A panel led by the Niti Aayog vice-chairman has come up with a recent move to reform medical education according to which all medical graduates will have to pass a mandatory licentiate examination in order to practise medicine. The Indian Medical Association (IMA) is all set to oppose this move meant to reform the medical education. This is the next proposal in line by the Niti Aayog after they proposed to abolish the MCI and set up a new regulatory body called the National Medical Commission , the reason being its failure to curb corruption in medical education and clinical practice.
About 45,000 medical graduates emerge each year from India’s 300-odd medical colleges, and under the current rule, once they clear their final examination at the end of their course, they can register with the Medical Council of India (MCI) for a licence and practise. Why this move? The panel has suggested…
