One-time Relief to MBBS abroad students: NMC validates older internships, CRRI done by FMGs before October 2022

New Delhi: In a major relief to Foreign medical graduates 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 has allowed that such internships shall be considered valid by the National Medical Commission This however, the NMC noted shall be only as a one-time measure

This comes after National Medical Commission received 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.

The matter was also considered in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India and it was decided with the approval of Competent Authority to validate the internship of students who took admission in approved colleges/ hospitals/institutes according to old MCI list until 21.10.2022 i.e. the date of publishing of new list by NMC. The same has been communicated to NMC vide letter no. V.11025/458/2022-MEP (Part-I) dated 27.12.2022.

Accordingly, Compulsory Rotating Medical Internship done/started by Foreign Medical Graduates in approved colleges/ hospitals/institutes according to old MCI list on or before 21.10.2022 shall be considered valid by the National Medical Commission, only as a one-time measure. Any internship started in non-teaching hospitals beyond 21.10.2022 shall be invalid.

This issues with the approval of President (UGMEB), stated the NMC notice

To view the official notice : click here : https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/20230105015752-1-196477.pdf