Bengaluru: Karnataka is all set to get its first MD course in palliative care from the next academic year following the introduction of the state's palliative care policy in a few days. The three-year course at the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) will run at the Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology here.
After Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai and All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, Kidwai hospital will be the third institution to offer MD in palliative medicine.
"This course has been included in the schedule of the Post Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000 by the Medical Council of India (MCI). Students trained in palliative care will be able to treat cancer patients and those with non-malignant conditions like chronic renal disorders, HIV, AIDS, chronic neurological problems and those with cerebra-vascular accidents and dementia. The course will be taught as per the curriculum developed by RGUHS," said Dr KB Lingegowda, director, professor and head of the department of palliative medicine, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology (KIMO).
After Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai and All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, Kidwai hospital will be the third institution to offer MD in palliative medicine.
"This course has been included in the schedule of the Post Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000 by the Medical Council of India (MCI). Students trained in palliative care will be able to treat cancer patients and those with non-malignant conditions like chronic renal disorders, HIV, AIDS, chronic neurological problems and those with cerebra-vascular accidents and dementia. The course will be taught as per the curriculum developed by RGUHS," said Dr KB Lingegowda, director, professor and head of the department of palliative medicine, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology (KIMO).
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