Nod for DNB in Immunohematology, Blood Transfusion
The Hindu
The National Board of Examination has granted provisional accreditation to Wenlock Hospital to run the speciality course
The National Board of Examination (NBE) in Medical Sciences has granted provisional accreditation to the Government Wenlock Hospital, Mangaluru, to conduct the DNB programme in Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion starting the 2021-22 academic year. The accreditation will be valid till December 2025. The Wenlock Hospital is the only institute to offer this speciality course in the State. There are a total of 11 institutes offering this course in the country. Of these, Nizam Institute of Medical Sciences, Punjagutta, Hyderabad, is the other one in South India offering this speciality course. This is the first DNB programme offered by Wenlock Hospital. The three-year-long course is taken up after MBBS. In the guidelines for the programme, the NBE said that trainees will receive composite training in fundamentals and applied aspects of transfusion medicine. This post-graduate level programme equips consultants and teachers in transfusion medicine to offer well organised and efficient transfusion services in their institutions. The trainees will be exposed to advancement in transfusion medicine and provided with organisational and managerial skills for operation of blood centres, the NBE stated.More Related News