The Department of Health and Family Welfare today organised an orientation programme here for specialist doctors who have been chosen to take up teaching roles in the planned Shillong Medical College.
While there are 706 medical colleges in the country, Meghalaya has only one, the centrally-funded NEIGRIHMS, and there is a huge need for a state-run institute.
Speaking at the gathering, Dr Achal Gulati said that though the state needs 300 to 400 medical seats allocated to it every year, it only has 50 at the moment. To set up a new medical college in Meghalaya will require the constant support of all the doctors to achieve it, he added.
The purpose of this orientation programme was to provide clarity on the roles and responsibilities within the medical college and hospital, specifically for teaching faculty. The programme aimed to outline expectations regarding teaching, research, clinical duties, administrative tasks and professional development.
