DMER Revokes 1-year Suspension of BJ Medical College Resident Doctors Involved in Alcohol Party Incident

Pune: Granting relief to the resident doctors, who were found involved in the alcohol party incident reported on December 31 last year, the Director of Medical Education and Research (DMER) recently revoked the decision to cancel 'one academic term' of these doctors. The action for cancellation of one academic year with expulsion from the hostel for six months was recommended by the college administration after the college authorities conducted an inquiry into the matter.

Although the DMER has revoked the action of one academic term cancellation, the action for expulsion from the hostel for six months with a fine of Rs 300 will continue to remain. Further, the resident doctors have been asked to submit an undertaking assuring that such incidents would not be repeated in the future.

An incident of harassment of female resident doctors was reported last year on December 31, 2023. Back then, some of the PG students at the male residents' hostel consumed alcohol, went to the resident hostel for the females and created chaos. After the drunk doctors smashed a window of the female hostel resulting in panic, two female residents lodged a complaint to the college administration.

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Reportedly, the Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has also taken cognizance of the matter and slammed the college and hospital administration for the liquor party and the chaos that took place on the premises on the occasion of New Year's Eve.

As per the latest media report by Hindustan Times, the incident took place on December 31 and as many as ten resident doctors, nine junior residents and one senior resident doctor, were accused of being involved in the incident who are pursuing MS Orthopaedics and MD courses. Conducting an inquiry into the matter, BJMC had recommended action for one academic year cancellation with expulsion from hostel for six months along with a fine of Rs 300. 

Consequently, BJMC sent the proposal to DMER and it was approved by the medical education department on April 19. However, the resident doctors accepted their mistake and approached the DMER requesting to cancel the stern action.

Now the DMER has revoked the cancellation of 'one academic term' of these resident doctors involved in the incident. Commenting on the matter, Dr. Dilip Mhaisekar, DMER told HT, "We directed the BJMC dean to revoke the action of one academic term cancellation. However, the action for expulsion from the hostel for six months with a fine of ₹300 will continue to remain. To avoid such incidents in future the resident doctors have been asked to submit an undertaking on a ₹100 stamp paper that such incidents won’t be repeated in the future."

Dr. Mhaisekar further pointed out that cancellation of one academic term would have long-term effects on the carrier of these doctors. Due to this, the decision was revoked on humanitarian grounds.

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