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Mysore Medical College seeks autonomous status
Autonomy status has become necessary in the backdrop of competition which will help the College provide for better service and facilities, Principal Rao said.
The Mysore Medical College (MMC) has submitted a proposal to the State government urging autonomous status and will be recognised as Krishnarajendra Institute of Medical Science once it attains that status, said College Principal Raghothama Rao. Addressing a press conference, the Principal said that he had discussed the issue with Deputy Chief Minister and Medical Education Minister. The autonomy status would help provide better service and facilities will be more. Autonomy was necessary to the college in the backdrop of intense competition in the field of medical education. It would also enable maintenance of transparency and efficiency in the administration.
Answering a query on the lack of faculty in the college, he said the State government had not recruited teaching faculty since 1982. There were about 40 per cent vacant posts of various degrees like professors, Assistant lecturers and lecturers, he said. Govt medical colleges He said that the new medical colleges to be established in Mandya, Hassan, Raichur, Bidar and Belgaum were autonomous. He added that government had also proposed to set up a medical college in Shimoga next year. Rao who is also the chairman of Recruitment committee for the medical colleges said that for the first time walk-in interviews was conducted for the post of lecturers and professors to these colleges. CT scan facility K R Hospital will also have a CT scan facility within next two months, he said. Disclosing that post-mortem department will be equipped with digital cameras, he said that images of the unidentified person would be stored in computer. All the operations would be conducted in front of the camera, he added. Declared norm On government doctors practicing at nursing homes, he said that it was a declared norm and doctors were allowed to practice in one private nursing home provided they work after their duty hours. Baseless rumours Some rumours on Cheluvamba hospital publicised in the media were baseless said, Superintendent Dr H R Damayanthi. She was referring to an incident of child’s death where the parents alleged negligence of the doctors in the result of its death. Adverse publicity in the media would only demoralise the doctors and the staff affecting the service of the people, she said. Airconditioned ICU Disclosing that an air-conditioned ICU would be set up at the cost of Rs 20 lakh, she said that it was first of its kind in the State. She said that around hundred saplings were planted around the hospital to improve greenery and provide fresh environment to the patients. The hospital was fully equipped with waste management system and segregation of waste, she added. She also said that rain water harvesting would be taken up in the hospital at a cost of Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 2 lakh.
# Posted : Tuesday, January 31, 2006
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