Articles for Medical Graduates

Parents of Ukraine medical students urge NMC to withdraw public notice issued on June 7
6 months, 1 week ago

Parents of Ukraine medical students urge NMC to withdraw public notice issued on June 7

The Hindu  

The All Kerala Ukraine Medical Students and Parents Association has urged the National Medical Commission to withdraw its public notice issued on June 7 stating that it will not accept certificates submitted by foreign medical graduates related to the compensation/supplementation of online theory subjects/classes with offline practical and clinical training. Parents of students, who pursued their medical programmes in Ukraine, …

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Medical school graduates are avoiding states with abortion bans. Experts warn it could cause chaos
7 months, 1 week ago

Medical school graduates are avoiding states with abortion bans. Experts warn it could cause chaos

Salon  

Abortion restrictions might be influencing where medical students apply for residency programs, which could have stark implications across entire state healthcare systems, with some doctors warning it could essentially unravel entirely. "Because these policy decisions appear to affect where physicians plan to practice, state governments and health care leaders need to consider the potential impact of those decisions on the …

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Courage under fire: The many hurdles Kerala’s foreign medical graduates must jump over
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Courage under fire: The many hurdles Kerala’s foreign medical graduates must jump over

The Hindu  

K continues to be haunted by the night of February 24, 2022. As per the guidelines for registration of foreign medical graduates by the NMC, State medical councils can grant provisional registration for a 12-month internship after they clear the FMGE and other conditions stipulated by the council, including submission of documents related to their qualifying examinations Navigating obstacles Besides …

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NMC clarifies on norms for foreign medical graduates to register, work and study in India
1 year, 1 month ago

NMC clarifies on norms for foreign medical graduates to register, work and study in India

The Hindu  

The Under-Graduate Medical Education Board and Ethics and Medical Registration Board, National Medical Commission, on November 22 issued a clarification specifying the provisions under which Foreign Medical Graduates, especially students from Ukraine and the Philippines, could register, work and study in India. The NMC has said that for the FMGs who have completed medical courses in foreign medical institutes as …

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Foreign medical graduates seek help to get registered
1 year, 5 months ago

Foreign medical graduates seek help to get registered

The Hindu  

Foreign medical graduates have appealed to the Health Ministry for intervention to get their certificate of permanent registration from the respective State Medical Councils without which these doctors cannot work in India, despite having completed their course and subsequent one-year internship. The Federation of Resident Doctors Association has taken up their cause and complained about the disparities in the permanent …

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Will a shorter medical course address the problem of doctor shortage in rural areas?
1 year, 6 months ago

Will a shorter medical course address the problem of doctor shortage in rural areas?

The Hindu  

Last month, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee asked the Health Department to consider starting a three-year diploma course for medical practitioners, who would then serve in primary health centres. We tend to think that since there are not many doctors in rural areas, we could send in people who spend less years in training. Soham Bhaduri: There exists a …

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NExT Examination For Medical Graduates: NMC To Finalise Framework And Dates Soon
1 year, 6 months ago

NExT Examination For Medical Graduates: NMC To Finalise Framework And Dates Soon

News 18  

India’s medical education regulator, National Medical Commission, is in the process of finalising the framework for the National Exit examination, a combined test for medical graduates. The draft regulations for NExT Exam were made available for public comments by the National Medical Commission in December 2022. The NExT exam was supposed to start within three years since the NMC came …

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Compulsory Internships by Foreign Medical Graduates as per MCI List Valid as 'one-time measure': NMC
1 year, 11 months ago

Compulsory Internships by Foreign Medical Graduates as per MCI List Valid as 'one-time measure': NMC

News 18  

The National Medical Commission on January 4 issued a notification, validating the compulsory rotatory medical internships in accordance with the old Medical Council of India list. The commission stated that any foreign medical graduates who completed or began their required rotatory internships in accredited medical universities, or hospitals as per the former MCI on or before October 21, 2022, shall …

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From social support to not feeling like 'just a GP' — what young graduates tackling our rural doctor shortage want
2 years, 2 months ago

From social support to not feeling like 'just a GP' — what young graduates tackling our rural doctor shortage want

ABC  

A GP closes their doors. Key points: Lower incomes, burnout and an ageing workforce are being blamed for the worsening rural doctor shortage Almost three times more medical graduates are needed in general practice, experts say Young people passionate about rural health say stigma about being "just a GP" needs to change Stories like this are spilling out from all …

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Doctor shortage 'will worsen' as young doctors walk away from general practice
2 years, 3 months ago

Doctor shortage 'will worsen' as young doctors walk away from general practice

ABC  

A Queensland doctor with more than 40 years of experience is warning that Australia's doctor shortage is likely to get worse and that more medical practices could close as graduates abandon general practice as a specialty. A GP says that's because medical professionals with a narrower focus stand to make three or four times as much as GPs The federal …

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Foreign medical graduates still a discriminated lot
2 years, 9 months ago

Foreign medical graduates still a discriminated lot

The Hindu  

At a time when there is much apprehension over the plight and prospects of foreign medical graduates in the country, those in Kerala had much to cheer, when last Friday, the Kerala High Court directed the Government Medical College, Ernakulam, to remove a clause in one of its notifications, which effectively denied them employment opportunities. Association of MD Physicians, an …

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NMC Allows Foreign Medical Graduates to Complete Internships in India
2 years, 9 months ago

NMC Allows Foreign Medical Graduates to Complete Internships in India

News 18  

The National Medical Commission will allow students who have completed their graduation degree in medicine or allied fields to complete their internship in India, the NMC said in a recent notice providing immense relief to foreign medical graduates. Amid the tussle triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, followed by the unprecedented and rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine, foreign medical graduates …

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NMC says foreign medical graduates can complete internships in India
2 years, 9 months ago

NMC says foreign medical graduates can complete internships in India

The Hindu  

Against the backdrop of the Ukraine crisis, the National Medical Commission has said foreign medical graduates with incomplete internships due to situations beyond their control like COVID-19 or war can finish the same in India. In a circular, the NMC said the same may be processed by the State medical councils, provided the candidates have cleared the Foreign Medical Graduate …

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Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates

The Hindu  

The Russian military said it would observe a ceasefire in two areas of Ukraine to allow civilians to evacuate, Russian state media reported Saturday. Mr Putin accused Ukraine of sabotaging the evacuation and even claimed Ukraine’s leadership was calling into question the future of the country’s statehood, saying that “If this happens, it will be entirely on their conscience.” - …

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Foreign Medical Graduates Who Interned In Country Of Study Not Required To Undergo Another Internship In State: Kerala High Court
3 years, 2 months ago

Foreign Medical Graduates Who Interned In Country Of Study Not Required To Undergo Another Internship In State: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has held that a medical graduate from a foreign university who has fulfilled all requisite qualifications as per the norms prevailing in that country to become eligible to be enrolled as a medical practitioner therein, need not undergo another internship in the State to be registered with the State Medical Council to practice Medicine in terms …

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Foreign medical graduates wait for internships in India to serve nation
3 years, 7 months ago

Foreign medical graduates wait for internships in India to serve nation

Hindustan Times  

As India faces an alarming rise in COVID-19 cases with more than three lakh being reported daily, more than 70,000 Foreign Medical Graduates look forward to getting themselves enrolled in internships amid the crisis. Already over 4,000 suggestions were sent by the Indian Foreign Medical Students Welfare MCI Gurukul Trust. However, on April 15, Indian Foreign Medical Students Welfare MCI …

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