In anticipation of a likely notification of
Medical Council of India making one year rural posting compulsory for doctors
who are aspiring to do post graduation, Delhi Medical Association is organizing
a Dharna on 8th August, 2013 Thursday outside MCI premises at
Dwarka.
A high level Indian Medical Association meeting
was held which had representatives from Delhi Medical Association and also
medical students, interns and non PG residents.
The Medical Association is demanding that they
are not against doctors working in rural areas but they do not want rural
posting to be linked to entry to medical education. It can be linked to
promotions or new appointments in government jobs.
The Association is planning to have a Dharna of
1 to 4 thousand people on that day.
Dr. Devi Shetty, Former Member, Board of
Governors, MCI has also called an All India Students Convention on 29th
July in his native place on the same subject. He is providing free lodging and
travel to student leaders to come and attend the convention which is likely to
announce its next strategy.
The Medical Association said that there are
40000 students who pass MBBS every year and there are only 25000 for the rural
postings. Making rural postings compulsory cannot be the right answer as the
government does not have 40000 jobs. If rural posting is made compulsory all
40000 of them will have to apply for the same and if they do not find enough
jobs, there will be chaos in the medical profession.
