Dr.Srinivasa Raju

  How doctors can earn Continuing Medical Education credits? Across the world, Medical Universities are offering CME certification courses through 4 different modes Learning is an ongoing process and doctors and other medical practitioners are no exception to this. Today, earning Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits is mandatory for any doctor to keep practicing in private or public healthcare centers.  In India, all practicing doctors  have to complete 30 hours of CME every 5 years to get their license renewed.  Doctors can earn CME credits through seminars and workshops offered by Medical Institutions in India. Of late, doctors can even pursue CME from various online CME education providers.  Across the world, Medical Universities are offering CME certification courses through 4 different modes. Free CME As the name suggests these CME credits can be earned from various bodies without paying any fees. Seminars, Webinars, Conferences, and various online delivery modes are employe

Shortfall of surgeons, gynaecologists and paediatricians in rural India was 80% in 2022  The   shortfall of specialist doctors in community healthcare centres   (CHCs) in rural areas has increased over the past decade in India. Surgeons, obstetricians, gynaecologists, physicians and paediatricians were considered specialists for this analysis. In 2012, the shortfall of specialists was already high at 69.7%, but it increased further to 79.5% in 2022. As per the norms of the Indian Public Health Standards, a CHC is required to be manned by four medical specialists: surgeon, physician, obstetrician/gynaecologist, and paediatrician. As on March 31, 2022, according to the 2021-22 Rural Health Statistics, released recently, 21,920 specialist doctors were required in rural areas across India. However, only 4,485 were available, which means that there was a shortfall of 17,435 specialists. This translates into a shortfall of 79.5% (17,435 as a percentage of 21,920), which is nearly 10% points