• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • Preparation Tips MCQ PG
    • Target PG Books and Bruno Books : Medical Books authored by J Mariano Anto Bruno Mascarenhas
      • Target PG Series TNPSC 2nd Edition (16 Papers from 1995 to 2007)
      • Zulfi Raj’s Pre PG Medicine HandBook 4th Edition – Revised by Bruno
      • TargetPG TNPSC Interview Buster Assistant Surgeon Recruitment
      • FirsTest Series – Orthopaedics
      • Tamil Nadu PG Entrance Review – Bruno – PARAS – TargetPG
    • MCQs
  • Exams Calendar
    • Institution Wise
    • Post Graduate ( PG ) Medical Entrance Exam Schedule / Calendar 2013
    • Post Graduate ( PG ) Medical Entrance Exam Schedule / Calendar 2012
  • About Us
    • Feedback, Contact Us, Discuss, Know Related Sites
  • List of All Categories

TargetPG

Target Professional Growth / Post Graduation - a helping hand to the hands that heal

  • Home
  • AIPG
    • AIPPG 2014
    • AIPPG 2012
    • AIPPG 2011
    • AIPPG 2010
      • All India 2010 Allotment
      • All India 2010 Counselling
    • AIPPG 2009
      • All India 2009 Allotment
      • All India 2009 Counselling
    • AIPPG 2008
    • AIPPG 2007
    • AIPPG 2006
    • AIPPG 2005
    • AIPPG 2004
    • AIPPG 2003
  • AIIMS
    • AIIMS 2014 May
    • AIIMS 2013 Nov
    • AIIMS 2012 Nov
    • AIIMS 2012 May
    • AIIMS 2011 Nov
    • AIIMS 2009 Nov
    • AIIMS 2009 May
    • AIIMS 2008 Nov
    • AIIMS 2008 May
    • AIIMS 2007 Nov
    • AIIMS 2006 Nov
    • AIIMS 2006 May
    • AIIMS 2003 Nov
  • TNPG
    • TNPG 2014
    • TNPG 2013
    • TNPG 2012
    • TNPG 2011
    • TNPG 2010
    • TNPG 2009
    • TNPG 2008
    • TNPG 2007
    • TNPG 2006
    • TNPG 2005
    • TNPG 2004
    • TNPG 2003
    • TNPG 2002
  • TN Tamil Nadu
    • 10 A 1 Appointment
    • 10 A 1 Rules
  • TNPSC
    • Special TNPSC 2013
    • Special TNPSC 2009
    • General TNPSC 2009
    • TNPSC 2008 MHO
    • Special TNPSC 2007
    • TNPSC 2007 MHO
    • General TNPSC 2005
    • General TNPSC 2003
    • Departmental Exams
  • UPSC
    • CMS 2010
    • Armed Forces
  • DipNB DNB
    • FMGE
  • CET NEET
  • MBBS
  • MCI
  • Central Institutes
    • PGI Chandigarh
    • SGPGIMS Lucknow
    • JIPMER
    • NIMHANS
    • NIMS Hyderabad
    • SCTIMST Trivandrum
    • CIP Ranchi
    • IMS BHU Varanasi
    • AFMC Pune
    • INHS Aswini
    • IGNOU
    • JNU Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi
  • Private
    • CMC Vellore
    • CMC Ludhiana
    • St.John’s Medical College Bangalore
    • Annamalai University
    • SRMC
    • MANIPAL MAHE
    • COMED-K
    • RGUHS
    • Apollo Medvarsity
    • BR PRIVATE MEDICAL COLLEGE ASSOCIATION, BIHAR
  • Courses
You are here: Home / Courses / BRHC-BRHS-BRMS / Village Doctor : Rural MBBS : Medical Council of India approves 3-and-a-half-year medical course : BSc in Community Health

Village Doctor : Rural MBBS : Medical Council of India approves 3-and-a-half-year medical course : BSc in Community Health

September 24, 2012 by TargetPG 15 Comments

Village Doctor : Rural MBBS : Medical Council of India approves 3-and-a-half-year medical course : BSc in Community Health

Village Doctor : Rural MBBS : Medical Council of India approves 3-and-a-half-year medical course : BSc in Community Health
-oOo-
The Planning Commission’s high level expert group has strongly backed the all new health cadre and said that as a career progression incentive, they should be promoted to the level of public health officers after 10 years of service.
-oOo-
From http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/Medical-Council-of-India-approves-3-and-a-half-year-medical-course/articleshow/16523446.cms

