Medical Council Decision On Medical Studemt Internship
Posted on: 28/Apr/2011 3:57:31 AM
Tamil Nadu State Medical Council decided not to allow transfers of students from their colleges starting this academic year. The council also resolved not to allow students of medical colleges, which are yet to receive approval from the Medical Council of India, to do their year-long internships.
The Medical council says that these medical students will have to be given temporary registration numbers before they start doing their internships. "Every time they come with a transfer, we will have to issue another registration number. Our staff-starved council can`t afford to do this for hundreds of candidates every year," Dr Prakasam said.
"As many as 50% of students from some colleges have applied for transfer to government colleges. The students say they would have a better learning experience as they will be seeing more patients in government colleges. They also argue that their colleges don`t have adequate infrastructure. If students work there, the college will be forced to upgrade infrastructure," Dr K Prakasam added.
