Doping crisis grows, doctors told to be careful while prescribing Amidst rising doping cases, the National Medical Commission has urged doctors nationwide to exercise caution when prescribing to athletes. This directive aims to prevent banned substances from entering sports through routine prescriptions, contaminated supplements, or deliberate cheating. Doctors are advised to familiarize themselves with WADA's prohibited list and ensure proper documentation for any necessary banned medications. #National_Medical #Medical_Commission #Amidst_rising #prescribing_Amidst #doping_cases #crisis_grows #Doping_crisis #rising_doping #exercise_caution #doctors_told
FOGSI seeks rollback of NEET-PG percentile cuts, flags ‘pay-to-enter’ risk FOGSI has urged the National Medical Commission to immediately review and withdraw repeated reductions in the NEET-PG qualifying percentile. The body expressed concern that lowering the threshold dilutes meritocracy, compromises academic rigor, and raises questions about specialist training quality and patient safety. #NEET-PG_qualifying #National_Medical #Medical_Commission #risk_FOGSI #FOGSI_seeks #NEET-PG_percentile #percentile_cuts #seeks_rollback #immediately_review #withdraw_repeated
19 vacancies in National Medical Commission, govt admits in Rajya Sabha Within the Commission itself, out of 33 sanctioned posts — comprising the Chairman, ex-officio members and part-time members — 28 are in position. The Secretary’s post is filled. However, vacancies are more visible across the autonomous boards responsible for regulating undergraduate and postgraduate medical education, medical assessment and accreditation, and ethics and medical registration. #National #Rajya_Sabha #Commission #govt_admits #ex-officio_members #National_Medical #Medical_Commission #part-time_members #sanctioned_posts #Chairman