Village Doctor : Rural MBBS : Medical Council of India approves 3-and-a-half-year medical course : BSc in Community Health
Village Doctor : Rural MBBS : Medical Council of India approves 3-and-a-half-year medical course : BSc in Community Health

NEW DELHI: The Medical Council of India (MCI) has finally cleared introduction of the three-and-a-half-year long medical course. Calling it BSc in Community Health, it will be open to anybody after class 12.Speaking to TOI, MCI board chairman Dr K K Talwar said this special cadre of health workers will be trained mainly in district hospitals, be placed in sub-centres or primary health centres and will be taught “some module of clinical work”.

This means this cadre can actually diagnose and treat basic medical cases, get involved in immunization programmes and administer extended first aid.

“We intend to introduce the course from April next year. This cadre will also refer patients according to their condition to other centres. We have also prepared the syllabus of the course. The ministry will now take the final call,” Dr Talwar said.

Health secretary P K Pradhan has called a high level meeting on Tuesday to finalize the proposal.

The Planning Commission’s high level expert group has strongly backed the all new health cadre and said that as a career progression incentive, they should be promoted to the level of public health officers after 10 years of service.

The health ministry has been strongly pushing for the introduction of this cadre, in order to tackle the menace of doctors unwilling to serve in rural areas. Only 26% of doctors in India reside in rural areas, serving 72% of India’s population. The urban density of doctors is nearly four times that of rural areas, and that of nurses is three times higher.

Things have taken a turn for the worse in the past few decades with the disappearance of certain cadres — village health guides and traditional birth attendants, first instituted in 1986. Experts said the selection of students would be based on merit in the Class 12 examination with physics, chemistry and biology as subjects.

Health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad had earlier said that he wanted an MCI stamp on the degree so that it was universally recognized. “The syllabus of the course is also ready and is need-based. If MCI endorses it, students will get the confidence that the degree has a standing,” he had said.

The panel, however, was clear that the course was not a mini-MBBS but rather a unique training programme aimed at the basic health care needs of its target population.

Filed Under: BRHC-BRHS-BRMS Tagged With: Media Coverage Reports

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. prakash chawla says

    September 25, 2012 at 4:37 pm

    thanks, of medical council nd start at bsc community-health……

    Log in to Reply
    • DR.VIKESH MAHAJAN says

      April 4, 2013 at 8:22 am

      MPINY start new courses *** 3-and-a-half-year medical course : BSc in Community Health
      Qualification:-10+2 medical
      admission start
      CON..9815004061,9041693993

      Log in to Reply
  2. RANGANATH says

    October 5, 2012 at 1:59 pm

    PLEASE SED DETAIL OF B.SC IN COMMUNITY HEALTH IN ANY OPAN UNIVERSITY I AM WORKING AT HEALTH DEPT.

    Log in to Reply
    • DR.VIKESH MAHAJAN says

      April 4, 2013 at 8:23 am

      maharishi patanjali grup start new courses *** 3-and-a-half-year medical course : BSc in Community Health
      Qualification:-10+2 medical
      admission start
      CON..9815004061,9041693993

      Log in to Reply
  3. RANGANATH says

    October 5, 2012 at 2:16 pm

    THANKS. OF MEDICAL COUNCIL INDIA AND HEALTH MINISTER GULAM NABI AZAD START AT BSC COMMUNITY HEALTH

    Log in to Reply
  4. RANGANATH says

    October 5, 2012 at 2:47 pm

    THANKS, OF MCI AND HEALTH MINISTER START AT BSC COMMUNITY HEALTH

    Log in to Reply
  5. Ravi Shankar Choudhary Shergarh Jodhpur says

    January 11, 2013 at 1:19 pm

    Thanks,
    of Medical Council &
    Health Minister Gulab Nabi Azad
    start at
    B.Sc. Community Health

    Ravi shergarh Jodhpur

    Log in to Reply
    • DR.VIKESH MAHAJAN says

      April 4, 2013 at 8:24 am

      MPINY start new courses *** 3-and-a-half-year medical course : BSc in Community Health
      Qualification:-10+2 medical
      admission start
      CON..9815004061,9041693993

      Log in to Reply
  6. Ravi Shankar Choudhary Shergarh Jodhpur says

    January 11, 2013 at 1:20 pm

    Thanks

    Thanks

    Thanks

    Thanks

    Thanks……………

    Log in to Reply
  7. DINESH BHATI says

    March 26, 2013 at 10:24 pm

    THANKS
    TO MCI
    AND HOPE THERE WILL BE NO AGE LIMIT FOR JOINING THE COURSE

    Log in to Reply
  8. DINESH BHATI.JODHPUR says

    March 26, 2013 at 10:27 pm

    THIS IS A GREAT STEP TAKEN BY MCI
    WE SHOULD GIVE THANKS TO MCI

    Log in to Reply
  9. andappa says

    April 3, 2013 at 11:34 pm

    can i do this course after completion of basic bsc nursing? And any concision is there ?

