Mumbai: Aurangabad Government Medical College, one of the biggest health facilities in the Marathwada region, has proposed a certificate course in COVID-19 prevention and management for state-run medical colleges, an official informed on Thursday.
The course is aimed at helping treatment facilities by getting a continuous flow of doctors and required manpower for hospital services, dean of the Aurangabad Government Medical College, Dr Kananbala Yelikar wrote in the proposal, reported news agency PTI.
The proposal was sent to the Medical Education secretary, director of Medical education and research and registrar of the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences on Thursday, according to the official.
As per the proposal, the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the condition of hospitals and their management, and it has also revealed the fact that despite providing monetary incentives, there was a shortage of healthcare personnel.
The official said that a six-month certificate course has been proposed for MBBS, homeopathy, Ayurveda and dentistry graduates, as they are currently involved in treating COVID-19 patients.
“We are currently working with deficit manpower. The course will help us get skilled manpower, which will prove useful during a possible third wave of the pandemic,” Dr Yelikar was quoted as saying by PTI.
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