Can final year MBBS be posted as Intern in Public Hospitals: MCI to Examine

The executive committee of the council has now formed a  to form a Committee comprising of  Dr. Ved Prakash Mishra, Chairman, Academic Committee; Dr. Dileep Mhaisekar and Dr. Vijay Prakash to study the Bill and submit a report

Elaborating on the issue Dr. Ved Prakash Mishra said, " Internship basically means hands-on- training under supervision. Currently, a student after completing the MBBS final year is given a provisional registration. Based on the provisional registration she/he undertakes a compulsory rotational internship including rural internship. Upon successful completion of the two, the student gets the degree and consequently a permanent registration with the state medical council."

The bill in question calls for having final year MBBS students being placed as interns at public hospitals. " We are going to analyze the feasibility of having final year students posted as interns at public hospitals including the statutory provisions concerning the same, including the whether the students can fall under the ambit of "Interns", whether they can have provisional registrations in the final year, etc. We will then submit our report to the Executive Committee of the Council," he added