medical college

While other Northeastern states are building more medical colleges—whether with or without government support—Nagaland only has one district medical college, which opened its doors lately, in Kohima. The second district medical college, which is located in Mon, is operating slowly. Other states that have demonstrated confidence in their ability to have the necessary teaching faculty include Mizoram, Assam, Manipur, and Meghalaya, which have previously built private medical colleges. The National Medical Council (NMC) has approved the PA Sangma International Medical institution of the University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya (USTM), meaning that Meghalaya will soon have its first private medical…