UT's administration constitutes J&K Medical Council
Srinagar/IBNS: Much to the reprieve of the medical practitioners and scholars across J&K, the government Wednesday appointed four senior healthcare officers as members of the J&K Medical Council (JKMC).
The notification issued by Additional Chief Secretary to J&K government, Vivek Bhardwaj, said the nominated officers would be competent to discharge the functions of JKMC in terms of the National Medical Council Act, 2019 for regulating practice and registration of medical practitioners in Jammu and Kashmir.
The council dissolved in April this year when Director General Health, Family Welfare and Immunisation, Dr Saleem-ur-Rehman, completed his tenure as the president.
Dr Rehman has made to the council again as its senior-most member and features at the top of the nominee list.
The other nominated members are Medical Superintendent District Hospital of Anantnag, Dr Iqbal Sofi, and Medical Superintendent Chest Diseases Hospital, Jammu, Dr Rajeshwar Sharma, among the rest.
The reconstitution of JKMC has come as a relief to medical practitioners across J&K, as many had been complaining of their academic and research matters being stuck for months.
The council is mandated to register medical professionals, issue certificates of registration, vet the qualifications and degrees, promote and certify continuous medical education, verify credentials claimed by professionals and issue certificates of good standing.
In addition, the council is expected to investigate and provide a redress mechanism for medical incompetencies.
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