Parliament: MD DNB Are Equivalent, But DNB NOT Eligible For Teaching

Parliament: MD DNB Are Equivalent, But DNB NOT Eligible For Teaching

The Parliamentary Committee has declared that MD/MS and DNB would be equivalent in all respects with the EXCEPTION in teaching. The Parliament made it clear that DNB degree would be merged with MD/MS degree.

As the NMC bill was being reviewed by the Parliamentary Committee,

“The Committee notes that India has two parallel systems of Post Graduate Medical Education i.e. MD and DNB. The Committee recommends that the Diplomate of National Board, granted by the National Board of Examinations, in broad specialty course and super-specialty course shall be equal in all respects to the post-graduate qualification and the super-specialty qualification, respectively, as granted under this Act with the exception in teaching in medical colleges as they do not take DNB education in a medical college. With the coming into force of this Act, all the post-graduate education programmes being conducted by the National Board of Examinations will be brought under the purview of the Commission for the award of common degrees”. (Medical Reporter Today)

Should DNB qualification be also made eligible for teaching?

Source: Medical Reporter Today