Medical colleges in Kerala to have emergency medicine department by 2024

As Emergency Medicine Departments are very vital in the modern era, all the medical colleges in the State will establish this section by 2024, said Dr Mohanan Kunnummal, vice-chancellor, Kerala University of Health.

Inaugurating EMERGENCE 2022, the largest Emergency Conclave in Asia, being organised by Aster MIMS Kozhikode, he said that those Medical Colleges which do not have an Emergency Medicine Department may not be able to serve the society properly. He pointed out that there is a severe scarcity of trained professionals in Emergency Medicine in the country and the Kerala Government would take all steps to ensure that their services are made available here.

Dr Azad Moopen, Chairman and managing director of Aster DM Healthcare, said that EMERGENCE 2022 will be a milestone to create awareness about the latest developments in Emergency Medicine treatment among the common man as well as doctors and other health professionals.

Mr Farhan Yasin, Regional Director, Kerala and Oman Cluster of Aster, said that Aster MIMS and Dr Venugopalan PP, chairman, EMERGENCE 2022, were instrumental in creating awareness on the need for establishing Emergency Medicine Departments in the country. Dr Venugopalan made a presentation about Emergency Medicine. Mathrubhumi English