Chintpurni Medical College is a living tomb of medical education : CMC Pathankot Students and Parents Association
Brilliant Students are stressed due to fear of not only losing their academic year but their whole future as well due to lack of proper education, demand for interim arrangement for their education
Not a single doctor has been produced here since its inception : This institution does not meet minimum standards required to run a medical college
The Punjab Government and the National Medical Commission are helpless : Students have been protesting outside the Medical Education Building in Mohali for several days along with their parents
Demokratic Front, Chandigarh – 25 July :
Chintpurni Medical College in Pathankot is rife with mismanagement and irregularities. This is evident from the fact that not a single doctor has been produced here since its inception 13 years ago. This is the statement of the CMC Pathankot Students and Parents Association quoting various inspection reports.Addressing a press conference at the Chandigarh Press Club today, association members Dr. Vikas Chhabra, Dr. Deepak Jangra, Rakesh Gupta, Gurpal Singh, Prabhav Trivedi, Tamanna Singla, Vardan Chhokra, and Chehak Chhabra etc. stated that apart from mismanagement and irregularities, the behavior of the authorities towards the students is also extremely objectionable and disrespectful. Whenever students go to complain about the frequent problems with electricity and water in the hostel, the management resorts to hurling abuses and even physical assault. The students feel threat to their life and liberty.
They have demanded that the government should make interim arrangement for the education of these students as soon as possible so that the children can be relieved of the stress of losing a year and can receive proper education. They also mentioned that they are willing to bear the additional expenses for the children’s food and accommodation.
Providing startling information, they revealed that none of the National Medical Commission’s conditions for opening a medical college for 150 students annually, such as a hospital with about 600 beds, 80% occupancy, 1200 patient OPD, 204 faculty members and residents, an average of 42 deliveries per week in the maternity ward, and a separate building for the nursing college, are being met by this institution. Yet, it is operating with approval.
Aggrieved students have been protesting outside the Medical Education Building in Mohali for several days along with their parents. The students say that when their education is not being conducted properly by the college, how will they be able to perform excellently in the medical profession in the future? The students allege that instead of MD-level teachers in the college; MSc-level teachers are teaching them.Despite charging significantly higher fees than other colleges, the quality of education is extremely disappointing.
