What NExT? Decoding the Changing Medical Education Journey of National Exit Test with Dr. Mukesh Bhatia

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Overview

One of the hottest topics in the medical field right now is the news that the NEET PG exam and combined final year exam has been abolished by the Union Ministry and National Medical Commission. Additionally, NEXT exam, which is the National Exit Text, will be conducted for passing the graduate licensing exam as well as for admission to postgraduate medical courses.

The National Exit Test (NEXT) will be replacing the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test Postgraduate (NEET-PG) Examination from the coming academic year. The entire process will be online and centralised, and the NMC has released proposed draft regulations related to the exam.

Although the draft provided all the details related to the NExT exam detailing its objective, applicability, its bifurcation into STEP 1 and STEP 2 and how these two steps examinations be conducted as well as the calculations and validity and the uses of the NeXT scores, it did not specify which body will conduct the exam.

In today’s health perspective episode, we have Dr. Mukesh Bhatia is who is the founder and chairman of DBMCI and he going to discuss this topic in details.

Speakers

Dr Rohan Krishnan

Dr. Rohan Krishnan is a National Chairman & Co-Founder FAIMA Doctors Association. He is a well-known medico-social activist and leader of youth doctors and holds many positions in various organizations. He has served as President of Resident Doctors Assoc. , Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, National President, FAIMA doctors Association, Chairman Anti Harassment Cell of FORDA doctors Association, President of Students union, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka. He is presently also serving as Branch President of the Indian Medical Association, Central Council Member, IMA HQ, Orthopaedic Surgeon Maulana Azad Medical College & LNJP Hospital. Academically he is a Hons in MBBS and a university topper at Delhi University. He has more than 25 paper publications under his name and has served as a key speaker at various National and International conference.

Dr Mukesh Bhatia

Dr. Mukesh Bhatia is the founder and chairman of Dr Bhatia Medical Coaching Institute, DBMCI. He is a graduate of MAMC, New Delhi one of the first persons in the country to come up with the concept of PG entrance preparations. He has been teaching PG aspirants for more than 25 years.
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