J&K Govt forms specialty-wise Virtual Medical Boards & Divisional Referral Committees across all GMCs
The Health & Medical Education (H&ME) Department has formed specialty-wise Virtual Medical Boards (VMBs) across all Government Medical Colleges, along with divisional referral committees and a Union Territory-level research consortium, to strengthen clinical coordination, standardise referrals and improve academic integration.
As per the order, 16 faculty members from various Government Medical Colleges have been designated as specialty coordinators for the VMBs.
These include Dr Irfan Gul, Associate Professor, GMC Anantnag, for General Medicine; Dr Babar Rashid Zargar, GMC Doda, for General Surgery; and Dr Meenaxi Rana, Associate Professor, GMC Kathua, for Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
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Dr Showkat Hussain Tali, Associate Professor, GMC Anantnag, has been assigned Paediatrics, while Dr Zameer, Associate Professor, GMC Baramulla, will handle Orthopaedics.
Dr Arshid, Professor, GMC Srinagar, has been designated for Psychiatry. Dr Zaffarullah, Associate Professor, GMC Baramulla, will oversee ENT (Otorhinolaryngology), while Dr Ankita Atri, Assistant Professor, GMC Udhampur, has been assigned Anaesthesiology.
Dr Garima Charak, Associate Professor, GMC Doda, will handle Physiology, and Dr Shuza Qadri, Associate Professor, GMC Rajouri, has been assigned Community Medicine.
Dr Sheikh Hilal, Assistant Professor, GMC Srinagar, will oversee Neurology, while Dr Shwait Sharma, Assistant Professor, GMC Jammu, has been assigned Radiodiagnosis. Dr Rahul Sharma, Associate Professor, GMC Jammu, will handle Radiation Oncology.
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Dr Elias Sharma, Professor, GMC Jammu, has been designated for Urology, while Dr Dharminder Kumar, Professor, GMC Jammu, will oversee Cardiology. Dr Rajesh Gupta, Professor, GMC Jammu, has been assigned Palliative Care.
As per officials, the move comes keeping in view delays in inter-hospital referrals, lack of uniform clinical decision-making across institutions, limited access to specialist consultations in peripheral areas, and duplication of efforts in patient management and research.
The initiative aims to leverage digital platforms to bridge these gaps, ensure timely expert opinion, and optimise resource utilisation across the Union Territory.
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