**Executive Summary:**
This notification, issued by the Board of Governors in supersession of the Medical Council of India, amends the Postgraduate Medical Education Regulations of 2000. It mandates the inclusion of animal experimentation in the competency-based curriculum of Postgraduate courses in Physiology and Pharmacology. The regulations came into force on December 3, 2019, the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Amendment Regulations:**
* These regulations are called the "Postgraduate Medical Education Amendment Regulations, 2019."
* They came into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette (December 3, 2019).
* **Animal Experimentation:**
* Animal experimentation must continue as an integral part of the competency-based curriculum for Postgraduate courses in Physiology and Pharmacology.
* Medical institutions must ensure strict adherence to all governing statutory regulations regarding animal experimentation in these Postgraduate courses.
**Impact Analysis:**
**Medical Institutions:**
* *Impact:* Required to incorporate animal experimentation into the curriculum for relevant postgraduate courses and ensure compliance with all statutory regulations regarding animal use.
* *Action Required:* Review and update curriculum for Postgraduate Physiology and Pharmacology courses to include animal experimentation and ensure adherence to all relevant regulations.
**Postgraduate Students (Physiology and Pharmacology):**
* *Impact:* Animal experimentation remains a mandatory component of their curriculum.
* *Action Required:* Participate in animal experimentation activities as part of their postgraduate training.
**Medical Council of India:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for ensuring medical institutions comply with the amended regulations.
* *Action Required:* Monitor and enforce the inclusion of animal experimentation in relevant postgraduate courses.
Key Entities Referenced
Indian Medical Council Act, 1956: A law that provides for the constitution of a Medical Council of India and the maintenance of a medical register.
Medical Council of India: An organization responsible for maintaining standards of medical education and practice in India. Superseded by the Board of Governors.
Central Government: The executive authority of the Union of India.
Postgraduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000: Regulations governing postgraduate medical education in India.
Postgraduate Medical Education Amendment Regulations, 2019: Amendments to the Postgraduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000.
Board of Governors in Supersession of Medical Council of India: The governing body that superseded the Medical Council of India.
Dr. R.K. VATS: Secretary General of the Medical Council of India.
New Delhi: Capital of India; place of publication of the notification
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BOARD OF GOVERNORS
IN SUPERSESSION OF MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 2nd December, 2019
No. MCI-18(1)/2019-Med./168664.— In exercise of powers conferred by Section 33 of the Indian Medical
Council Act, 1956 (102 of 1956), the Medical Council of India with the previous sanction of the Central Government
hereby makes the following regulations to further amend the “Postgraduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000.”
namely:-
1. (i) These regulations may be called the “Postgraduate Medical Education (Amendment) Regulations, 2019”.
(ii) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the “Postgraduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000”, in Appendix-III under sub-heading C.
“Infrastructural requirements”, the following shall be added:-
(7) Animal experimentation should continue to be included as an integral part of the competency based curriculum
of Postgraduate Courses in Physiology and Pharmacology in medical institutions and the concerned medical
institutions shall ensure that all governing statutory regulations with regard to the use of animals
experimentation in Postgraduate Courses in teaching and training of the said Postgraduate courses are strictly
adhered to.
Dr. R.K. VATS, Secy. General
Medical Council of India
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./330/19]
Footnote: The Principal Regulations namely, “Postgraduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000” were
published in Part III, Section 4 of the Gazette of India on 7th Oct., 2000 and amended vide Medical
Council of India Notification dated 03/03/2001; 06/10/2001; 16/03/2005; 23/03/2006; 20/10/2008;
25/03/2009; 21/07/2009; 17/11/2009; 09/12/2009; 16/04/2010; 08/12/2010; 27/12/2010; 09/02/2012;
27/02/2012; 28/03/2012; 17/04/2013; 01/02/2016; 17/06/2016; 08/08/2016; 31/01/2017; 11/03/2017;
06/05/2017; 27/06/2017, 31/07/2017, 20.02.2018, 05.04.2018, 28.01.2019, 08.03.2019; 13.03.2019;
01.04.2019; 05.04.2019
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