The prestigious Indira Gandhi National Open University has notified that the Post Graduate Certificate in Medical Management of CBRNE Disasters (PGCMDM) programme of the School of Health Services (SOHS) shall be launched in the University through ODL mode from January, 2020 session. CBRNE stands for Chemical Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive Disaster Management.
AIIMS, Bhopal executed an MoU with IGNOU on June 27, 2019 in this regard.
The programme will be offered through four Learner Support Centers all over the country which include All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhopal, Rishikesh, Jodhpur and Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad. These centers will act as Learner Support Centre keeping in view the choice of the medical personnel and availability of the seat in the respective centre.
The PGCMDM, being first of its kind, will consists of three courses – two theory and one practical namely CBRNE Threats and Agents Health Effects and Medical
Management of CBRNE Agents and Practical Aspects of CBRNE. The programme has been designed in collaboration with INMAS, DRDO and IDS to cover the target group of those medical personnel and students engaged in or interested in disaster medical management.
The programme will be offered by the University with the duration of minimum 6 months to maximum two years in both July and January cycle.
The programme will also encompass doctors in armed forces, police forces, health services, railways, airports/ ports and NDRF or SDRF forces who have to or can be called on to respond in face of CBRNE disaster.
It will be great help to those doctors working in or for organizations considered vulnerable to CBRN attacks or accidents such as industrial complex, shrines, melas, areas prone to terror attacks, border etc.
Even the retired doctors who want to contribute to the Nation’s strength and medical security in CBRN may join the programme at any of the four centers.
The details of PGCMDM are available on the official website of the University as well as on the Learner Support Center.