Government plans super specialty hospital in Karwar: Min. Sharan Prakash Patil
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has reviewed the feasibility of establishing a super specialty hospital in Karwar, Uttara Kannada, and steps will be taken to commence the project after obtaining approval from the Finance Department, said Medical Education Minister Dr. Sharan Prakash Patil in the Assembly on Thursday.
Responding to a question from BJP MLA Dinakarshetty during the Question Hour, the minister stated that the government has already established super specialty hospitals in Mysuru, Kalaburagi, and Belagavi, offering free treatment for the poor. Expanding such facilities across the state is a key government policy, he added.
A meeting with district MLAs will be convened to finalize the proposal for the Karwar super specialty hospital. However, the minister clarified that it would not be feasible to establish a similar facility in Kumta.
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Kasaragod: Government Medical College gets first MBBS student from Rajasthan
Kasaragod: The Government Medical College, which recently secured the National Medical Commission’s approval, admitted its first MBBS student on Monday, with Gurwinder Singh from Alwar in Rajasthan becoming the first of the 50 students in the inaugural batch of the College.
Singh received a warm welcome into the College with sweets by Principal-in-Charge Dr. KK Santosh Kumar and Medical Superintendent Dr Praveen. The admission procedure was formally completed with the recording of his attendance, reports On Manorama.
The College has seven seats reserved for candidates from the All-India rank list, and Singh qualified for a seat in the College under the All-India Medical Entrance quota.
Unlike the other government medical colleges in the state, where classes started this week after the admission of students during the first round of counseling, the Kasaragod Medical College had to wait for approval from the National Medical Commission. The College received the approval and began enrolling students after conclusion of counseling.
The classes will begin on September 30, after completion of Phase 2 of allotment. The first batch students are currently provided temporary hostel facilities at Cherkkala.
While the second student under the All-India rank list is expected to join the College today, the authorities have said they cannot guarantee how long the new students will remain, adding that some students may opt to move to other colleges if they are allotted seats there.
