Legal and ethical considerations in posting clinical images on social media by Zakirhusain Shaikh

“…This calls for the role to be played by all concerned stakeholders including medical colleges, Medical Council of India, Indian Medical Association and social media sites.  …”
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Leveraging Influence on the UN Security Council: The Cases of Brazil, India, and South Africa by Sérgio Luiz Cruz Aguilar

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Clinical trial registration: A practical perspective by S Bala Bhaskar

“…The increase in the number of clinical trials, driven mainly for career advancement mandated by regulatory bodies such as Medical Council of India risks output of substandard publications and also wastage of resources. …”
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COVID-19 guidelines for optometry and optical services post-lockdown by Snehal Turakhia, Yeshwant Saoji, Aditya Goyal, Prema Chande, Jameel Rizwana Hussaindeen, Nagaraju Konda, Nilesh Thite, Deepak K Bagga, Jayanta Bhattacharjee, Rajeev Prasad, Sanjay Mishra, Lakshmi Shinde

“…As these practices gear up to provide eye examination and vision correction to people, they need to take necessary precautions to avoid any cross contaminations. Optometry Council of India guidelines were circulated among optometry and optical associations and among experts in various optometry specialty. …”
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Internal assessment for medical graduates in India: Concept and application by Dinesh Kumar Badyal, Tejinder Singh

“…The concepts in IA need clarification so that there is uniformity as per the Medical Council of India guidelines for IA. The logistic of scheduling various tests in undergraduate courses and the calculation of IA based on marks and subjective assessment needs to be done properly as it is being subjected to scrutiny by students as well as by law. …”
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Methods to enhance capacity of medical teachers for research publications by Neelakandhan Asokan, Kunnukattil S Shaji

“…In 2009, the Medical Council of India (MCI) made a certain number of research publications mandatory for the promotion to higher posts of medical teachers. …”
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Perception on Community Oriented Learning among Medical Students in a Medical College in Bangalore by Ramya M Manchegowda, Ashwath N Doddabele Hanumanthaiah

“… Introduction: Medical colleges have the social responsibility to produce primary health care physicians for providing preventive, promotive, curative & rehabilitative services to the community. Medical council of India has recommended, community oriented learning in Medical curriculum. …”
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Occupational Aspirations of the Participants of Agricultural Skill Training in Kerala by Chandre M J Gowda

“…Krishi Vigyan Kendras, with the support of qualification packs and model curriculum developed by Agricultural Skill Council of India, are organizing skill trainings besides providing the post-training technical handholding. …”
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Primary health care “approach” and medical education: New opportunities for revitalizing the bond by Mohit P Gandhi

“…This, in practice, has led other departments to play only a weak role in the teaching and application of PHC. The Medical Council of India's new competency-based medical curriculum, with a renewed focus on integrated teaching, offers fresh opportunities to change this situation.…”
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Incorporation of the Humanities Component in the Medical Curriculum by Saurabh RamBihariLal Shrivastava, Prateek Saurabh Shrivastava

“…An extensive search of all materials related to the topic was carried out in the PubMed search engine and the Medical Council of India website. A total of 15 articles were selected based on the suitability with the current review objectives. …”
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Nine Gems of the Speciality and Ten Commandments for Specialists in Oral Medicine and Radiology by N Gnanasundaram

“…The glory of "Oral Medicine and Radiology - A recognized speciality by the Dental Council of India", (ever since the syllabus was formed) and the charm of services both in academics and society by the Oral Medicine experts have not been properly understood by a few sections of people. …”
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India’s Arctic Policy: The Historical Context by Konstantin S. Zaikov, Jawahar V. Bhagwat

“…India released its Arctic Policy in March 2022, a long-awaited document by one of the four Observer countries to the Arctic Council indicating India's realisation of the significance of the Arctic. …”
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Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE): Relevance and Feasibility of an Objective Way of Student’s Assessment in Community Medicine by Bijaya Naik, Srikanta Kanungo, Mahendra M Reddy

“… The proposed competency based medical curriculum to be implemented from academic year 2019-20 by Medical Council of India (MCI) envisages the medical graduates to acquire requisite competency and skills to address the health issue of the country. …”
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Emerging alternative model for cardiothoracic surgery training in India by Rajan Vaithianathan, Senthil Panneerselvam

“…One being the Medical Council of India (MCI), which oversees the major accreditation process involving the undergraduate and postgraduate medical education in India, and the other being the National Board of Examinations (NBE), which was formed for the purpose of establishing a uniform standard of postgraduate medical education. …”
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General Surgery: Requirements, Rationale, and Robust Results by Sunil Jain, Ashok Puranik

“…General surgeons, as per the Medical Council of India, are required to (1) recognize the health needs of the community and carry out professional obligations, (2) be competent, and (3) be aware of the contemporary advances and developments in the discipline concerned. …”
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Une figure de la première globalisation de l’Amérique espagnole : Vicente Mora Chimo ou l’itinéraire original d’un cacique hispanisé de la côte nord du Pérou à la Cour d’Espagne au... by Sophie Mathis

“…The network of relationships of Vicente Mora Chimo is studied here on the basis of notarial deeds and judicial documents he presented to the Council of India. In the first two parts we provide an overview of how this traditional authority negotiated with the different colonial actors to assert its rights and those of its communities. …”
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The fully equipped physician: An ancient Indian competency framework by Anand Choudhary

“…A framework developed by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons; Canada has been widely accepted by several institutions across the world. Medical Council of India has also published a similar framework of medical competencies. …”
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Constraint-Aware Federated Scheduling for Data Center Workloads by Meghana Thiyyakat, Subramaniam Kalambur, Dinkar Sitaram

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Accreditation in India: Pathways and Mechanisms by Swaptagni Das, Manan Shah, Amey Mane, Vishal Goyal, Vikram Singh, Jayesh Lele

“…Over time, scope of CME has seen change from simple clinical updates to comprehensive continuing professional development (CPD), which is accomplished with help of accredited CME programmes. The Medical Council of India, in 2011, made a mandatory resolution for doctors to attend minimum of 30 hours of CME/5 years to ensure recertification. …”
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Medical professionals and patients: The legal relationship in India by Arun Gupta, Neeti Goyal, Puja Dudeja, Kamalpreet Singh

“…Redressal: Institutions from where a patient can ask for redressal are Medical Council of India, Consumer Protection Courts, Civil Courts, Criminal Courts and Military Courts. …”
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