After Nagaland’s statehood in 1963, the National Medical Commission (NMC) granted the Letter of Permission (LoP) for the establishment of the first medical college in Kohima. For the academic year 2023–2024, the Nagaland University, Kohima’s Nagaland Institute of Medical Sciences and Research received 100 MBBS seats from the Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB). Based on the Physical Compliance Verification Assessment Report and the commitment made by the Commissioner and Secretary of the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Nagaland, to address all deficiencies identified by the MARB by May 31, 2023, the proposal has been approved. When the first batch accepted against the approved intake of 100 MBBS seats appears for the final exams, the college administration may raise the issue of acceptance of the qualification under Section 25(2) of the IMC Act with the National Medical Commission.

 

Nagaland’s main city of Kohima will now have a medical college. Since gaining its independence as a state in 1963, Nagaland has been without a medical college. The Nagaland Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Phirebagie, Kohima, has been granted a Letter of Permission (LoP) by the National Medical Commission (NMC) to begin a medical college for the Academic Year 2023–2024. The plan has been authorized based on the Physical Compliance Verification Assessment Report and the commitment made by the Commissioner and Secretary of the Government of Nagaland’s Department of Health and Family Welfare. 

 

This article seeks to give additional details regarding the application procedure, the rules the NMC has established for the college administration, and the importance of establishing a medical college in Nagaland.

The LOP issued by the National Medical Commission’s MARB

The Nagaland Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Phirebagie, Kohima, which is a part of Nagaland University, Kohima, received the Letter of Proposal (LoP) for 100 MBBS seats from the Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) of the NMC for the academic year 2023–2024. The MARB ordered that the institution’s dean would be fully responsible for adhering to and maintaining the standards set forth in the National Medical Commission’s regulation throughout the academic year, including the infrastructure, both physical and human resource-related, teaching staff, clinical materials, etc.

 

Guidelines and the approval procedure for the college authorities

The LoP was released in response to the Physical Compliance Verification Assessment Report and the commitment made by the Commissioner and Secretary of the Government of Nagaland’s Department of Health and Family Welfare to address any shortcomings identified by the MARB by May 31, 2023. When the first batch accepted against the approved intake of 100 MBBS seats appears for the final exams, the college administration may raise the issue of acceptance of the qualification under Section 25(2) of the IMC Act with the National Medical Commission.Commission.

 

The Medical Admissions Review Board (MARB) said that it is necessary to build biometric attendance, a website on the medical college institution that displays all of the details of the college, courses provided, the faculty members who are available and their experience over the last five years, students who have joined, and the affiliating university. Additionally, it guided the display of hospital services, facilities, and equipment for each speciality. It also showed the OP and IP census, as well as births and deaths according to information kept by the municipal government.

 

The National Medical Commission (NMC)’s approval and issuing of a Letter of Permission (LoP) for 100 MBBS seats to launch a new medical college in Nagaland is crucial for the state. Since its statehood in 1963, Nagaland has been without a medical college; this initiative will give the state’s future doctors much-needed access to medical education. The Nagaland Institute of Medical Sciences and Research will be the name of the new medical school, which will be a part of Nagaland University and have its headquarters in Kohima. 

 

The creation of a medical college in Nagaland and the enhancement of the state’s general healthcare system are goals that will be advanced with the ratification of the LoP. The commitment made by the Commissioner and Secretary of the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Nagaland, to address all issues by May 31, 2023, is also crucial for ensuring that the new medical college complies with regulations and offers its students a top-notch education.