Explained: What changes are being brought in medical education?

National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill explained: The existing Act provides for the Medical Council of India (MCI), the medical education regulator in India.

National Medical Commission, MBBS, MMBS Students, Narional exit test, NEXT, NEXT test, National Medical Commission replacing Medical Council of India, Medical Council of India, Lok Sabha, Medical sector in India, Harsh Vardhan, Medical Council Act 1956, Indian Express explained — On the National Licentiate Examination, the Committee (in 2018) recommended that the relevant clause be redrafted “so as to make the final year MBBS examination as the licentiate examination”.

On Monday, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan introduced the National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill in Lok Sabha. An earlier version of this Bill was introduced in the 16th Lok Sabha, and had passed the scrutiny of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare. However, that Bill lapsed at the end of the term of the last Lok Sabha. Once the NMC Bill is enacted, the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956, will stand repealed. The existing Act provides for the Medical Council of India (MCI), the medical education regulator in India.