The Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 2013, was tabled in the Lok Sabha on Monday (9-12-2013), said medical professionals probing into allegations are reportedly “very lenient” towards their colleagues guilty of medical negligence.a parliamentary panel has recommended that all such medical negligent cases should be inquired by a committee of experts drawn not only from medical but also from various fields and experience including social activists and patient’s representatives.
Dr Jayshree Ben Mehta, former vice chancellor of Sumandeep University, Waghodia (Vadodara, Gujarat), has been elected unopposed as president of the Medical Council of India (MCI). Dr C V Bhirmanandham, former vice chancellor of Dr M G R Health University, Chennai (Tamil Nadu) has been elected unopposed as vice president of the MCI.These results are subject to the outcome of a writ petition (Writ Petition No. 35159W of 2013) filed by Dr Kunal Saha and pending in the Calcutta High Court of West Bengal and another writ petition (WP/6026/2013) filed by Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagpur in the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court, according to a notification issued by the MCI on Tuesday.
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