Maha Medical Council allots Internship to both Domicile, Non-Domicile Candidates, FMGs Laud move

New Delhi: The Foreign Medical Students' have recently lauded the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) for allotting internships to almost 759 candidates belonging to both domicile and non-domicile categories.

Speaking about the issue the National Convenor of Foreign Medical Students' Wing (FMSW) of the All India Medical Students' Association (AIMSA) Dr. Apurv Dalvi told Medical Dialogues that AIMSA FMSW appreciated MMC's efforts because when compared to other States and seat vacancy issue, MMC is allotting for both domicile and non-domicile students.

Recently, the National Convenor of AIMSA FMSW, along with other members of the team, met the newly appointed Registrar of the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) and discussed the issues related to the medical students and foreign medical graduates from Maharashtra.

Dr. Dalvi informed that issues like permanent registration as well as the delay in granting provisional registration were also discussed. "The administrator sir is already working on it to speed up the process," he added.

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Recently, the AIMSA FMSW team wrote to the MMC Administrator Dr. Vinky Rughwani and highlighted some critical concerns faced by the medical graduates regarding the registration processes at the MMC.

They had requested the Council to initiate the counselling session for the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) July 2024 passouts at the earliest. "Many graduates are eager to begin their professional journey, and a timely commencement of counselling sessions would greatly assist them in securing their provisional registration and advancing their careers," the association had mentioned in the letter.

Further, they had referred to the delays in Provisional Registration for FMGE June 2023 & December 2023 batch and mentioned that the association had received numerous complaints from students who cleared FMGE June 2023 and December 2023 regarding prolonged delays in obtaining their provisional registration.

"Despite completing their applications, many have been waiting for 5-6 months without any resolution, which is causing considerable stress and career setbacks. We kindly request your intervention in expediting these applications to ensure a smoother and more efficient process," the letter mentioned.

Apart from this, the association also highlighted the delays in granting permanent registration after internship and mentioned, "graduates who have completed their internships are facing similar delays, with some waiting for over 5-6 months to receive their permanent registration. This delay is hindering their ability to practice and further their medical careers. We urge the council to streamline this process and reduce the waiting period for all deserving candidates."

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