Ghost Faculty

The Punjab Medical Council has suspended the registration of two doctors who were acting as "ghost faculty" in two separate medical colleges in Haryana. The orders for 6-month suspension were issued at the direction of the Medical Council of India.

Imagine being treated by doctors who are not qualified, because they went to a college which hired 'ghost' faculty, private practitioners hired for 2-3 days simply to help get the college its licence.

The Punjab Medical Council's bid to take action against ghost teachers in private medical colleges has hit a road block, with state medical education minister, Anil Joshi, opposing the move, hundreds of faculty members in various colleges are allegedly running their own private practice hundreds of kilometers away, raising questions on the teaching...

The Punjab Medical Council has suspended the registration of two doctors who were acting as "ghost faculty" in two separate medical colleges in Haryana. The orders for 6-month suspension were issued at the direction of the Medical Council of India.

Imagine being treated by doctors who are not qualified, because they went to a college which hired 'ghost' faculty, private practitioners hired for 2-3 days simply to help get the college its licence.

The Punjab Medical Council's bid to take action against ghost teachers in private medical colleges has hit a road block, with state medical education minister, Anil Joshi, opposing the move, hundreds of faculty members in various colleges are allegedly running their own private practice hundreds of kilometers away, raising questions on the teaching...