Education Medical Dialogues
    • facebook
    • twitter
    Login Register
    • facebook
    • twitter
    Login Register
    • Medical Dialogues
    • Speciality Dialogues
    • Business Dialogues
    • Medical Jobs
    • Medical Matrimony
    • MD Brand Connect
    Education Medical Dialogues
    • News
        • Campus News
        • Colleges
        • Courses
        • Dentistry
        • Exams and Results
        • Milestones
        • Nursing
        • Paramedics
        • Pharmacy
        • Physiotherapy
        • Policy
        • Study Abroad/Scholarships
        • universities
    • Blog
    • state news
        • Andaman And Nicobar Islands
        • Andhra Pradesh
        • Arunachal Pradesh
        • Assam
        • Bihar
        • Chandigarh
        • Chattisgarh
        • Dadra And Nagar Haveli
        • Daman And Diu
        • Delhi
        • Goa
        • Gujarat
        • Haryana
        • Himachal Pradesh
        • Jammu & Kashmir
        • Jharkhand
        • Karnataka
        • Kerala
        • Ladakh
        • Lakshadweep
        • Madhya Pradesh
        • Maharashtra
        • Manipur
        • Meghalaya
        • Mizoram
        • Nagaland
        • Odisha
        • Puducherry
        • Punjab
        • Rajasthan
        • Sikkim
        • Tamil Nadu
        • Telangana
        • Tripura
        • Uttar Pradesh
        • Uttrakhand
        • West Bengal
    LoginRegister
    Education Medical Dialogues
    LoginRegister
    • Home
    • News
      • Campus News
      • Colleges
      • Courses
      • Dentistry
      • Exams and Results
      • Milestones
      • Nursing
      • Paramedics
      • Pharmacy
      • Physiotherapy
      • Policy
      • Study Abroad/Scholarships
      • universities
    • Blog
    • state news
      • Andaman And Nicobar Islands
      • Andhra Pradesh
      • Arunachal Pradesh
      • Assam
      • Bihar
      • Chandigarh
      • Chattisgarh
      • Dadra And Nagar Haveli
      • Daman And Diu
      • Delhi
      • Goa
      • Gujarat
      • Haryana
      • Himachal Pradesh
      • Jammu & Kashmir
      • Jharkhand
      • Karnataka
      • Kerala
      • Ladakh
      • Lakshadweep
      • Madhya Pradesh
      • Maharashtra
      • Manipur
      • Meghalaya
      • Mizoram
      • Nagaland
      • Odisha
      • Puducherry
      • Punjab
      • Rajasthan
      • Sikkim
      • Tamil Nadu
      • Telangana
      • Tripura
      • Uttar Pradesh
      • Uttrakhand
      • West Bengal
    • Home
    • News
    • Campus News
    • PG Medicos taking...

    PG Medicos taking Classes of MBBS Students: Govt Medical Colleges reel in Faculty Shortage

    GarimaWritten by Garima Published On 2018-11-14T18:02:13+05:30  |  Updated On 19 Aug 2021 10:51 AM IST

    "Due to the shortage of teachers, postgraduate students are taking classes of MBBS students."—GMC Professor


    Patiala: Quality of medical education in Patiala and Amritsar seems to have fallen to a crushing level; since due to severe faculty crunch, post-graduate medicos are reported to be teaching MBBS students in the city-based Government Medical Colleges, instead of certified medical professors.


    According to a recent report by Tribune, more than 57 per cent of the medical teachers' posts are lying vacant in these two medical colleges. Out of 628 posts in the two institutes, a whopping 358 are vacant.


    Entry-level positions have the highest number of vacancies that is those of assistant professors with over 70 per cent of vacancy rate.


    Professors: 49 posts vacant out of 154


    Assistant Professors: 201 vacant out of 290 sanctioned posts


    Associate Professors: 108 vacant out of 184 posts


    75 per cent of the vacancies related to professors and associate professors are based on promotions of the teaching faculty. These positions don't call for advertisements; however, they still continue to remain unfilled.


    Read Also: GMC Patiala: 108 out 195 medical faculty positions lying vacant


    Tribune discloses that there has been no recruitment of assistant professors, which is an entry-level post for the teaching faculty in medical education, since 15 May 2015.


    Sharing about the predicaments that come along with the faculty shortage at medical colleges, one of the professors at Government Medical College, Patiala, requesting anonymity, said, "Due to the shortage of teachers, postgraduate students are taking classes of MBBS students. This arrangement, evidently, is a compromise with the quality of medical education."


    In the meantime, the Additional Chief Secretary, Health & Family Welfare, has confirmed that in the next one month, new assistant professor posts will be advertised. Moreover, the department has sent the file for the remaining promotions at the medical colleges.

    Amritsaramritsar gmcamritsar medical collegedoctorsfacultyGovernment Medical CollegeHealth and Family WelfareMBBSmedicalmedical collegeMedical Collegesmedical coursemedical jobsmedical postsmedical professormedical teacherPatialaPatiala gmcPGpostspromotionpunjab medical collegeUG
    Source : with inputs

    Disclaimer: This site is primarily intended for healthcare professionals. Any content/information on this website does not replace the advice of medical and/or health professionals and should not be construed as medical/diagnostic advice/endorsement or prescription. Use of this site is subject to our terms of use, privacy policy, advertisement policy. © 2020 Minerva Medical Treatment Pvt Ltd

    Garima
    Garima

      Garima joined Medical Dialogues in the year 2017 and is currently working as a Senior Editor. She looks after all the Healthcare news pertaining to Medico-legal cases, MCI/DCI decisions, Medical Education issues, government policies as well as all the news and updates concerning Medical and Dental Colleges in India. She is a graduate from Delhi University. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in Contact no. 011-43720751 To know about our editorial team click here

      Show Full Article
      Next Story
      Similar Posts
      NO DATA FOUND

      • Email: info@medicaldialogues.in
      • Phone: 011 - 4372 0751

      Website Last Updated On : 13 Oct 2022 5:01 AM GMT
      Company
      • About Us
      • Contact Us
      • Our Team
      • Reach our Editor
      • Feedback
      • Submit Article
      Ads & Legal
      • Advertise
      • Advertise Policy
      • Terms and Conditions
      • Privacy Policy
      • Editorial Policy
      • Comments Policy
      • Disclamier
      Medical Dialogues is health news portal designed to update medical and healthcare professionals but does not limit/block other interested parties from accessing our general health content. The health content on Medical Dialogues and its subdomains is created and/or edited by our expert team, that includes doctors, healthcare researchers and scientific writers, who review all medical information to keep them in line with the latest evidence-based medical information and accepted health guidelines by established medical organisations of the world.

      Any content/information on this website does not replace the advice of medical and/or health professionals and should not be construed as medical/diagnostic advice/endorsement or prescription.Use of this site is subject to our terms of use, privacy policy, advertisement policy. You can check out disclaimers here. © 2025 Minerva Medical Treatment Pvt Ltd

      © 2025 - Medical Dialogues. All Rights Reserved.
      Powered By: Hocalwire
      X
      We use cookies for analytics, advertising and to improve our site. You agree to our use of cookies by continuing to use our site. To know more, see our Cookie Policy and Cookie Settings.Ok