MP Government Medical Colleges lack Enough Faculty; Students asked to rely on online classes
MP’s medical education system is facing a huge faculty shortage, with many government medical colleges without enough professors or senior residents. Students are now relying on online teaching due to vacant posts, unfinished infrastructure, and limited classroom learning. Keep reading for more info!
Madhya Pradesh’s government medical education system is going through a serious faculty crisis, and the situation is affecting the quality of training for thousands of students. Across MP medical colleges, the shortage of teachers has become so severe that out of 19 government institutes, only seven have enough staff to run classes properly. The remaining colleges are struggling, with many departments functioning with barely any teachers. Even well-established colleges like Sagar and Chhindwara have nearly half their teaching positions lying vacant. In newly built institutes such as Sheopur and Singrauli, the condition is even more worrying as more than 90% of faculty seats are empty.
Because of this shortage, many classrooms, labs, and training rooms in these empty medical colleges in MP remain locked or unused. Students say that even though buildings and lecture halls exist, they barely get hands-on learning due to the lack of professors and senior teachers.
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The government medical colleges struggling with faculty shortages include:
- Bundelkhand Medical College, Sagar
- Government Medical College, Satna
- Government Medical College, Singrauli
- Government Medical College, Sheopur
- Government Medical College, Chhindwara
- Government Medical College, Datia
- Government Medical College, Ratlam
- Government Medical College, Khandwa
- Government Medical College, Shahdol
- Government Medical College, Shivpuri
- Government Medical College, Vidisha
- Government Medical College, Seoni
Due to this serious shortage, many medical students have no choice but to depend on online classes, recorded videos, and external resources to study their subjects. Regular classroom teaching is missing, and the absence of senior residents and professors affects the overall learning atmosphere. It is also slowing down postgraduate research and thesis work. As per National Medical Commission (NMC) norms, every medical department should have at least four senior residents. But several MP government medical colleges are not meeting this requirement at all. Because of this, PG students are being forced to approach private doctors for help, which disrupts the whole system and weakens government hospitals too.
Meanwhile, the administration has not been very responsive. Dr. Aruna Kumar, Director of Medical Education in Madhya Pradesh, refused to comment because of her busy schedule. On the other hand, the Department of Medical Education has started a recruitment process to fill more than 460 faculty posts across different government medical colleges. This step is expected to improve faculty strength, address the shortages, and eventually improve the quality of education. But unless appointments are completed and infrastructure issues are resolved, MP medical students will continue to depend heavily on online learning instead of receiving proper classroom teaching from experienced faculty members.
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