Lucknow: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has recognised six new super-speciality medical programmes at Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI).The list includes India’s first DM programme in maternal and foetal medicine and a six-year MCh programme in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery (CVTS).The recognition covers three-year DM courses in haematopathology, maternal and foetal medicine and pain medicine, besides six-year programmes in radiation therapy and oncology, CVTS and paediatric urology. The DM in haematopathology will make SGPGI the first institute in UP to offer the course. It is aimed at training specialists in diagnosing and managing blood disorders, including thalassaemia and haemophilia and strengthening bone marrow transplant services.The maternal and foetal medicine programme will train specialists in prenatal diagnosis, foetal therapy and management of complicated pregnancies, with a focus on treating the foetus as a patient in its own right.The DM in pain medicine seeks to address the shortage of specialists in chronic pain management, while the six-year CVTS programme will allow MBBS graduates to pursue specialised cardiac surgery training directly, without first completing an MS in general surgery.The six-year paediatric urology programme will build on SGPGI’s legacy of having established India’s first dedicated department in the speciality. The institute already runs a DM in clinical haematology, introduced in 2011.“The new programmes are expected to expand the pool of trained super-specialists and strengthen access to specialised healthcare in UP and beyond,” director Prof RK Dhiman said.
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