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Friday, April 22, 2005

Andhra High Court - PG medical courses admission set aside

PG medical admissions: hearing begins

14/04/2005: HYDERABAD: The arguments in a batch of writ petitions pertaining to admissions to post-graduate medical courses began on Wednesday.

The full Bench, comprising Justice J. Chalameshwar, Justice Ghulam Mohammed and G. Raghuram, heard Noothi Ramamohana Rao, advocate, appearing for the petitioners throughout the day.

The petitioners are challenging the admission process adopted by the State Government this year. Gudipati Anantaram who secured top rank in the entrance examination had filed a separate petition bringing to the notice of the court that he was not given the seat of his choice in spite of his rank.

The arguments will continue on Friday.

Updated on 22/04/2005

PG medical courses admission set aside
HYDERABAD: A full Bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, comprising three judges, on Thursday set aside the admissions made to the Post-Graduate Medical Courses in the State for the academic year 2005-2006.

The Bench, comprising Justice J. Chalameswar, Justice Ghulam Mohammad and Justice G. Raghu Ram, was allowing a batch of writ petitions filed by various students complaining that the new method adopted by NTR University of Health Sciences as per the directions of the State Government was unconstitutional.

The case of Gudipati Anantha Ram, who got the first rank in the entrance examination but was not given the seat of his choice, was placed before the Bench.

The seats in various specialisations in all the colleges are to be filled as per ranks obtained in the entrance examination. Reservations are provided for locals and non- locals of each university area, SC, ST, BC classes, women, physically challenged and in-service doctors. This year 100-point roaster was prepared as done in employment sector and seat matrix was finalised.

The Bench, speaking through Justice Raghu Ram, declared that the seat matrix evolved by the authorities as per GO 44 was unconstitutional. The judge said that the Presidential order (which declares the local and non- local candidates and reservation to these categories) was violated. The methodology suffered from excessive reservation for locals beyond the presidential order.

In a 98-page judgment, the bench found fault with the authorities for clubbing various disciplines to calculate reservation.

Tuesday, April 19, 2005

Target PG - TNPG 2002 Derm - Nikolsky Sign


Target PG - TNPG 2001 to
2004 Book



2002 DERMATOLOGY



Author:
Dr.J.Mariano Anto Bruno Mascarenhas


Question Stem


163. Nikolsky Sign is seen in all except



Choices given



A)
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin
Syndrome



B)
Pemphigus Vulgaris



C)
Bullous Pemphigoid



D)
Steven Johnson’s Syndrome



Answer



C) Bullous Pemphigoid



Reference



Harrison 15th Edition Chapter 58


Question Analysis






















Based on



Question Category



Question Grade



Question Type



Books



Target PG Opinion



Concept



Subtle Point


PG
Entrance



Straight forward



Given in most books



Needs Memory



Facts



Ä
In the exfoliative stage,
manual light lateral pressure pressure to the skin of patients may elicit the
separation of the epidermis (Nikolsky's sign) to form bullae. This
finding, while characteristic of PV, is not specific to this disorder and is
also seen in toxic epidermal necrolysis, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, and a few
other skin diseases



Interpretation



Self Explanatory. This Nikolsky’s sign is
characteristically absent in Bullous Pemphigoid



Remarks



Ä
Nikolsky’s sign is epidermal
cell separation induced by firm sliding pressure of the finger on apparently
normal or perilesional skin
of patients with PEMPHIGUS especially pemphigus
foliaceus, and, on the erythematous skin of patients with toxic epidermal
necrolysis or SSSS. And this is not to be confused with lateral extension of
a pre-existing bulla
by pressure on it, common to many bullous diseases.



