Delhi Medical Council urges NMC to Allow FMGs to intern in non-teaching hospitals
Delhi: The Delhi Medical Council (DMC) has reached out to the National Medical Commission (NMC) urging for a relaxation of norms allowing Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs) to undergo internship training in non-teaching institutes in tune with the rules implemented last year.
In a letter addressed to Dr Aruna V Vanikar, President of NMC, DMC Secretary Girish Tyagi pointed out that after the declaration of the Foreign Medical Graduate Exam (FMGE) results by the National Board of Examinations in February 2024, 230 individuals, possessing both Delhi passports and Aadhar cards, have applied to commence their internships across various medical colleges and institutions in Delhi.
More than 1000 students are desirous of starting an internship in Delhi but they called the applications only from Delhi domicile individuals, reports Times of India.
“As per information received from various medical colleges/institutions in Delhi, there are only 60 seats available in the current scenario for allotment for internship training. By seeing the number of seats and number of applications received we will not be able to provide internship even to FMGE belonging to Delhi,” the letter stated, as quoted by TOI.
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