Recently there is a news about proposed bridge course for Ayurvedic/Homeopathic doctors. Doctors pursuing Indian systems of medicine, including Ayurveda, and homeopathy may be allowed to practice allopathy after clearing a bridge course, according to a Bill introduced in the Lok Sabha The National Medical Commission Bill, 2017, which seeks to replace the existing apex medical education regulator, the Medical Council of India (MCI), with a new body, was moved by the government in the House yesterday.
Clause 49 of the Bill calls for a joint sitting of the National Medical Commission, the Central Council of Homoeopathy and the Central Council of Indian Medicine at least once a year "to enhance the interface between homeopathy, Indian Systems of Medicine and modern systems of medicine". It has also proposed that specific educational modules or programmes for developing bridges across the…
