Last Updated on June 26, 2021 at 5:56 pm
In a major achievement for Healthcare Department in J&K, 20 more seats have been approved by National Board of Examinations (NBE) for Govt. Medical Colleges and District Hospitals of J&K.
By this, the accredited institutions will get two PG candidates in the certified stream every year. Till now, 39 Super Specialty/ Broad Specialty courses have been approved by NBE which are likely to give 81 seats to the UT, which is over and above the DM/MCH and MD/MS courses already being run in the Jammu & Kashmir.
District Hospital, JLNM Srinagar gets accreditation in General Medicine and has been granted 2 seats for DNB by National Board of Examination. With this, the total seats granted for District Hospitals of J&K are 8.
Pertinent to mention, that DH Gandhi Nagar has earlier got 6 seats in Anesthesia and Medicine, pursuant to which DNB courses have been started in Gandhi Nagar Jammu.
Recently, 6 specialties have been accredited by NBE in new GMCs with an approval of 12 seats. 02 seats have been granted by NBE to new GMC Doda in the department of Pediatrics. With this, GMC Doda is accredited in the specialty of Anesthesia and Pediatrics with a total of 4 seats in both streams.
New GMC Kathua has recently been granted 02 seats in the department of Physiology. With this, GMC Kathua is accredited in the specialty of Pediatrics, Physiology and Community Medicine with a total of 8 seats.
New GMC Anantnag has been granted 02 seats in the department of Pharmacology and 3 seats in the department of Community Medicine. With this, GMC Anantnag is accredited in the specialty of Dermatology, Pharmacology and Community Medicine with a total of 7 seats.
New GMC Rajouri has been granted 01 seat in the department of Orthopedics and new GMC Baramulla has been granted 02 seats in the department of Community Medicine.
Additionally, in old GMCs/ SKIMS, GMC Srinagar has also been granted accreditation in Endocrinology & Immuno hematology and Blood Transfusion departments, and SKIMS Srinagar has been granted accreditation in FNB Interventional Cardiology. 02 seats have been approved in each of these accredited departments.
Pertinent to mention that the DNB (Diplomate of National Board) courses have been introduced in the District Hospitals and new Govt. Medical Colleges besides old GMCs and SKIMS in order to strengthen the institutions, decongest the Govt. Medical Colleges and to address the shortage of specialists in the UT of J&K.
