For the first time, Arunachal Pradesh opens door for medical colleges availing best medical facilities

Guwahati, August 1: Ensuring proper healthcare and medical facilities along with preparing good future doctors, the first medical college of Arunachal Pradesh, Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (TRIHMS), has started its maiden academic session from Wednesday.

 

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has assured full support from the state government for functioning and development of the TRIHMS. Chairing the third meeting of the Governing Council of the TRIHMS Society at Itanagar, CM Pema Khandu said providing quality, affordable and timely healthcare facilities to the people was of topmost priority for the state government and the upcoming medical college and hospital was a significant initiative towards fulfilling this commitment.

The TRIHMS Director Dr Moji Jini, informed that an induction ceremony for the first batch of MBBS students would be held at the institute in presence of the members of the Medical Council of India (MCI) including its President Dr Jayshree Mehta and Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh Pema Khandu assuring all-out support from the state government but requested the members to adhere to all procedural guidelines and keep no loopholes for hurdles to surface in the future.

Reviewing the requirements of TRIHMS, both infrastructural and financial, Khandu said there would be no shortfalls for genuine demands provided funds granted are utilised judiciously and all processes are strictly according to laid down norms.

Khandu in consultation with all the members sought clear-cut norms and guidelines for revision of salary, perks and appointment orders of faculties, besides giving a go-ahead to increasing the intake of MBBS students from 50 to 100 and increasing the number of beds in the teaching hospital from 300 to 500.

Discussing the norms, the Governing Council was of the view that TRIHMS should have its own full-fledged trauma center and cancer center in view of accident proneness and a high percentage of cancer patients in the state respectively. TRIHMS authorities were advised to work on the proposal for consideration of the Union Health Ministry as well as the state government.

Various issues like expansion of the TRIHMS campus, extension at Pachin Colony, recruitment of non-teaching staff, and acquisition of private properties located in the campus, regulation of private pharmacies in the hospital, appointment of staff nurse, outsourcing of security apparatus, etc were discussed in the meeting.