Irfan Tramboo
Srinagar, Apr 18: Government Medical College (GMC), Srinagar has decided not to incorporate the students of the private colleges for the training under the Medical Laboratory Technology course while stating that the private colleges that are not affiliated with the J&K Paramedical Council (JKPMC) will not be entertained for the internship programs.
In this regard, it has been decided that Qadri’s College of Medical Laboratory Technology, which sends its students for training at the GMC as part of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), shall be given notice regarding the non-availability of Laboratory slots in different labs of GMC.
In the meeting that was held in this regard and was attended by all the concerned, it was stated that the college has started BSc. MLT course in GMC, Srinagar with the intake capacity of 30 seats per year “so the college is not in a position to accommodate the students of Qadri’s College.”
During the meeting, the Principal GMC, Srinagar informed the members of the meeting that PMC being the President of the Para-Medical Council has information that Private Medical institutes/universities, which are not currently recognized by J &K Paramedical Council, should not be entertained for the internship programme at any cost.
In this regard, the Heads of the departments concerned have been directed that till the time Qadri’s College makes an alternative arrangement, the college shall be allowed the students of the Qadri’s College to complete their internship programme for the year 2022, as per past practice in vogue.
The Medical Superintendents who were also present during the meeting were directed to examine how many MOUs they have undertaken with the Private Para Medical Institutes and inform them that hospitals have no slots to accommodate students of the private paramedical college as the intake capacity of AMT school and College of Nursing, GMC, Srinagar has increased manifold.
The meeting also resolved that no application whatsoever for internship /observership shall be entertained from any applicant directly.
Also, it was stated during the meeting that, GMC, Srinagar, being the constituent college of the University of Kashmir, any programme on an exchange basis with the University of Kashmir shall be scrutinized through the academic section of the college and the Head of Departments shall not entertain any communication without the scrutiny of the request of the University of Kashmir in the academic section
The meeting was attended by Dr Waseem Qureshi, Registrar Academics, GMC, Srinagar, Dr Anjum Farhana, Head of Department Microbiology, Dr. Shiekh Bilal, Head of Department Pathology, Dr. Roohey Ashraf, I/C Head of Department Biochemistry, Dr Nazir Hussain Chaudhary, Medical Superintendent, G.B Pant Hospital, Dr Suhail Mian, Medical Superintendent B&J Hospital, Dr Masarat Rasool, Dy. Medical Superintendent, LD Hospital, Dr Mohammad Muzaffar Jan, Dy. Medical Superintendent SMHS Hospital.
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