Expedite process for holding NEET PG 2021, final year MBBS, FMGE exams: IMA to centre
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Delhi: Considering the doctor shortage and burnout in the wake of the second wave of COVID 19, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has requested the health ministry and the concerned authorities to expedite the final MBBS, NEET PG, and FMGE exams so that young graduates can join their altruistic services at the earliest.
In its statement, pointing out that the number of COVID patients is most likely to reach the peak of 3.5 to 4 lacs within the next two weeks, IMA stressed the importance of ensuring more qualified doctors to handle the increase in the number of COVID patients.
"Whatever health care equipment's and infrastructures are arranged, without adequate qualified manpower, the system will crumble and care will be stressed out", IMA stated in a press release.
IMA pointed out that due to the delay in holding the NEET PG exams the healthcare sectors are deprived of 45000 postgraduate residents who can serve as the frontliners in the battle against COVID and thus can safeguard the patients. IMA, in a recent press release, stated that a total of 1,74,886 candidates have registered for NEET PG 2021, and waiting for the examinations to enter into post-graduation courses. Once the exams are over most of these doctors will join as junior residents in various institutions when they are not selected for PG Course.
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