There are 45,000 Indian doctors in the USA, and 25,000 in the UK. They are highly regarded for their clinical acumen, hard work and integrity. Some are in leadership positions including policy making in these countries. Paradoxically, the country where they are produced, India, is reeling with medical manpower deficits at every level. Shortage ranges from primary healthcare to specialists for tertiary healthcare.
There are clearly some reasons responsible for the huge crisis that is looming large on the horizon of Indian Healthcare 1) Waning interest in Medicine as a career . : The craze for Medicine as a career among school finishers is slowly but surely declining, especially among men students. The long haul of 10 to 14 years of study and the rigours of high demand clinical work is not attractive when compared to the shorter but high paying career streams. The multiplicity of…
