MCI team visits MGMGH

MCI team visits MGMGH

May 9, 2014, 12.58AM IST TNN[ R Gokul ] Times of India



TRICHY: A team from the Medical Council of India (MCI) made a surprise visit to the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital (MGMGH) on Thursday.

The inspection was crucial to assess whether the additional 50 MBBS seats granted for the KAP Viswanatham Government Medical College (KAPVGMC) attached to MGMGH, should be continued. The college was originally sanctioned 100 seats and 50 seats were added last year.

The MGMGH, the premier hospital for the poor from many surrounding districts, was inspected by a team of three doctors NC Nath, Hemanth Deshmuku and BK Bezbaruaha. Barring some discrepancies, the hospital cum medical college came across as a clean and efficient facility.

The team began its inspection at the hospital around 9 am. Dean Dr P Karkuzhali, medical superintendent Dr A Kanagasundaram, and vice-principal of KAPVGMC Dr MA Aleem besides Dr Ravi, Head of radiology department accompanied the team. The inspection was video-graphed by the hospital

The issue of application forms for admission to the MBBS course, is expected to begin next week at KAPVGMC. At this juncture, the MCI visit to check whether the standards laid down by the MCI were followed is considered vital. Since KAPVGMC was started in 1997, the college had been functioning with 100 seats in the MBBS course. In 2013, the MCI approved increase of the seats by 50 with a view to produce more medicos to meet the demand for doctors. The college admitted 150 students for the 2013-14 academic year.

The team inspected the infrastructure, the number of patients, bed facilities in the hospital and adequate books, hostel facility in the college. The team also made a headcount in the college. The increase in the number of patients has sometimes resulted in a situation of people staying in corridors.

In addition to the MBBS course, KAPVGMC offers post-graduate courses in medicine (4), surgery (4), anaesthesia (4), obstetrics and gynaecology (2), bio-chemistry (2) and paediatrics(2). This is the second visit of the MCI team in two months. On April 15, a two-member team visited the paediatrics department in the hospital and the college to accord recognition to two-post graduate seats.