Graduates can finish internship in Indian medical colleges
Coming to the rescue of the medical students from war-torn Ukraine who completed their graduation but were unable to finish their mandatory 12-month internship, the National Medical Commissions (NMC) has relaxed the norms to enable them to complete it in Indian medical college hospitals. However, this will not be easy given the limited infrastructure in the hospitals here.
The NMC said rules have been relaxed keeping in view "compelling" situations, such as the pandemic and war. Students, who were not able to complete their graduation when the war broke out, however, continue to remain in the lurch.
The circular issued on March 4 states, "There are some foreign medical graduates with incomplete internship due to such compelling situations beyond their control, such as the pandemic Covid-19 and war, etc. Considering the agony and stress faced by these foreign medical graduates, their application to complete the remaining part of their internship in India is considered eligible. Accordingly, the same may be processed by state medical councils."
All medical graduates from abroad are required to intern for 12 months in the institute where they studied before applying for Foreign Medical Graduates Examination to work in India and get a provisional registration with state medical councils.
As per rules, no one can practice medicine here without registering with a medical council.
Although NMC has granted relaxation for internship, several officials from the Commission, which governs medical education in the country since the Medical Council of India was disbanded in 2020, said no student is likely to be accommodated in medical colleges here or allowed to transfer to colleges elsewhere.