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“Reserve seats” Staff Reporter

TIRUNELVELI: The Doctors’ Association for Social Equality has appealed to Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi to execute the assurance on allotment of all medical seats in the State to students only from Tamil Nadu.

In a memorandum to Minister for Local Administration M.K. Stalin on Monday, it said that while 15 per cent of MBBS seats was being surrendered to all-India pool, 50 per cent of the PG seats in MD and MS courses allocated to the Central consortium, denying those seats to eligible students from Tamil Nadu.

DOCTORS’ ASSOCIATION FOR SOCIAL EQUALITY

[Regd. No. 322/2004]

# 41, Chavadi Street, Pallavaram, Chennai – 600 043 Tamil Nadu.

Phone: 044 – 2264 3561, 2264 2790, Fax: 044 – 2264 3562, Cell: 9940664343

Email: daseindia@yahoo.com, dasetn@yahoo.com, daseindia@gmail.com, www.daseindia.org

Date: 07/12/2007

PRESS RELEASE

DASE welcomes Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss’s decision

Not to extent the MBBS Course Duration

Doctors Permanent Job Opportunities and Standard of Medical Care

Should not be reduced by posting Medical Students on Compulsory basis.

DASE urges the Central Health Minister.

Regarding this Dr. G.R. Ravindranath, General Secretary, DASE has issued the following press statement.

Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss asserted at the side lines of Three Day Ministerial Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza that the MBBS course duration would not be extended, and compulsory rural posting would be implemented within the 5 ½ years course duration.

DASE welcomes the decision of the Minister not to extend the MBBS course duration. But the idea of putting one year compulsory service within 5 ½ years is not acceptable. Already the students are serving in rural areas for 3 months during internship. If the Government extends the period to 1 year it will abolish the permanent job opportunities of Young doctors and it will lead to deterioration of medical care facilities in the Government hospitals. It would force the rural people to run towards private hospitals.

Why the Government is hesitating to appoint doctors on regular basis at District Head Quarters, Taluk Head Quarters and Primary Health Centre Hospitals? Why it insists to put medical students on compulsory service? Why the Government is not giving jobs for unemployed qualified doctors? Will the Union Health Minister reveal the truth?

If the MBBS Course is modified it will deteriorate the standard of the MBBS. Students could not learn the new developments in Medical Science and Technology. If the Government Hospitals provide medical treatment through the medical students it will reduce the standard of medical care services rendered by the Government Hospitals. So, the Central Health Ministry should completely withdraw the compulsory rural scheme in toto. Qualified Doctors should be appointed in rural hospitals on regular basis. Adequate medical facilities should be made in those hospitals. Central Government should help the states to do so.

Yours truly,

(Dr. G.R. Ravindranath)

DOCTORS’ ASSOCIATION FOR SOCIAL EQUALITY

[Regd. No. 322/2004]

# 41, Chavadi Street, Pallavaram, Chennai – 600 043 Tamil Nadu.

Phone: 044 – 2264 3561, 2264 2790, Fax: 044 – 2264 3562, Cell: 94441 83776, 9940664343

Email: daseindia@yahoo.com, dasetn@yahoo.com, daseindia@gmail.com, www.daseindia.org

Date: 05/12/2007

PRESS RELEASE

DASE urges the Central Government not to Curtail the Autonomy of MCI

Regarding this Dr. G.R. Ravindranath, General Secretary, DASE has issued the following Press Statement.

The Central Health Ministry is planning to setup a separate department for Medical Education under a Secretary Level Officer. The purpose of creation of the new department is to allow more medical colleges on Public – Private partnership and to allow foreign universities and FDI in Medical Education. DASE urges the Central Government not to give any Government Hospitals to private organizations to start medical colleges in the name of Public-Private Partnership.

At present the MCI, a statutory body is regulating medical education. Giving recognition to new medical colleges and new medical courses. Doctors’ registration also maintained by this organization at All India Level. The Central Health Ministry wants to curtail the power of the MCI for the interest of corporates. DASE urges the Central Health Ministry to protect the Autonomy of MCI and bring suitable amendment in MCI Act to decentralize its power. Its activities should be made as more transparent and democratic.

Power to give recognition to new medical colleges and medical courses should be given to the State Medical Councils which could strengthen the Federal setup of our country.

DASE urges the Central and State Governments to start more medical colleges.

Yours truly,

(Dr. G.R. Ravindranath)