The National Medical Commission (NMC) on September 19, 2023, issued the Maintenance of Standards of Medical Education Regulations, 2023 (MSMER-2023).
The following provisions have been stated:
• Mandate of Annual Disclosure:
After its establishment, the medical college or medical institution is obligated to furnish an Annual Disclosure Report to the corresponding Board, satisfying such conditions provided under the notified MSRs by the Undergraduate Medical Education Board (UGMEB) or Post Graduate Medical Education Board (PGMEB) and regulations of NMC, as the case may be.
• Evaluation of Report:
Keeping in mind the overall objectives of the Act, the respective Board (PGMEB or UGMEB) may undertake the evaluation of the Annual Disclosure Report to verify whether the medical college or medical institution fulfils the required conditions prescribed by way of MSRs or NMC Regulations as the case may be, which shall include –
i. Verification of physical infrastructure;
ii. Availability of the required number of qualified faculty for actual teaching and research and to undertake necessary student learning activities on a regular and continued basis;
• Joint or Independent Evaluation:
Notwithstanding anything stated elsewhere in these Regulations, any of the Board (other than the corresponding Board) individually or collectively, may cause to evaluate the accuracy and/or truth and/or veracity of the averments made out in the Annual Disclosure Report from the medical college or medical institution.
• Penalties:
Where the respective Board has reason to believe that a medical institution has failed to comply with any statutory provision, or regulations framed thereunder or has not complied with the Minimum Standards of Requirements as prescribed by their respective Boards, or has conducted themselves in any manner which is not in accordance with the goals of medical education and practice, the Board shall either penalize the medical college or medical institution and /or conduct further enquiry into such act and wherever needed provide an opportunity to rectify the same.
• Appeal to NMC:
A medical college or medical institution or any such aggrieved person may file an appeal before the Commission with an appropriate fee as specified against any order. Provided, such an appeal is filed within sixty days of passing of such an order or lapse of time, as the case may be.
• Appeal to the Central Government:
Where an applicant/ medical college or medical institution is aggrieved by the decision of the Commission or where the Commission fails to give its decision within forty-five days from the date of receipt of such an appeal, a second appeal may be filed before the Central Government within thirty days from the date of such order or lapse of time, as the case may be.
The decision of the Central Government in this regard shall be final.
[F. No. N-P016/1/2023-PGMEB-NMC]
