New Delhi, April 29 -- Following twenty-year-long legal battles, the Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Cardiology (PGDCC) (redesignated as Clinical Cardio Physician (Non Invasive) PGDCCP(NI), Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), has received official recognition from National Medical Commission (NMC).
This was confirmed by the Indian Association of Clinical Cardiologists (IACC), during a press conference on Wednesday held at the Constitution Club of India.
This two-year post-MBBS program aims to address a critical gap, as the rural and semi-urban India continue to face a shortage of cardiology specialists.
"India is facing a widening and underreported shortage of cardiology specialists, even as cardiovascular diseases remain t...