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Drop the move, says doctors’ association
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Says compulsory rural service will affect the job opportunities
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TIRUCHI: The Doctors’ Association for Social Equality (DASE) has opposed the proposed compulsory rural service for MBBS students, saying it will affect the job opportunities of young doctors in the government sector. It demanded regularisation of doctors appointed on temporary basis.
In a statement here, DASE secretary G.R. Ravindranath urged the Centre to drop the move as it would prolong the course duration and, hence, go against social justice as candidates from the backward communities could not afford it.
The association also felt that the different admission systems adopted in postgraduate medical education, one for the post-graduate programmes such as MD and MS and another for the ‘Diplomate of National Board’ (DNB), caused confusion among the students.
Dr. Ravindranath said a majority of the DNB programmes were offered in colleges run by corporate hospitals. The hospitals utilised the services of the DNB students with minimum training wages. In 2006, the Union Health Ministry issued an order saying that DNB courses must be considered as an equivalent programme of M.D. and M.S. Foreign Universities, especially in the United Kingdom, accredited only DNB courses, thus denying opportunity for other postgraduate students.
The government must adopt uniform admission procedure for all postgraduate admissions. The postgraduate seats must be increased and the quality of education must be enhanced.
The Ministry’s proposed move to start a dedicated medical education department and encourage more private medical colleges to match the number of government colleges was aimed at attracting foreign investment through setting up foreign medical universities in India. This would strip the rights of the State medical councils.
The association demanded opening of more government medical colleges instead of allowing private players. TNPSC exams must be conducted for temporarily posted doctors and permanent posting must be given.
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