**Executive Summary:**
This notification from the Medical Council of India (MCI) announces amendments to the Postgraduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000. These amendments, authorized by Section 33 of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956, introduce revisions and additions to the regulations. The amendments are effective from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette, May 6, 2017.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Regulation Title:** The regulations are titled the "Postgraduate Medical Education Amendment Regulations, 2017."
* **Effective Date:** The regulations take effect upon publication in the Official Gazette.
* **Amendments:** The Postgraduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000, will undergo additions, modifications, deletions, and substitutions as indicated.
* **Schedule Amendment:** In the schedule of the Postgraduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000, under the heading of "M.D. Doctor of Medicine," the following is added after "Master of Public Health Epidemiology": "M.D. Marine Medicine."
* **Principal Regulations:** The Postgraduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000, were initially published on October 7, 2000, and have been subsequently amended on multiple dates between 2001 and 2016.
**Impact Analysis:**
**Medical Council of India:**
* *Impact:* The MCI is responsible for implementing and enforcing the amended regulations.
* *Action Required:* Update and disseminate the revised regulations to relevant institutions and stakeholders.
**Central Government:**
* *Impact:* The Central Government has provided prior sanction for these amendments.
* *Action Required:* Ensure the amendments align with broader healthcare policies and objectives.
**Postgraduate Medical Education Institutions:**
* *Impact:* These institutions must incorporate the changes, including the new M.D. Marine Medicine specialization, into their curricula.
* *Action Required:* Revise programs, allocate resources, and update faculty as needed to accommodate the amendments.
**Postgraduate Medical Students:**
* *Impact:* Students now have the option to pursue M.D. in Marine Medicine.
* *Action Required:* Consider the new specialization when making educational and career choices.
Key Entities Referenced
Postgraduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000: The original regulations being amended by this notification.
Postgraduate Medical Education Amendment Regulations, 2017: The title of the amendment regulations introduced in this notification.
Medical Council of India: The organization responsible for making the regulations.
Indian Medical Council Act, 1956: The act that empowers the Medical Council of India to make regulations.
New Delhi: Location where the notification was issued.
M.D. Marine Medicine: A new specialization being added to the Postgraduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000.
Dr. REENA NAYYAR: Secretary of Medical Council of India who signed the notification.
Central Government: The entity whose prior approval is required for the Medical Council of India to make amendments.
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2966 GI/2017 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4]
MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 4th May, 2017
No. MCI-18(1)/2017-Med./108237.—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, 2017”.
(ii) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the “Postgraduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000”, the following additions / modifications / deletions /
substitutions, shall be as indicated therein:—
3. In Schedule of the Postgraduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000, Clause “A” under the heading of
M.D.(Doctor of Medicine), the following shall be added after, Master of Public Health (Epidemiology) :—
“M.D. (Marine Medicine)”
Dr. REENA NAYYAR, Secy. (I/c)
[Advt.-III/4/Exty./55/17]
Footnote: The Principal Regulations namely, “Postgraduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000" were
published in Part III, Section 4 of the Gazette of India on 7th October, 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 and 08/08/2016.
Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064
and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.