The 136-page report was tabled in the parliament, which studies the details of forming a National Medical Commission (NMC) to replace Medical Council of India (MCI) as corruption has crept into the latter, the report states.
A parliamentary standing committee, which had earlier said that a licentiate exam (exit exam) was essential for medical students to practise, has now backtracked on its view. In a report tabled in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, the committee recommended that the exam should be integrated with the final year MBBS examination and be conducted at the state level.
The exit exam was to be similar to the bar exam taken by law students that qualifies them for legal practise. "The final MBBS examination should be of a common pattern within a state, initially, and could be extended across the country as the system streamlines," the report states.
The 136-page report was tabled in the parliament, which studies the details of forming a National Medical Commission (NMC) to replace Medical Council of India (MCI) as corruption has crept into the latter, the report states.
The Committee also recommends that the final year MBBS exam should be designed in such a way that it takes into consideration not only the cognitive domain but also assessment of skills by having practical problems and questions about case-studies as a major component, with a strong tilt towards primary healthcare requirements.
The Committee further notes that the uneven composition of the Commission, wherein 80 per cent of its members are nominated – only five out of its 25 members are elected — does not represent elected medical professionals adequately.
"Keeping in view the representative and federal character of the country, the committee recommends that the total strength of the Commission be increased from 25 members to 29 members," says the report.
The committee also recommends forming a Medical Appellate Tribunal comprising a chairperson, who should be a sitting or retired judge of the Supreme Court or a chief justice of a high court, and two other members, to have appellate jurisdiction over the decisions taken by the Commission. "One of the members should have special knowledge and experience in the medical profession/medical education and the other member with an experience in the field of health administration at the level of Secretary to Government of India," it said.
Committee’s recommendations
- The final MBBS examination should be of a common pattern within a particular state initially, and then across the nation
- Final year MBBS exam should be designed to assess skills through practical problems and case-studies
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