Tit Bits




Ä


Differentiation between the two blistering diseases


















































Features





Pemphigus





Pemphigoid





Age





40-60





60-80





HPE-Row of Tombstones





Present





Absent





Nikolsky’s Sign





Present





Absent





Bulla Location





Intraepidermal





Sub Epidermal





Bulla Features





Flacced





Tense





Mucosa (eg Oral )





Involved





Not involved





Acantholysis





Present





Absent





Ä


About the Blisters




§


Pemphigu
S
has
Superficial
(Intra epidermal) blisters




§


Pemphigoi
D
has
Deep
(Sub Epidermal) blisters




Ä


And among Pemphigus




§


P.
Erythematosus
and P.
Foliaceous
show intraepidermal Acantholytic Split in Stratum

Granulosum
(Pnemonic EFG)and




§


P.Vulgaris and P.Vegetans show Intraepidermal Acantholytic split in between the
Basal layer and the Prickle cell layer



Saturday, April 16, 2005

All India 2005 9th Jan Results Part 3

ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Ansari Nagar, New Delhi - 110029

ALL INDIA ENTRANCE EXAMINATION FOR ADMISSION TO MD/MS/PG DIPLOMA COURSES - 2005
RESULT NOTIFICATION NO.11/2005

Dated: 16th April 2005

In pursuance to Hon’ble Supreme Court’s order dated 15th April 2005 in the Writ Petition No. 157/2005 filed by Dr. Amit Gupta & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Ors. in Supreme Court of India, the additional list of 405 candidates as conveyed by Directorate General of Health Services vide its letter no. 18018/8/2005 –MEC dated 15th April 2005 who have qualified the All India PG Medical Entrance Examination – 2005 for filling up 239 PG seats which remained vacant on conclusion of the counselling on 2.4.2005 is displayed.

The following is the list of candidates who have qualified for MD/MS/PG Diploma courses at various Medical Colleges/Institutions in India against 50% open merit seats on the basis of All India Entrance Examination held on Sunday, the
9th January, 2005. The list is roll number-wise and the position in order of merit is given in parenthesis against each roll number. The list is subject to verification of eligibility criteria & original documents as given in the Prospectus. The Institute is not responsible for any printing error. The allocation of subject and Medical College will be done by the Directorate General of
Health Services as per counselling schedule given at the bottom. Individual intimation in this respect is being sent separately.
Result is also displayed on the notice board of Examination Section, AIIMS, New Delhi and will be available on web sites
www.aiims.ac.in and www.aiims.edu
This is in continuation of the result declared on 14th February and 4th March 2005. The schedule of counselling is also displayed.

MD/MS/PG DIPLOMA COURSES

5150003 (3650)

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VENUE AND SCHEDULE OF ALLOTMENT OF SEATS BY PERSONAL APPEARANCE BY D.G.H.S.

Venue : CHEB Building, Kotla Road (Opp. Mata Sundari
College, near Medical Council of India),
New Delhi ‑110002

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RANK NUMBERS

Date Morning Session Afternoon Session
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

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MD/MS/PG Diploma

03-05-2005 (Tue) 3380-3580 3581-3784

NOTE :

1. Rank Letters are being sent Under Postal Certificate. In case of non-receipt, candidate should contact Examination Section, AIIMS, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110029 for duplicate Rank Letter on working days, two days before the Counselling from 10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. Telephonic, email enquires will not be entertained.

2. The vacancy position (college‑wise) may be seen at web site mohfw.nic.in

3. The candidate/authorised representative may collect the allotment letter on the same day.


4. Candidates must bring the following documents in original, along with attested copies of the documents at Sl.No.(iii) to (vii), while coming for allotment of seats by personal appearance :
i) Admit Card.
ii) Rank Letter issued by AIIMS.
iii) MBBS/BDS Degree/Provisional passing Certificate.
iv) Internship Completion Certificate.
v) Permanent/Provisional Registration Certificate issued by MCI/State Medical Council for MD/MS/PG Diploma
vi) Matriculation/High School/Higher Secondary Certificate in proof of date of birth.
vii) Any other relevant certificate or document.

candidates without original documents will not be allowed to appear/participate in the allotment of seats by personal appearance by D.G.H.S.

Friday, April 15, 2005

Court orders quota seats in medical exam filled

By Indo-Asian News Service
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday directed the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) to conduct a second round of counselling to fill the 239 vacant seats in post-graduate medical and dental courses under the 50 percent all India quota.

