75000 more MBBS seats over next 5 years
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75000 MORE MEDICAL SEATS TO BE CREATED OVER NEXT 5 YEARS
Will create 75,000 new medical seats in next 5 years: PM Modi says in Independence Day speech
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Even our post graduate training with zero percentile as qualifying score does not inspire confidence. On top of it our training programs focus on teaching some theory, use residents as glorified clerks and expect them to learn skills which would be necessary for them to practice their speciality in Senior Residency. However All the MBBS doctors do not get Post graduate seats, and all post graduates do not get Senior Residency, and similarly all the Senior residents do not get DM/MCh. There is going to be a very wide base comprising of MBBS doctors and partially trained specialist doctors who will be labelled as unemployable but qualified. This surplus will then be shown as achievements of the Government and used to garner votes in elections.
The surplus of qualified graduates, post graduates and even superspecialists will confuse the general public and more importantly will result in a rate war within the doctors. This will ensure low cost poor quality healthcare and those who do not survive in cities will go to towns and villages as entrepreneurs which is what the Governments want. Medical education specially that sold in private medical colleges owned by politicians is lucrative business only till the time the “mango people” do not realise that facts. This myth that medical education is the golden ticket will burst very fast. The cut throat competition amongst doctors will encourage corruption and unethical practices ultimately to the detriment of the public. However as has been happening for the past many decades the Governments whose policies and low budget for healthcare are primarily responsible for the abysmal situation for those who flock to Government hospitals will deflect the blame and put forth the favourite scapegoats “doctors” to face the public anger.
Dr Neeraj Nagpal