Bhubaneswar, Oct 9: Quality education in government-run medical colleges is being compromised as 21 percent teacher posts are currently lying vacant.
As many as 355 Professor, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor posts are currently lying vacant in 12 government medical colleges in Odisha out of 1656 approved strength.
There are 56 professors in SCB Medical College & Hospital in Cuttack against 63 approved posts, 54 associate professors working against 106 and 219 assistant professor appointed against 236.
Similarly, seven professor, 29 associate professor and 12 assistant professor posts are lying vacant at MKCG Medical College in Berhampur.
In Burla VIMSAR (VSS Institute of Medical Science and Research), 14 professor, 27 associate professor, and 30 assistant professor posts are lying vacant.
Six professor, 11 associate professor and eight assistant professor posts are lying vacant in SLN Medical College, Koraput.
Baripada PRM Medical College has vacancy of five professor, nine associate professor and one assistant professor posts.
Balasore FM Medical College is running with vacancy of 10 professor, 11 associate professor and six assistant professor posts.
Five professor, seven associate professor and six assistant professor posts are vacant in BB Medical College, Balangir.
Similarly, Puri SJ Medical College has vacancy of one professor, two associate professor and two assistant professor posts.
Sundargarh Government Medical College running with vacancy of six professor, eight associate professor and one assistant professor posts.
DD Medical College in Keonjhar has vacancy of six professor, nine associate professor and one assistant professor posts.
Acharya Harihar Cancer Hospital has vacancy of seven professor, six associate professor and 26 assistant professor posts.