A bench of Justice Y.K. Sabharwal and Justice P.P. Naolekar passed the order on a petition by candidate Amit Gupta, who had alleged that some all India quota seats that could not be filled in the first counselling were being reverted to the states.

Accepting the suggestion given by Additional Solicitor General Mohan Parasaran and counsel Maninder Singh on behalf of the Medical Council of India, the bench asked the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to come out with the admission list in three days.

AIIMS had conducted the all India medical entrance test.

The bench said that another 405 candidates would be called for the second round of counselling to fill the 239 vacant seats (of the total 2,700 seats in the all India quota) within 15 days.

If some seats remained vacant after the second counselling, these could be filled under the state quota, the bench said.

The court directed the states to make available to DGHS by June 15 the list of admissions made under the 50 per cent all India quota and the state quota.

The DGHS was directed to file a comprehensive affidavit giving details of the admission by July 15.

Monday, April 11, 2005

SC fiat on post-graduate medical admissions

IANS News
SC fiat on post-graduate medical admissions:-
New Delhi April 11,
2005 7:11:42 PM IST

New Delhi, April 11 : Seats reserved in post-graduate medical colleges for students who clear an all-India entrance examination will have to remain vacant if there aren't enough candidates, the Supreme Court ruled Monday.

Judges Y.K. Sabharwal and D.M. Dharmadhikari passed the interim order to ensure that the seats under the 50 percent all India quota did not revert to the states under any circumstances.

The bench made it clear that the states could not fill the 279 seats left vacant of the 2,700 under the all-India quota.

The order came on a petition by a candidate alleging that some all-India quota seats that could not be filled at the end of the counselling conducted by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) were being reverted to the states.

The bench noted that of the 100,000 candidates who took the entrance test for 2,700 seats under the all-India quota, 3,376 were called for counselling.

In spite of this, 279 seats remained vacant since there were no takers for certain disciplines like anatomy and physiology.

The DGHS informed the court that following these vacancies, a communication was sent to the states permitting them to fill the vacancies themselves.

The bench also asked the centre and the Medical Council of India to suggest ways to ensure that all vacancies under the all-India quota were filled.

(IANS)
--------
By PTI
Asking authorities to evolve a strategy to maximise utilisation of the 50 per cent all India quota seats in post-graduate medical courses, the Supreme
Court Monday warned the states to strictly restrict admission of students to their quota seats only.

A bench comprising Justice YK Sabharwal and Justice DM Dharmadhikari asked the Director General of Health Services and Medical Council of India to evolve a strategy to maximise the utilisation of the all India quota seats.

It was alleged by a petition filed by a student Amit Gupta that the states were taking advantage of the reversion of All India Quota seats and admitting students in excess of the 50 per cent State quota in Government medical colleges.

The bench, which asking the DGHS and MCI to give its suggestions on Friday, said the interim order of the Court restraining the States from using the left over seats from the All India Quota would continue till further orders.

The Court was informed by DGHS that approximately one lakh students appeared for the test conducted by All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for the 2700 seats under the all India quota.

When it was said that only 3376 candidates were called for counselling and that 239 seats remained vacant, the Bench asked the authorities to consider whether they could broad-base their consideration by calling more students for the counselling instead of only 3376.

The court felt that it was in the interest of everybody to see that the all India quota seats do not revert to the States and also that no seat went waste.

Saturday, April 9, 2005

Quartile, Centile and Percentile

Question from RxPG - AIPG 2001 to 2005 Book by Bruno.

