI, said the Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS) examination had two separate components -- Part A which candidates needed to pass before attempting Part B. Part A is a multiple choice examination held thrice a year — in January, April and September. This April, the examination will be held at Gleneagles Global Hospitals too. Part B is an objective, structured clinical examination.

This year, the MRCS Part A examination will take place on April 25 and September 5.

Ramesh Krishnan of Parkway Pantai and Prof. Hannah McGee, dean of the faculty of medicine and health sciences RCSI, were among the others who participated.