West Bengal health univ gets new VC

Kolkata: West Bengal University of Health Sciences (WBUHS) finally got a vice-chancellor after a period of one year. On Tuesday Suhrita Paul, principal of Burdwan Medical College, was appointed as the new vice-chancellor of the University. Known to be a good administrator, faculty members of medical colleges are hopeful of transparency specially in the admission of MBBS and post-graduate students.

The post has been lying vacant since August 2020, after nephrologist Rajendra Pandey’s three year tenure as vice-chancellor ended. The health department on July 14 this year had set up a committee for appointing the new VC, followed by a notification inviting expression of interest on July 20.