Dr Anup Kumar Barman Appointed Part-Time Member of National Medical Commission
Guwahati: In recognition of his extensive experience in medical
education and healthcare, Dr. Anup Kumar Barman from the Assam Medical Council
has been appointed as a part-time member of the National Medical Commission (NMC) by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Dr. Barman currently serves as the Director of Medical Education, Training, and Research, Assam,
a position he has held since February 29, 2016. He is also the President of
the Assam Council of Medical Registration and serves on several key bodies, including
the Medical and Health Recruitment Board, Assam, and the Board of Directors of
the Assam Medical Services Corporation Ltd. He is also the state-nominated
member of the Medical Advisory Council (MAC) of the NMC, New Delhi.
A distinguished
academician and nephrologist, Dr. Barman completed his MBBS in 1988 from Assam
Medical College under Dibrugarh University, followed by an MD in Internal
Medicine in 1993 from Gauhati Medical College. He later pursued his DM in
Nephrology from AIIMS, New Delhi, in 1997. His international training includes
a fellowship from the International Society of Peritoneal Dialysis at
Manchester Royal Infirmary, UK, and a postdoctoral preceptorship in renal
transplant at Columbia University, New York, USA.
Dr. Barman has had an
illustrious academic career, having served as a Registrar, Assistant Professor,
Associate Professor, and eventually as Professor and Head of the Department of
Nephrology at Gauhati Medical College. He played a crucial role in establishing
the DM course in Nephrology at the college and is also the Founder Secretary of
the Guwahati Nephrology Forum. Over the years, Dr.
Barman has contributed extensively to the medical community as an invited
speaker at national and international forums and as a peer reviewer for several
medical journals. He has served on the editorial board of the Indian Journal
of Nephrology (2015-2018) and has 18 indexed publications to his credit-14
national and 4 international.
He is a life member
of various prestigious bodies, including the Association of Physicians of India,
Indian Society of Nephrology, Indian Society of Peritoneal Dialysis, Indian
Society of Organ Transplantation, Indian Medical Association, and Indian Academy
of Geriatrics. Dr. Barman’s appointment to the NMC is seen as a major boost for
Assam and is expected to strengthen representation from the Northeast in
national healthcare policy and education reforms. Dr. Barman told Medical
Dialogues that he was grateful for the opportunity to represent his state in
the apex medical council, and he would do his best to work for the interest of
the patients and doctors.
