New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- The National Medical Commission (NMC) is planning to set up committees of experts to review the postgraduate curriculum to lift the standard of specialty courses offered in India to global levels.

The apex medical education regulator's Post-Graduate Medical Education Board will set up a Specialty Expert Committee (SEC) for each postgraduate specialty to "enhance the quality and uniformity", Dr B. Srinivas, secretary at the NMC, said in a communication to all the medical colleges under its ambit--Mint has reviewed the letter.

"These committees will be responsible for preparing a model curriculum and developing specialty specific assessment forms for assessing institutes, besides addressing other academic requirements...