*24-Jan-2012* * * *CHENNAI *: SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre has started a training centre for mental health professionals at its campus in Kattankulathur.
The centre, which will consist of a team of consultants from the UK and India, is mainly for Indians appearing for Royal College degrees. The course for the clinical assessment of skills will be conducted twice a year. A specialty clinic on mental health was also inaugurated on its campus. Dr M Thirunavukkarasu, head of the department of psychiatry at the college, said there are 40,835 MBBS seats in 335 medical colleges across the country. But due to stiff competition, only 29% of medical school graduates are make it to the postgraduate programmes in a clinical specialty, he said. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/11611155.cms -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Mental Health Advocacy (News 'N Views) India" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/MhaNewsViewsIndia?hl=en ------------- Affiliated Groups : MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY INDIA [email protected] Discussions on mental health law / policy / plan monitoring / human rights etc [email protected] India-specific news and views related to mental health [email protected] Information and support to carers of people with mental health issues [email protected] Mutual support and sharing of experiential knowledge, skills and social learning amongst peers
