Retd profs reluctant to join Ambernath govt medical college

RESPONSE TO RECRUITMENT ADVERTISEMENTS HAS BEEN POOR, AS MOST RETIRED FACULTY MEMBERS ARE UNWILLING TO TRAVEL TO AMBERNATH

- Yogesh Naik

THANE: Despite starting its first MBBS course with 100 students in October last year, Ambernath's newly established government medical college continues to operate without essential facilities. The Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) has not yet completed the hiring process for faculty, leaving the medical education department to depend on retired professors for contractual roles. However, the response to recruitment advertisements has been poor, as most retired faculty members are unwilling to travel to Ambernath. "We began the first-year MBBS course with only two professors each for physiology, anatomy, and biochemistry. With the second year set to begin soon, we urgently require more teaching staff," said Dr Santosh Verma, dean of Ambernath Medical College. The college has sought the immediate hiring of five professors, 14 associate professors, 21 assistant professors, and 33 senior residents.