The IMA has opposed the Pharmacy Council of India's (PCI) decision of allowing those receiving Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D) degree to prefix 'Dr' before their name, saying such "transgressions of entitlement are illegal and illegitimate". The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has also written to the Union Health Ministry and the Medical Council of India (MCI) over the issue stating it is against all such shifts from those who are trained in other streams of health sector to venture into medical practice. According to the IMA, such illegitimate conferment cannot become entitlements, just incase if an advocate or an engineer should be called doctor by an executive order.
"Such social anarchy only creates confusion in the minds of a common man and the impact it has on the structure of a well organised society is clearly evident," it said in a statement. Aspiration in any course needs to be…
