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Making doctors without basic facilities

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DECCAN HERALD

Date
2005-07-04

Information
Confidential Medical Council of India documents show a pathetic lack of even basic facilities in more medical colleges in the State.

Deccan Herald had reported on Saturday the reasons cited by the Medical Council of India recently while turning down the proposals of five new government medical colleges in Karnataka citing inadequate infrastructure as the main reason.

Hassan Medical College

The MCI conducted inspections on June 8 and 9 to find 83.05 per cent shortage in teaching staff and an 84.2 per cent shortage in the number of resident doctors. There is also inadequacy of paramedical and nursing staff. Dr H G Devamani, designated as Medical Superintendent, is not qualified to hold the post as she does not possess a postgraduate degree and the 10 years of administrative experience as required under the regulations.

Hostels, common rooms, staff quarters, lecture theatres, central library and central workshop are missing. ICUS are yet to become operational. There are no departments for anatomy, physiology, biochemistry and community medicine. Only 10 beds are available in the casualty area. There is no central oxygen supply and no oxygen suction and incinerator either. Radiological protective measures as per the norms of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) in Mumbai have not been followed. Nursing stations are located outside the wards while duty rooms for doctors and nurses, dressing rooms, procedure room, side laboratory and teaching areas are not available. Registration counters and record sections are not computerised.

Mandya College

The inspections were carried out on June 10 and 11. The inspectors found that there is a teaching staff shortage of 89.83 per cent whereas there is an 89.47 per cent shortage in the number of resident doctors.

Dr Vishwanath Kumar, designated as the medical superintendent, is not qualified for the job as he does not possess a postgraduate degree and has only three years of administrative service.

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