New Delhi: PGI Chandigarh will now start an MBBS course with 100 students. The proposal for the same has been approved by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

PGI Chandigarh teaches postgraduate courses. It has now introduced the new undergraduate programme. The programme will start in a format similar to that of AIIMS-Delhi and it will add to the 92 MBBS general category seats (offered by GMCH-32) in the city.

“We have made a roadmap, and the MBBS course was the need of the hour. For many years, the Institute has been looking forward to it, a step that will benefit the city and region. We have the infrastructure, and faculty and need to add a few more lecture theatres,” said Professor Vivek Lal, Director of PGI Chandigarh. 

As per the professor, the patient load at PGI Chandigarh is experiencing a massive increase in the last few years. The institute is now planning out a roadmap that he says, will strive to address the shortage of workforce and in the process increase patient care at the institute.

“We cannot cap the number of patients but can work to improve services here at the institute,” added Professor Lal.

As per reports, the institute has also planned a 50 per cent increase in sponsored seats for Defence personnel for DM courses . It has also planned for more MD and DM seats. The Standing Committee has also approved a proposal to increase the DM/MCH seats under the sponsored/deputed category from 33% to 50% (for only medical super specialities) of the total sanctioned strength of general seats.

As many as 34 posts, both faculty and non-faculty, have been sanctioned for the Sangrur satellite centre of PGI, with also approval for purchasing equipment by the end of this year, says Kumar Gaurav Dhawan, Deputy Director Administration, PGI. “Our top priority is hiring nursing staff, as it is a long-pending demand, and we are looking to add about 1500 more nurses,” added Dhawan.

Also, admission to PGI Chandigarh has begun for the academic year 2022-2023. Candidates can visit the official website and check the latest admission updates and further information. 

PGI had also put forward a proposal to hire as many as 50 phlebotomists on a contract basis for sample collection, diagnostic work and upkeep of records of patients. All laboratories, the Advanced Trauma Centre, Emergency complex, and ICUs, require the expertise of phlebotomists and with the rising number of patients, the seven sanctioned posts failing to take care of the workload at present. A tender will soon be released through an outsourced agency to engage phlebotomists, officials said.

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