In a country where every ten minutes a woman dies giving birth and child mortality rates are highest in the world, "SAVE THE DOCTOR" campaign deserves fullest support. In India, 40,000 medical students graduate every year. However, in order to gain specialization before employment, they must compete for a mere 12,000 available post-graduate seats. This means that instead of going out into the field and meeting the huge dearth of healthcare professionals required in the country, a large chunk of graduates stay at home for a year or more to meet the stiff competition at entrance exams. They are unable to earn or provide desperately-needed medical services in the country. "Since huge numbers of doctors are studying at home, there is severe shortage of specialists in India. No other course takes so long to establish which includes studies, training plus waiting time. So the only solution is to increase the PG seats on par with UG seats," To provide some perspective, here are some figures from the USA: USA-Undergraduate medical seats available: 19,000 USA-Post-graduate seats available: 32,000. In India, undergraduate medical seats available: 45,600 Number of graduates every year: approximately 40,000 PG seats available: 12,000 ( actual figures are 22,000 but only 12,000 of these are clinical subjects of interest). Dr. Devi Shetty, well-known heart surgeon and Treasurer of AHPI commented: "It is a sad plight that nearly two lakh young doctors in our country, at the peak of their youth, spend quite a few years in coaching classes mugging multiple choice questions rather than treating patients and learning the art of healing. These doctors, under the right circumstances, can significantly improve the quality of healthcare." Support and Raise your voice for "SAVE THE DOCTOR"
Posted on: Sat, 10 Aug 2013 05:31:08 +0000
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