Dr Gangadhar as NMC Chairperson | 10 Jul 2024

Source: IE

Recently, The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet appointed officiating chairperson Dr BN Gangadhar as the head of the National Medical Commission (NMC) while appointing Dr Sanjay Behari as president of Medical Assessment and Rating Board.

• NMC has been constituted by an act of Parliament known as National Medical Commission Act, 2019 replacing the Medical Council of India (MCI).
  • The reform aims to overhaul the medical education sector, specifically targeting the replacement of the MCI, which has been plagued by corruption and other issues.
• The NMC acts as India's top regulator of medical education and practice.
• It will have four separate autonomous boards for:
  • Undergraduate medical education.
  • Postgraduate medical education.
  • Medical assessment and rating.
  • Ethics and medical registration.

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