CHENNAI: The government appointed administrative heads for five government medical colleges in the State, including three, in the city. They are likely to take charge on Monday (April 3).
In the absence of a permanent dean for a while after Muralidharan retired, R Narayanababu, Dean of Kilpauk Medical College and Director of Medical Education (incharge) has been posted as a permanent Dean of Madras Medical College. Ponnambalam Namasivayam, Head of anaesthesiology department, Stanley Medical College, who was Dean in-charge has been promoted and posted as Dean of Stanley Medical College.
Vasanthamani, Dean, Villupuram Medical College, has been appointed as Dean of Kilpauk Medical College. Vanithamani, Dean, Thanjavur Medical College, has been posted as Dean of Villupuram Medical College. Gopinath, Director, Institute of Neurology, Madras Medical College, has been promoted and posted as Dean Thanjavur Medical College. Appointing a permanent Director of Medical Education is under process. “A few senior most people are on the wait list. One of them will be selected after due process,” said a senior health department official.
This is the first time that Madras Medical College is getting a head with more than three years of left over service. Narayanababu is scheduled for retirement in 2020.
The postings came as a relief to health department officials as smooth functioning of administration in medical colleges was affected due to absence of permanent heads.
It may be noted that the TN Government Doctors’ Association had also requested the government to increase the left over service period for selection of heads and directors from the present one year to two years for the smooth functioning of the directorates.