This story is from September 11, 2021

Railway hospital in Patna to start DNB course

Railway hospital in Patna to start DNB course
PATNA: The 200-bed central superspecialty hospital of the East Central Railway (ECR) at Karbigahiya in Patna is to start Diplomate of National Board (DNB) course soon. The hospital has got affiliation to the course for five years from National Board of Examinations (NBE), New Delhi, an autonomous body under the ministry of health and family welfare.
According to ECR chief public relations officer (CPRO) Rajesh Kumar, the NBE affiliation will be extended further depending on its performance.
“The NBE has allotted six seats to the hospital — two seats each in family medicine, gynaecology and paediatrics department,” he said.
According to Kumar, admission to DNB course will be made through NEET and the candidate must have completed PG either in medicine or surgery. Thus DNB is a post-MD or MS degree awarded by NBE, he said.
According to sources , the two-year DNB course is based on clinical training. There will be no theoretical class for DNB candidates as they will specialize in certain course after completion of the three-year residency at PG.
Sources said this hospital caters to the needs of about 90,000 railway employees and their family members in the ECR’s five divisions. It is the fourth superspecialty hospital of railways in the country.
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