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The minister said in the next two to three years, the department of urology would get two additional MCh courses per year, cardiology would get two DM seats per year, cardiothoracic and vascular surgery would get one MCh seat per year, cardiac anesthesia, one PDCCA seat per year and endocrinology would get one DM seat per year.
Speaking to media persons, Rane said the decision was to create stability. “In the next two to three years, there will be an increase in the number of super specialty doctors. By starting super specialty courses, departments concerned will get stability in terms of personnel. Goan students who pass MD or MS will get an opportunity to pursue further studies in the state itself,” he said.
In a bid to have blood testing in-house at the GMC, the minister has also moved a note to the institution’s dean to apply for National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) accreditation.
“There are some blood-sucking agents that are charging people between Rs 800 and Rs 2,000 for tests. To streamline the process I have sent a note to the dean to make sure the existing testing labs are made NABL accredited. By doing this, we will ensure that a well equipped lab is made available,” Rane said.
He also announced the introduction of a machine that tests blood for 29 different parameters which would be fitted in all road ambulances in the state. The department is currently in the process of procuring the machine that is manufactured by Abbott and called i-STAT under the central government scheme of the National Health Mission. The hand-held machines will save time in testing blood while the patient is in the ambulance and is WiFi enabled and comes with an in built printer. Rane said as a test, 10 machines would be procured, each costing Rs. 4.5 lakh.
Rane further said he had had multiple meetings with Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar along with senior doctors from the GMC to streamline the functioning at the hospital.
