An amendment Bill to the APMPR (Andhra Pradesh Medical Practitioners Registration Act, 1968) Act, making one year service in rural government hospitals mandatory for medical graduates to get a licence to practice, is passed in A.P.Assembly on 19-6- 2013.
Henceforth, medical (MBBS)graduates will be eligible for Medical council registration and practice only after putting in a year’s rural medical service.
You know,from 2012-13 academic year,post-graduate students have to sign a bond for one year and join government hospitals as senior residents. Clinical post-graduate doctors will work in Primary Health Centres (PHC), Community Health Centres, District and Area Hospitals while non-clinical PG doctors will be posted to teaching hospitals.
But,the Government is not talking about how it will improve medical infrastructure in tribal regions and villages.
The Government has announced a monthly stipend of Rs. 20,000 for a PG diploma holder and Rs. 23,000 to Rs. 25,000 for PG degree holders. Quite contrastingly, a fresh post-graduate, just out of medical college, can earn anywhere from Rs. 35,000 to Rs. 50,000 in private hospitals. The difference of pay is immense and there is a sense of heartburn among the post-graduate medical students in the State.
the confusion and owe's of medical students:
there is no clarity whether the service in the rural or tribal area will be considered during recruitment by the government.Will it be treated as a year of service or part of studentship?
In case of PG Diploma students appearing for the DNB examination, if the government does not issue a No Objection Certificate, they will not be considered for admission.
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