Saturday, July 23, 2011

Emedinews- Insight on medicolegal practice: Can a diploma holder head a department? Should doctors working under him must have a PG degree?

Q: There are a couple of very senior diploma holders in our hospital who are even better than MDs. My questions are:
a—Can they be appointed as head of the department?  Is there a law that a diploma holder cannot head a unit or department?
b—Is it mandatory that the person working under them must be an MD?

A:
1—If it is a government hospital, it would have clear cut recruitment and promotion rules etc. It is obvious that you are talking about a private hospital.
2—Whom to employ with what designation is the sole discretion of the hospital as long as no laws are violated. There is no law that a private hospital cannot appoint a specialist having a diploma as the head of department. There is no law that the doctors working under a diploma holder should be postgraduate degree holders.

[Expert Dr M C Gupta]


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