MBBS graduates in China seek policy changes

[RAAZ]

This is a news I read in the Himalayan Times today. Think is the hottest issues these days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Himalayan News Service
Kathmandu, January 14:
Nepali medical graduates from China today appealed to the government to make necessary amendments in its policy so that the students need not lose a year after completing five-year course.
Manish Roy, who did his graduation from Xianjiaotong University of China, said Nepal Medical Council (NMC) and the government should amend policy regarding ‘pre-internship’ for the students graduating from China.
“If TU has recognised the credit hours of the students who have studied in Chinese medical universities, why should NMC have a problem in accepting students,” said Roy. “There should not be any discrimination among students graduating from foreign countries. The medical students studying in SAARC countries do not have to face such hassles.”
The students, at a press conference organised at the Reporters’ Club, said that the students graduating from China have to work as pre-interns while the NMC’s criteria for pre-internship is needed only for SLC students.
“It is also not applicable for us when all the students have pursued MBBS only after passing 10+2,” said the students.
Dr Somnath Aryal, chairman of the NMC, said every country has its own rules and the students have to abide by NMC rules to get registered with it. Around 400 graduates from China are facing difficulties at present.
The students said that they have to pay Rs 1,000 for pre-internship in the hospitals here for 30 weeks for which neither they get any certificate nor any recognition for their work.
According to Laba Prasad Tripathee, spokesperson at the Education Ministry, this year alone 800 students went to China for medical studies. “Since it is a national problem, it has to be solved.” He said that the government was serious about solving their problem.
“Two rounds of talks have already been held to discuss the problem with the NMC and MoHP and next round of talks will take place tomorrow,” said Tripathee.
Dr Nirakar Man Shrestha, chief health specialist at the Ministry of Health and Population, said that the ministry was seriously considering the problem and would take necessary steps.

[rajeeb]

KATHMANDU, Jan 14 - The government has banned medical graduates from China from joining service without undergoing a one-year "skills enhancement course" or pre-internship.
An estimated 400 MBBS graduates from various Chinese medical universities have been asked to join the one-year "rotationary internship" before they apply for the medical licensing exams.

"We have completed our internship in China but the government is unnecessarily asking us to do a pre-internship before we take up work in Nepal," said a fresh MBBS graduate from Tianjin Medical University near the Chinese capital, Beijing.

Medical graduates from China, who organized a press meet at the Reporters' Club Nepal Saturday, said they were being "unjustly victimized" by the government.

"Medical graduates from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh do not need any pre-internship. This is discrimination," said Deo Man Limbu, another MBBS graduate from China. Students say they want this one year pre-internship to be waived as they have already done it in China.

Speaking at the interaction, Dr Som Nath Aryal, chairman of Nepal Medical Council, said, "The one year rotationary internship is for enhancing the skills of medical students." He said this was applicable to graduates from China and Russia only as medical institutes there do not provide internship. Besides, the course is just of four years in China whereas the usual duration is four and half years, Dr Aryal added.



Posted on: 2006-01-14 19:59:25

[dr_shahrambabu]

ho ho saathi haru ho ali ali ta practice ta garna paryo ni yar 4yr matrai padera ta kaha huncha ra hami sabai le 4nhalf yr paddai chau tei bhayera malai ta dr.aryal ji ko kura thik lagyo hai..........
la ta saathi haru kei khabar cha bhane pheri bhandai garnu.

[Anil]

Hello sathi haru n NMC president,
i read news about press conference where discuss the issue of internship for russian n chinese students....so i am not agry with president of NMC ...he can answer me ......plz
I am student of russian medical academy, we are here studying 6 year where 6 year course is only repeating course so why we need to do internship in nepal????in the comparision with nepali medical college we are studying 6 year........................why????? ..........you have any answer on this????even in every summer vacation we are doing 2 months practical its a extar than nepali colleges then why we need to do internship in nepal if you have 6 year course here.
you have answer for this quistion Mr president of NMC?? plz reply us.....

[Rajiv]

I just learned from a pre-intern student of BIR Hosp that discussion is going on which recommends that u guys don't need to do internship at all. Means u will be entitled to practice by NMC without doing Internship. It sounds impossible and not fulfilling current approbation, but I guess somebody has suggested this. Have anybody heard similar things??

[Suvash]

i hope you get your answer but i don't think they have an answer to your question..

[Japanese]

Originally Posted by Medicus Heidelbergensis

I Means u will be entitled to practice by NMC without doing Internship.

It is also not a good news indeed.

[Ajay]

Medical Practice without Internship!!!!!!!!!!!! I too don't agree with this.
1 year internship is necessary. But

"We have completed our internship in China but the government is unnecessarily asking us to do a pre-internship before we take up work in Nepal," said a fresh MBBS graduate from Tianjin Medical University near the Chinese capital, Beijing.

Doesn't this mean that they have completed their internship????

[Japanese]

Just Now I read a NEWS regarding this in the following link of kantipur.
http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnep...php?&nid=62824

[Ajay]

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