The National Medical Commission (NMC) has released a draft regulation for Compulsory Rotating Internship, 2021, mentioning that an elective AYUSH training of one week in any of the Indian systems of medicine should be included in the rotational internship schedule for MBBS students. According to the NMC’s new regulations, MBBS students will soon have to undergo elective internship training in AYUSH for one week, along with their other postings in any two super-specialty disciplines, including cardiology, nephrology, pulmonary medicine, and medical oncology.
Among the seventeen postings which MBBS students have to complete for 12 months after graduation, fourteen are mandatory, and three are electives . For AYUSH, the NMC mentioned that interns could choose among the following electives: Ayurveda Yoga Unani Homeopathy Siddha Sowa Rigpa Additionally, the NMC has also recommended that…
