MT News Service
Jammu, March 15:
20 additional places have been approved by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Science (NBEMS) under Diplomate of National Board (DNB) for the schools of Jammu and Kashmir at the beginning of the Session 2023 as a move toward bolstering DNB in Jammu and Kashmir.
These places will be in addition to the DNB seats that were previously awarded.
According to official records, DH Udhampur got permission for 5 seats under Pediatrics, General Medicine, and Orthopedics, JLNM Hospital, Srinagar received approval for 3 Post MBBS DNB seats in General Surgery, and Government Medical College Srinagar received approval for 2 seats in FNB Paediatric Anesthesia. General Medicine got two slots for DH Poonch. DH Ganderbal and DH Kulgam each obtained approval for 2 spots in the DNB General Medicine and Diploma Pediatrics programs.
Ayushi Sudan, the mission director for NHM in J&K, stated that implementing DNB classes at the district level in J&K has been referred to as a best practice in the nation while providing specifics about the development. Under DNB programme in the UT, a total of 250 seats were granted to the accredited departments during Session 2022 consequent to the concerted efforts and hard work of the administrative department H&ME J&K, NHM J&K and the team of health institutions being monitored by Secretary, Health and Medical Education, Bhupinder Kumar.
“Every attempt is being made to increase the number of DNB courses offered in J&K’s district hospitals and prospective CHCs. J&K intends to file more than 30 applications during the upcoming period, almost all of which are for District Hospital, she added.
In order to improve the institutions, decongest the GMCs, and address the lack of experts in the UT of J&K, DNB classes have been implemented in District Hospitals, new Government Medical Colleges, as well as old GMCs and SKIMS.
Implementing DNB programs has improved access to health care resources and personnel, particularly in remote and challenging-to-reach areas. The populace who have very limited access to health care services in their regions has benefited from this as well, as there have been fewer transfers from DNB institutions to Tertiary care institutions as a result, further lowering patients’ Out of Pocket Expenditure (OOPE).
