Non-teaching hospitals, particularly district headquarters and in taluks in the Tamilnadu State have started enrolling students for postgraduate courses, with Diplomate of National Board (DNB) degree awarded by the National Board of Examinations. The Directorate of medical service, which administers district hospitals, said the health department decided to use non-teaching district hospitals for DNB courses as human resources and infrastructure there would also improve. The Medical Council of India has made it mandatory for all medical colleges to start PG courses. At present, TN has 22 medical colleges in 19 districts (Chennai has four).
“District hospitals have adequate teaching material for postgraduates. These DNB courses in district hospitals will strengthen speciality services in rural areas,” said the director of medical services. TN plans to get 100 DNB seats in district…