AIPG 2003 - Question 52.
A measure of location which divides the distribution in the ratio of 3:1 is:
1. Median.
2. First quartile.
3. Third quartile.
4. Mode.
Answer
3. Third quartile.
Reference
Methods of Biostatistics by T.Bhaskar Rao (PARAS) Page 28
High Yield Biostatistics Page 9
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Discussion
The location of other points in the range can be measured by Percentiles of centiles, which are values in a series of observations, arranged in ascending order of magnitudes which divides the distribution into 100 equal parts. Median is 50th percentile. i.e. it will have 50% observations on either side, 10th percentile should have 10% observations to the left and 90% of the right. Percentiles are used to divide a distribution into convenient groups. Those in common use are:
· Quartile denotes division of the entire range of distribution into four equal parts, of equal probability by three equidistant points
o First Quartile - will have distribution in the ratio = 1:3 (as 25% observations are to the left and 75% to the right)
o Second Quartile - will have distribution in ratio = 2:2 (or 1:1 , as 50% observations are to the left and 50% to the right)
o Third Quartile - will have distribution in the ratio= 3:1 (as 75% of observations are to left and 25% to the right)
· Quintiles: Four in number, divide the distribution into five equal parts.
o So 20th percentile or first quintile will have 20% observations falling on its left and 80% to its right.
· Deciles: Nine in number, divide the distribution into 10 equal parts.
o First decile or 10th percentile will have 10% observations on its left and 90% to its right 5th decile will be same as median.
Explanation
1. Median is the middle value, when all the values are arranged either in ascending or descending order.
2. First quartile will have distribution in the ratio = 1:3 (as 25% observations are to the left and 75% to the right).
3. Third quartile will have distribution in the ratio= 3:1 (as 75% of observations are to left and 25% to the right).
4. Mode is the most commonly occuring value.
Comments
Centiles are commonly used in Growth Charts (see the chapter Preventive Medicine is OG and Paediatrics)
Tips
Quartile has 4 parts
and 3 points. Quintiles will have 5 parts and 4 points and so on. The number of points will be one less than the number of parts. The “root” in the terminology refers to the “paRts” and not the points. That means if some one asks you about how many points will be there in an Octile, don’t jump to say 8. Octiles have 8 parts and 7 points

Percentile is very simple to understand..............

A rank list is prepared.......... and then Your percentile can be calculated by
Percentile=(Total candidates - Your Rank)/Total Candidates x 100

There are other similar but slightly different methods

For example there are 1000 candidates
You got a rank of 1. Your percentile is 99.9
You got a rank of 500. Your percentile is 50
You got a rank of 250. Your percentile is 75

For example when there are 3567 candidates
You get Rank 1. your percentile is 3566/35.67=99.971
You get Rank 100. Your percentile is 3467/35.67=97.19
You get Rank 1784. Your percentile is 49.98

Wednesday, April 6, 2005

Supreme Court Writ Petition(Civil) No.157/2005 Prelim Hearing

W.P(C)No. 157 OF 2005
ITEM No.MM-6 Court No. 1 SECTION X

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS


Writ Petition(Civil) No.157/2005( For Preliminary Hearing )

AMIT GUPTA & ORS. Petitioner (s)

VERSUS

U.O.I. & ANR. Respondent (s)


( With Appln(s). for ex-Parte stay )

Date : 05/04/2005 This Petition was called on for hearing today.

CORAM :
HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE Y.K. SABHARWAL
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G.P. MATHUR

For Petitioner (s)
Ms. Indu Malhotra, Adv.
Mr. Vikas Mehta, Adv.

For Respondent (s)


UPON being mentioned by the counsel the Court made the following
O R D E R
Taken on Board.
Issue notice returnable on 8th April, 2005.
Dasti service is permitted.
List on 8th April, 2005.

(Ajay Kr. Jain)
(Radha R. Bhatia)
Court Master
Court Master

Sunday, April 3, 2005

Second Counselling and Simultaneous Counselling

50 % for AIPG is GOOD (we have already got that)
Second Counselling is BETTER (we may get this year - when Amit Gupta Wins his case)
Single SIMULTANEOUS (State and Central) Counselling is the BEST (we have to strive for that)

Comparing DMRD and MD SPM

At the outset, please be clear that MD Radio is Better than MD SPM

After DMRD.....

