90% Vacancies, 100% Uncertainty: The Alarming Faculty Shortage in MP

Madhya Pradesh’s medical education system is facing a severe crisis. With nearly 90% faculty posts vacant across several medical colleges, students are left to question the quality of training they are receiving. MBBS isn’t a course you can complete through screens and PDFs—it demands mentorship, hands-on learning, clinical exposure, and constant supervision.

Practical classes, ward rounds, and specialist guidance have become rare. Instead, students are forced to attend online lectures, even while sitting inside their college campuses. What should be a dynamic learning environment has turned into a virtual classroom lacking the real essence of medical education.

The rapid expansion of medical colleges and seats in the state was meant to strengthen healthcare, but without recruiting qualified faculty, it has created the opposite effect. A doctor’s deftness is created via execution, and execution needs teachers — versatile clinicians who shape young brains and guide crucial decisions.

If this scarcity continues unbridled, the repercussions will be felt far beyond academia. Healthcare standard, patient security, and the future of the medical career are at jeopardy. It is time lawmakers address this dire issue, ensuring that future doctors get the education they deserve — not just a degree on paper.