NO Locums, Part-times, Night Duties: Medical Council warns its MBBS medicos

“It has been found that third year MBBS students and house surgeons are being employed by private hospitals and clinics. If any hospital is found violating the TCMC guidelines in this regard, then steps would be taken to cancel the registration and license of that hospital,”

“The council will also take legal action against these students since they can be considered as only as ‘quacks’. Until they are registered with the TCMC, they cannot be called doctors,” TCMC official added to

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MBBS students in India are not allowed to practice till they complete their course and internship. 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 in their medical colleges or designated hospitals, under supervision of senior doctors. Upon successful completion of the two, the student gets the MBBS degree and consequently a permanent registration with the state medical council. It is only after the permanent registration can a doctor legally practice in India.

Irked by the news of medical students entering into premature practice,  The TCMC has further asked the district medical officers to inspect all private hospitals within their jurisdiction and to report cases of students being involved in patient care.