1. You set up a private practise
You will get lots of cases, but have to work hard.
Second Opinions Are given to MD Radio and Not DMRD

2. You work in a Corporate Hospital
YOu will hardly become the head of the dept. They will always like to publish a MD Radio as their Consultant Radiologist and DMRD will be the Jr.Resident or Duty Radiologist. Don't worry You will be called at nights for emergencies and paid Rs 250, (for driving up 3 AM in the night) but the next day, the MD Radio will come in the morning (for his usual rounds) and repeat the scan and get Rs 500

3. You enter Govt Service
You will have to attend the emergencies, but will not become a professor or HOD

It is MD Radio that is respected in Corporate or Govt Setup

After MD SPM

In Govt Service

1. You are posted in SPM Dept
  • 10 to 5 Job
  • Regular Pay
  • Need not depend on consultants sending you cases
  • No emergencies
  • Vacations

2. You get promoted as Assisant Professors, Reader, Professor in a shot time

3. You then are posted as Deputy Director, Joint Director or Addl. Directors

4. You will end up as Vice Principal / Dean / Director of Medical Education or Director of Public Health

In Private Setup

Initial Pay in Private Medical Colleges is MORE THAN Rs 25,000
  • 10 to 5 Job
  • Regular Pay
  • Need not depend on consultants sending you cases
  • No emergencies
  • Vacations

"Blocks" and PG Seats

Second Counselling will avoid blocks going to States, but Second Counselling will lead to BLOCK For AIPG

Example

Dr.A gets Rank 10 in AIPG, and Rank 3 in State PG and Dr.B Gets Rank 100 in AIPG and Rank 150 in State PG.

What Dr.A Does is that He takes MD Paeds in AIPG and MD Paed in State PG
Dr.B Takes MD Gen Med in AIPG and opts for MD Paed Waitlist No 1 in State PG

Before Second Counselling

Now Dr. A does not join under State Quota, so that the seat lapses to Dr.B

After Second Counselling

Now Dr. A does not join under AIPG Quota, and that seat is available in Second Counselling . Dr.B takes that seat

SO

Second Counselling WILL NOT and CANNOT PREVENT "BLOCKS".....,

It shifts the Block from State Level to Central Level.

ONLY A SIMULTANEOUS COUNSELLING can PREVENT "BLOCKS"....

Ideal PG Medical Counselling

My Idea for Ideal PG Entrance (Rough Sketch)

1. One common exam is conducted and Rank released for ALL Candidates

Update : We shall have 2 exams. One AIPG conducted and another State PG... All State PG Exams should be conducted on THE SAME Day

2. 25 % seats for All India Quota and 75 % seats for State Quota or Institute Quota

3. The 25 % shall be for open exclusively and the states (or Insitutes) can have their regulations for seat distribution within their alloted 75 %

4. A Merit List is Made with the following details

a. General Rank from AIPG
b. State General Rank or Institute General Rank from State PG
c. Rank in Reserved Category for State (Community, In Service, Domicillary, Institute or whatever) from State PG

5. Seats are earmarked for Each Category

6. ONE And ONLY one counselling conducted (may be simultaneously in various centres by Video Conferencing)

7. When a candidate walks in for counselling, You show him the seats available at the moment for his rank in

a. All India Quota
b. State (or Institute ) Open Quota
c. State or Insitute Reservation Quota

8. He is free to choose from any of the above, but Can Choose Only One

9. The candidate takes a seat, PAYS THE FULL TUITION FEES and walks out with the allotment letter. Seats are NOT alloted if the candidate does not pay the fees. Or the candidate who takes a seat should submit a declaration that he will not write PG Entrance exam for 2 more years
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This may sound UTOPIAN to you, but do remember that 2 decades ago there were interviews IN EACH Medical College for PG seats............ Any one telling you that there will be COMMON entrance exam for the WHOLE STATE will be laughed off then....... Similarly, to imagine a SINGLE entrance exam for the whole country is little difficult, but the need of the hour.

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Advantages
1. No need to apply and write for many exams
2. Preservation of Reservation
3. Avoiding manipualtions at the state level
4. Avoiding "Blocks"
5. Common Question Paper and Common Merit List

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