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These academic programmes are listed in Table 2. Launch of NBEMS Diploma Programmes Table 4 : NBEMS accredited
The philosophy driven by people’s welfare has The Medical Council of India had converted Post MBBS Diploma Seats
Number of
led to further new beginnings. On March 14, its ongoing diploma programmes into degree Type of Institution Number of Accredited Accredited Seats
Hospitals
2022, the day National Board of Examination in programmes in 2019 to overcome the shortfall of Public 245 1696
Medical Sciences celebrated its 41st Foundation teaching faculty in the country. To fill this void
Day, Hon’ble Union Minister of Health and created by the discontinuation of MCI diploma Private 211 717
Family Welfare, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, programmes, the government had asked National Grand Total 456 2413
launched 14 new academic programmes (Table 3) Board of Examination in Medical Sciences to
in addition to the existing ones, taking the tally to look into the possibility of launching diploma consideration the requirement of the states, 50
ninety-nine! programmes under its aegis. per cent of NBEMS diploma seats in the district
The governing body of National Board hospitals shall be reserved for the in-service
Table 3: Launch of New NBEMS-accredited Academic seized up the challenge and following detailed candidates of the state.
Programmes on March 14, 2022
consultations with NITI Aayog, Medical Council The objective of setting up these diploma
Diplomate in Geriatric Medicine
of India and Ministry of Health and Family programmes is manifold. It will provide much
Fellowship in Renal Transplant
Welfare took a decision of reviving the diploma required trained manpower to the district
Fellowship in Andrology
courses in the country. A blueprint was prepared, hospitals and sub-district hospitals and make
Fellowship in Minimal Access Urology
the government included the diploma courses in them better hubs of healthcare. While the
Fellowship in Paediatric Urology
the 1st Schedule of the Indian Medical Council diploma programmes in anaesthesiology, family
Fellowship in Musculoskeletal Radiology
Act, 1956 and the ball was set rolling with the medicine, and tuberculosis and chest disease
Fellowship in Foetal Radiology
Fellowship in Paediatric Anaesthesia NBEMS diploma programmes being notified on will provide human resource to handle common
Fellowship in Onco-Anaesthesia August 20, 2020. A majority of NBEMS diploma infections, lifestyle diseases, critical emergencies
Fellowship in Transplant Anaesthesia programmes shall be run in the government and smaller surgeries, the diploma programmes
Fellowship in Trauma Anaesthesia and Critical Care hospitals and district hospitals (Table 4). in paediatrics and obstetrics and gynaecology
Fellowship in Head and Neck Oncology To enter into these diploma programmes will expand the child healthcare delivery system,
Fellowship in Bariatric Surgery the candidates shall have to qualify and reproductive care and maternal health. Opening
Fellowship in Cardiac Electrophysiology compete through the NEET-PG examination up of these new augmented facilities will reduce
in accordance with the existing post graduate the dependency of the small town folks on tier-
medical education regulations. Keeping in one cities for finding health care facilities.
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