Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Tuesday directed to explore the possibilities to start five courses under DNB (Diplomate of National Board/ Post MBBS) in the proposed medical colleges in the State.
For this purpose, a five-member committee has been constituted, which would submit its report in the next one month.
The Health Minister gave this information while presiding over a meeting with senior officers of Health and Medical Education and Research Department. He said that the committee would be headed by Vice-Chancellor, Pt BD Sharma University of Health Sciences, Dr OP Kalra whereas Director of Medical Education and Research Department and Director General of Health Department would be its key members. Vij said that this committee would explore possibilities of starting courses for specialization in Gynaecology, Pediatrics, Anesthesia, Medicines and Surgery in the proposed medical colleges in the districts.
He said that the State Government had already announced to establish one medical college in each district and the Committee has been constituted for this purpose. The Health Minister said that so far, eight medical colleges are functioning in the State. These colleges include government medical colleges of Rohtak, Sonipat, Mewat, one Government aided medical college in Agroha, three private medical colleges and one ESI medical college in Faridabad.