It is encouraging that the government in a major policy decision has
modified J&K Medical Education (Gazetted) Services Recruitment Rules, 1979, relaxing norms for promotion to the posts of Professor,
Associate Professor and Assistant Professor in the state medical and dental colleges to fill up the vacancies. This will definitely improve the teaching standards and quality of graduate and postgraduate doctors qualifying from these colleges. Similarly to improve the service delivery and functioning of the hospitals associated with these colleges the government should appoint and promote Hospital Administrators with an MCI recognized degree of MD in Hospital Administration. J&K Medical Education (Gazetted) Services Recruitment Rules, 1979 need to be modified in this regard as well. Not only is the eligibility criterion obsolete (MD in Hospital Administration offered in Sheri-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences is recognized by MCI since 1994) no recruitment against the posts of Deputy Medical Suprer-intendents for the Associated Hospitals of these colleges has occurred since last seven years. It is unfortunate that the hospitals are allowed to slog due to inefficient management while the trained hospital administrators have either crossed or are soon crossing the age limit.

Dr Samina Mufti
Hospital Administration

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