AIIMS Faculty writes to Director over Suicide cases
Delhi: Taking strict cognizance of suicide cases in the country's premier institute, the Faculty Association of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has submitted a letter to the director of the institution, Dr. Randeep Guleria stating that there is "a need to collectively they think and work to provide an enabling environment for the students to prosper."
The Medical Dialogues team reported that recently a 22-year-old MBBS student of AIIMS allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the roof of the hospital building on Monday. He has been identified as a 2018 batch medical student and a resident of Bengaluru. He was undergoing treatment at the psychiatry ward of AIIMS.
"We at FAIMS are really concerned about recent incidents of suicides among undergraduate students at AIIMS," the letter stated.
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