Association flags lack of transparency in selection process of DME

The Service Doctors and Post Graduates Association (SDPGA) has raised objections to the Health department’s decision to interview 10 government medical college deans for the post of Director of Medical Education (DME), arguing that the process lacked transparency as no formal promotion panel was published.

The association urged the State government to scrap the interview process and appoint the eligible senior doctor based on the promotion panel prepared as per the established practice of assessing eligible doctors with March 15 as the cut-off date every year.

The department had introduced a system of appointing persons to senior positions such as DME, Director of Medical and Rural Health Services (DMS), deans and joint directors through interviews. Usually, a promotion panel of eligible senior doctors as of March 15 every year is prepared, based on which promotions are granted.