New PG medical college in Maharashtra soon

Initially, only PG medical education in seven disciplines, i.e. general medicine, paediatrics, general surgery, orthopaedics, anaesthesia, obstrectics and gynaecology, maternity and child welfare and emergency medicine will be imparted at MPGIMER.

Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) has received approval from the Union ministry of health and family welfare and the National Medical Commission to start a postgraduate medical college. TOI report suggests that the proposed institute will be known as the Maharashtra Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (MPGIMER). The varsity has also commenced the process to recruit 57 faculty members, including the dean, Lt Gen Madhuri Kanitkar (retd), the varsity’s Vice-Chancellor, told TOI.

Kanitkar added, “This is a dream project for the MUHS. The varsity is keen to complete the recruitment process by the end of this month. Thereafter, the commission would make an inspection before giving its final nod. MPGIMER is likely to start functioning from 2022-23.”

Initially, only PG medical education in seven disciplines, i.e. general medicine, paediatrics, general surgery, orthopaedics, anaesthesia, obstrectics and gynaecology, maternity and child welfare and emergency medicine will be imparted at MPGIMER. Lt Gen Madhuri Kanitkar (retd) said, “The commission would decide on the seats for PG admissions in all the seven disciplines. I think there would be at least 50 seats for all the disciplines.” Initially, classes will be imparted for the students at the Nashik civil hospital. The hostel facilities would be on the MUHS campus. Nashik civil hospital has about 600 beds with six operational theatres.

Kanitkar further informed, “I was impressed by the medical infrastructure at the Nashik civil hospital during my recent visit there. Seminars and lectures will be held in the hospital itself.”

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