MIP - MAY 2025

NEW DELHI: - MEDICOS DISABILITY NORMS There was this report in the print media “NMC’s disability norms to focus on ‘What student can do’.” With disabled medical students going in circles not only while studying medicine, but also once they clear the degree level to keep themselves usefully occupied, this development is very positive empowerment of disabled medicos. Acting on directions from the Supreme Court, NMC (National Medical Commission) is set to review the disability guidelines for both admission to medical college, so also to perform as medical practitioner, once disabled person is qualified as a doctor. To begin with NMC has renamed the Disability Assessment Boards as Ability Assessment Board, to recognize the ability of the disabled student to learn, clear the exam and then start medical practice. Here emphasis is clearly on what the student can do or perform rather than the degree of disability aprisal. According to the proposed review there will be no rigid disability per...