Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has received a Letter of Intent (LoI) from the National Medical Commission (NMC) to start MD Pathology (4 seats) at Acharya Harihar Post Graduate Institute of Cancer (AHPGIC), Cuttack, from the current year, official sources informed on Tuesday.
The NMC had conducted the inspection in February 2023.
The sources further said that the NMC had given the permission to start MD Anaesthesiology in 2022 and the first batch has already taken admission.
Other postgraduate and super speciality courses offered at AHPGIC include MCh (super specialisation in surgery) in Surgical Oncology , MCh in Gynaecological Oncology and MD (super specialisation in medicine) Radiation Oncology. Various other paramedical courses like Diploma in Medical Lab Technology (DMLT ) and Diploma in Operation Theatre Technology (DOTT ) are being conducted at this institute.
This year, the government approved Diploma in Radiotherapy Technician course. The institute is planning to propose DM in Medical Oncology and MCh in Head and Neck Oncology, sources added.
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