Future of Indian Doctor. After finishing his MBBS, rural posting, PG, Mch/Dm, Fellowship, bonded service, further training as junior consultant in a corporate hospital or stagnating in a Government Job performing non medical tasks or specialists performing non specialist work. Administrators need to think deep what are the reasons for reducing numbers of doctors, vacancies in medical colleges. The ratio of doctor to population is 1/10th of expected and if compare rural and urban ratio it's lopsided.
Increasing age of retirement or post retirement contractual job a solution. It can at best be a temporary short term solution, just postponing the crisis. Need is great, specially with ambitious scheme ABNHPM of esteemed Prime Minister which will need delivery of medical services upto secondary level at door step of poor to be successful. Forcing the private or corporate hospitals deliver…