    Log in to Reply
  10. anadanppa says

    April 3, 2013 at 11:42 pm

    thaks to mci and gulab nabi azad sir for this achivement we can do this course after basic bsc in nursing ?

    Log in to Reply
  11. Arif Khan says

    May 11, 2013 at 8:19 pm

    Please let me know what is the procedure of admission and what is the address of university and where will admission take place.

    Log in to Reply
  12. Arif Khan says

    May 11, 2013 at 8:20 pm

    Please let me know what is the procedure of admission and what is the address of university and where will admission take place? What is fee year wise?

    Log in to Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Primary Sidebar

If you can’t find what you looked for, just search

Latest and Recent Events / Notifications

  • AYUSH in Madras Medical College
  • NIMHANS Entrance 2017 Crash Course at Chennai
  • CRASH COURSE NEET 2016 / AIIMS / JIPMER November 2016 @ MADURAI, CHENNAI, NELLAI, COIMBATORE
  • MRB 2014 Counselling Delay. The Way Forward
  • Walk-in Selection for Assistant Surgeons Specialty MRB Tamil Nadu 2014 2015

All Posts Sorted Categorywise

All Posts Sorted Monthwise

Tags

2nd Second Round Counseling 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Admit Card Hall Ticket Exam Centre Allotment Analysis Opinion Answers Ask TargetPG : Doubts Answered Change in Policies Coaching Conferences Seminars Workshops Focus Groups Counseling DME DPH Editorial Entrance FAQ Government Government Order Government Service Judgements Media Coverage Reports MGR Medical University MRB : Medical Services Recruitment Board Notification OHC - Operation Harri Capsule : Crash Course for AIIMS PGI and AIPG Exams Paramedical Pass Fail Pozitive Positive Prospectus Questions Results Theory Written Marks Merit Rank List Rural Service Selection List Service Quota Strategies SuperSpeciality TNPG Notification Uncategorized Vacancy

Footer

Recent Comments

  • luxawish on TN MRB Results 2013 Assistant Surgeon Medical Recruitment Board Tamil Nadu List of 2074 Doctors Selected
  • Berita Pertanian Hari Ini on Health Officers by transfer of service from the post of Assistant Surgeons working in Primary Health Centres
  • Shahid shaikh on About TargetPG : Target Professional Growth / Post Graduation : a helping hand to the hands that heal
  • Dr.Ashwini on TN MRB Results 2013 Assistant Surgeon Medical Recruitment Board Tamil Nadu List of 2074 Doctors Selected
  • bhuvantvmc on TN MRB Results 2013 Assistant Surgeon Medical Recruitment Board Tamil Nadu List of 2074 Doctors Selected

RSS Feeds

Click here to Get Our RSS Feed to read latest events without visiting the site
RSS Subscribers

Follow @TargetPG

Follow @targetpg

Mailing List

Join our Mailing List
Mailing List of TargetPG at Google Groups
Email:
Click to join the Mailing List

Our Facebook Page

Website Design and Maintenance by OSQ Digital

Website Design and Maintenance by OSQ Digital

Copyright © 2002 to 2021 : TargetPG * Target Professional Growth / Post Graduation - a helping hand to the hands that heal * Notifications, Results, Old Question Papers, Answers with references, High Yield Points & Strategies with respect to the Indian Medical Post Graduate PG Entrance Exams like AIIMS,AIPG, JIPMER, CMC Vellore, PGI Chandigarh, UPSC, TNPSC, State PG Exams like Tamil Nadu PG (TN PG), Delhi PG, UPPG, Tamilnadu PG (TNPG), Karnataka PG etc * This is a FREE Portal and is intended for the benefit of PG Aspirants * [email protected] * Call / Whatsapp 9940626911 * Powered by WordPress · Log in