PREVIOUS
✖
The Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 2019
August 3 , 2019
1993 days
1002
0
- The Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Second Bill, 2019 has been successfully passed by Parliament.
- It replaces Indian Medical Council Act, 1956.
- The Bill sets up the National Medical Commission (NMC) which will replace the Medical Council of India (MCI).
- It will consist of 25 members, appointed by the Union government.
- Within three years of the passage of the Bill, the state governments will establish State Medical Councils at the state level.
- The Union government will constitute a Medical Advisory Council (MAC).
- The States/Union Territories can put forth their concerns before the NMC through MAC.
- MAC will advise the NMC on measures to determine and maintain “minimum standards” of medical education.
- The NMC may grant a limited license to certain mid-level practitioners connected with the modern medical profession to practice medicine.
- There will be a uniform National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to under-graduate and post-graduate super-specialty medical education in all medical institutions regulated under the Bill.
- There will be a common final year undergraduate examination called the National Exit Test (NEXT) for the students graduating from medical institutions to obtain the license for practice.
- NEXT scores will also serve as the basis for admission into post-graduate courses at medical institutions under this Bill.
Leave a Reply
Your Comment is awaiting moderation.