National Medical Commission

India’s Medical Regulator Revises Forensic Curriculum After Backlash

13 Sep 2024

India’s medical education regulator, the National Medical Commission (NMC), has revised its guidelines for the forensic medicine curriculum after receiving widespread backlash for reintroducing regressive content. The changes, initially introduced on September 3, have now been removed, and a revised version was issued on September 12, 2024. The Controversy Behind...

Don’t Give Antibiotics Before Conducting Diagnostic Test Warns NMC: Here’s Why?

18 Jun 2024

In a bid to tackle the escalating threat of antibiotic resistance, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has rolled out comprehensive guidelines mandating restraint in antibiotic prescriptions without prior diagnostic tests. These directives, aimed at faculties and senior residents in medical colleges across India, underscore the imperative of prescribing antibiotics or...

World Health Day 2024: ‘My Health, My Rights’ Initiative launched

06 Apr 2024

"My Health, My Rights" initiative launched by National Medical Commission (NMC) and the National Task Force on Mental Health and Well-being of Medical Students (NTF) on World Health Day 2024. The aim of this coordinated by the Anti-Ragging Committee of the NMC is to address healthcare issues faced by medical...

SC dismisses petition to postpone exams; NEET-MDS to be conducted on March 18

15 Mar 2024

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to postpone the post-graduate dental entrance examination NEET-MDS scheduled for Monday (March 18), dismissing an application by dentists seeking parity with the conduct of the post-graduate medical examination NEET-PG scheduled for July 7. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Y...