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Doctors
with diplomate board degrees can teach in colleges
Thursday, October 21, 2010 10:43:34 PM, IANS
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New Delhi:
In a bid to reduce the shortage of medical faculty in the country,
the union health ministry has decided to allow doctors with a
degree from the Diplomate of National Board (DNB) to teach in
medical colleges.
Approving the proposal of the Medical Council of India, the health
ministry will now recognise the DNB degrees at par with the DM
(Doctorate in Medicine), or MCh (Magister Chirurgiae) degree
needed to teach medicine and surgery respectively.
In addition, DNB qualified associate professors will be treated at
par with MD (Doctor of Medicine) or MS (Master of Surgery)
professionals.
DNB is the degree provided by the National Board of Examinations
after candidates with MBBS degree clear a prescribed examination.
According to the Gazette of India, the DNB qualification is
equivalent to that of MD or MS degrees.
DNB doctors were so far not allowed to practice medicine even
though they were qualified to.
However, an additional year of senior residency has been
recommended for a DNB doctor passing out of private or non-MCI
recognised medical colleges.
Every year, there are about 25,000 medical graduates, of whom
9,000 obtain MCI-approved post-graduate degrees and about 3,000
qualify with DNB degrees.
The ministry decision will open doors for these 3,000
professionals for joining medical education as the country
grapples with shortage of medical faculty.
"DNB is a very tough examination with a passing percentage of just
around 15-20. Admission for DNB is given after completion of MBBS
from recognised universities and candidates have to clear the
national level entrance test. Therefore, this will help us adding
faculty," a health ministry official said.
Sources say the proposal was in pipeline for long, but was so far
stuck as there was a stand-off between the MCI and health ministry
on the issue.
The National Board of Examinations (NBE) was established in 1975
with the aim of elevating standards of post-graduate medical
examinations and ensuring uniformity across the country.
The NBE became an independent autonomous body under the health and
family welfare ministry in 1982. The Board has a system of
accreditation of hospitals and institutions having adequate
trained manpower and infrastructure for training students towards
post-graduate and post-doctoral degrees of the board.
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