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A caller survey conducted by the Telangana Senior Resident Doctors' Association (T–SRDA) has revealed a wide and systemic shortage of teaching staff, peculiarly elder faculty, crossed Government Medical Colleges successful the State. The findings rise concerns astir world standards, regulatory compliance and the semipermanent sustainability of aesculapian acquisition successful Telangana.
The consolidated dataset covers 443 responses from MBBS students spanning aggregate Government Medical Colleges (GMC). One of the striking findings is that 27 departments-units are functioning with zero teaching faculty. In these departments, determination are nary Professors, nary Associate Professors and nary Assistant Professors. “Academically, specified departments beryllium lone connected insubstantial and are efficaciously non-functional,” said T-SRDA.
“According to National Medical Commission (NMC) norms, for each 100 MBBS students, each section indispensable person astatine slightest 1 Professor, 1 Associate Professor and 2 Assistant Professors. That is the minimum required module structure. In Telangana, crossed 35 authorities aesculapian colleges, determination are astir 32 departments per college,” said Dr. Srinath, President of T-SRDA.
Colleges wherever zero-faculty departments were identified see GMC Jogulamba Gadwal, GMC Asifabad, GMC Kodangal, GMC Bhupalpally and GMC Narayanpet. The survey revealed that respective of these institutions person aggregate departments without a azygous sanctioned teacher, peculiarly successful pre-clinical and para-clinical subjects that signifier the instauration of MBBS training.
The shortage of elder module is adjacent much extensive. More than 150 departments crossed the State person nary Professors oregon Associate Professors astatine all. The information further shows that implicit 70% of department-units bash not person a azygous Professor. Professors are mostly concentrated successful a fistful of older institutions specified arsenic Osmania Medical College (OMC), Gandhi Medical College (GMC) and Kakatiya Medical College (KMC). In contrast, newer Government Medical Colleges often study zero Professors crossed aggregate departments.
Worst-affected
The situation is astir acute successful pre-clinical and para-clinical departments, including Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Microbiology, Social and Preventive Medicine and Forensic Medicine. These disciplines signifier the world backbone of undergraduate aesculapian training, yet galore are operating without capable module strength.
According to the survey, much than 120 department-units crossed the State are being tally by conscionable 1 module member, typically an Assistant Professor. In specified cases, 1 idiosyncratic is liable for undergraduate teaching, interior assessments, assemblage examinations, administrative responsibilities and objective oregon laboratory supervision.
Contractual staff
The information besides highlights dense dependence connected contractual appointments and bonded Senior Residents. A important proportionality of Assistant Professors are connected short-term contracts. Many departments trust connected mandatory work of Senior Residents (SR) who rotate annually. Several entries explicitly authorities “No regular faculty”, “Only SRs” oregon “All contracts”. In immoderate departments, 100% of the teaching unit is contractual, portion successful others, Professors whitethorn beryllium regular but each inferior and mid-level module are temporary.
