FMG Internship in Kerala: DME seeks details from Candidates willing to join GMCs

Thiruvananthapuram: The Director of Medical Education in Kerala has sought details from the Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs) who are willing to undergo the mandatory internship in the Government Medical Colleges of the State.

Issuing a notification in this regard on May 8, 2023, the DME Thomas Mathew has provided the candidates with a Google form and requested them to fill up the details by 5 PM on May 20, 2023 for processing their requests.

"As per GO (Rt) No 305/2023/H&FWD, dated 08/02/2023, Government has issued specific guidelines for the posting of Foreign Medical Graduates in Government Medical Colleges of the State for completing their internship in accordance with the norms of NMC. In abiding with the instructions stipulated in the aforesaid GO, the candidates are requested to fill up the details pertaining to each one of them to the below mentioned google form on or before 20/05/2023, 5PM for processing their requests. The details submitted through any other communication medium will not be accepted. Link: https://forms.gle/b2iLhnW9RqzMBhtu7," read the DME notice.

"The candidates are requested to fill up the details with utmost care and multiple applications are not allowed under any circumstances. This office will not be responsible for any lapse of allotment due to wrong selection. The time limit has to be strictly adhered to," it further mentioned.

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In the Google form, the candidates will have to submit details such as their communication details including their names, email id, address, mobile number etc. Apart from this, DME has also sought data regarding their education including the name of FMG course university, FMG course country, provisional registration number, date of provisional registration, provisional registration validity, provisional registration certificate validity expiry date, if provisional registration certificate has been extended for one more year etc.

Further, the candidates have been asked to upload provisional registration certificate, FMG examination marksheet with marklist. DME has also sought to know if the candidates have already done valid internship for one year in India and if they have done valid internship for one year outside India.

"This form is being used for collecting the data related to various FMG Candidates who are willing to complete their internship in Government Medical Colleges of Kerala in accordance with the provisions envisaged in GO(Rt) No. 305/2023/H&FWD dated 08/02/2022," stated the Google Form.

However, DME in its notice has clarified that "Those who have started their Internship by joining on or before 21.10.2022 (the cutoff date as approved by NMC as per Public Notice dated 04.01.2023 No.U-15024/17/2022-UGMEB(Part)) need not apply as their Internship is approved by NMC as an one time exception."

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that in a major relief to FMGs who have their Compulsory Rotating Medical Internship done/started by Foreign Medical Graduates in approved colleges/ hospitals/institutes according to old Medical Council of India (MCI) list on or before 21.10.2022, the National Medical Commission (NMC) clarified that such internships shall be considered valid by NMC. However, NMC noted that this shall be only as a one-time measure.

NMC allowed this relaxation after receiving various requests/ representations regarding internships done by Foreign Medical Graduates in approved colleges/ hospitals/institutes according to old MCI list after the publication and coming into force of NMC's Compulsory Rotating Medical Internship (CRMI) Regulations, 2021 on 18.11.2021.