JOIN USThe committee is to be headed by Dr Devi Shetty of Narayana Hrudayalaya. The Department of Medical Education sent the proposal, along with the names of 14 committee members, to the Chief Minister for approval on Tuesday. The government order for the formulation of the committee, which is a mix of members from the government, academia and industry, is expected soon, department sources said.
Besides the principal secretary of the department of medical education and the secretaries of the departments of health and IT-BT, representatives from the private sector including Infosys founder and former chairman N R Narayana Murthy, Wipro’s Azim Premji, Apollo Hospital founder chairman Dr Pratap Reddy, Dr Naresh Trehan, CMD, Medanta, Fortis Hospital managing director Shivinder Singh and IIIT director Prof S Sadagopan took part.
Speaking to Deccan Herald, Dr Devi Shetty said Dr Sudha Rao, former vice-chancellor of the Karnataka State Open University, and Gopalkrishna Gowda, principal secretary to the Department of Medical Education, would draft the regulations for the university. “Everyone is in agreement that such a university is required,” he said.
Responding to the presence of representatives of corporate and private hospitals in the proposed panel, Dr Shetty said: “We are looking at employment opportunities for these people. A majority of the health service providers are in private sector, so they will provide inputs about their requirements. The private hospitals will provide their suggestions on the curriculum,” he said.
He informed that a training programme of the university would be held in various government and private medical colleges and hospitals. The government was keen to start the courses by next year, even though the location of the university was still being worked out. The university would not only cater to 50 streams of paramedical services, but also have courses related to nursing. At present, the nursing as well as paramedical courses are governed by Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences.