NEIGRIHMS declared as Regional Centre for Medical Education Technologies

Dimapur, July 7 (EMN): National Medical Commission (NMC), the regulatory body that regulates medical education and medical professionals in India, has declared North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) to be a Regional Centre for Medical Education Technologies (RC-MET).

An update from NEIGRIHMS issued on July 7 informed that NEIGRIHMS in Shillong has accomplished yet another historical feat owing to its dedicated endeavour in the field of medical education.

Dr. Aruna Vanikar, President of the Under Graduate Medical Education Board of the NMC, will officially inaugurate the Regional Centre (RC) at NEIGRIHMS on July 11 at 11 am.

The RC will serve as the resource centre for training the faculty members of medical colleges in northeastern and eastern regions of the country, allotted by the NMC.

Also, during the inauguration, Dr. Aruna Vanikar will release a book titled ‘English-Khasi Translation in Medical Practice with Khasi-Hindi Transliteration and Phonetics’.

The book, conceived and published by the Department of Medical Education, NEIGRIHMS with technical and literary contributions from its faculty, is an English-Khasi translation of commonly used terms in the health-care sector. It is intended to empower students and health care professionals to communicate effectively with patients,’ the update read.

This book is expected to be of immense help to non-Khasi speaking students and health-care professionals in delivering the best possible care.

‘Under the stewardship of the Director, Prof. Nalin Mehta, who is a renowned medical teacher with abdomen expert in medical education technologies, NEIGRIHMS is committed to achieving the NMC mandate of producing highly competent ‘Indian Medical Graduates’ not only at NEIGRIHMS but every medical college in the region,’ the update further informed.

The faith reposed in NEIGRIHMS by the NMC is said to be a feather in the cap not only for NEIGRIHMS but for the people of Meghalaya and the entire northeastern region which it serves.