Health Ministry discusses plan for Ukraine returned medicos

After NMC had asked for the health ministry's view on making a scheme so that Ukraine returned medicos can continue their education in India, the ministry is working towards finding a solution.

As per reports, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) is continuously holding frequent meetings to find a scheme so that Ukraine returned medical students can continue their studies in India. 

“NMC and the Ministry are rigorously working on finding a suitable solution for medical students who returned back in the midway of Medical courses from different countries like Ukraine, China, and the Philippines. But nothing concrete has been done as of now,” said a source, as reported by The Print.

“The frequent meetings have begun after the National Medical Commission ( NMC) sought the health ministry’s view in light of Supreme Court’s directions to the regulatory body to frame a scheme in two months allowing such MBBS students to complete clinical training in medical colleges in the country,” added the source.

The background

Supreme Court has directed the NMC to frame a scheme within two months for these students so that they can complete their clinical training in medical colleges in India and NMC has asked for the health ministry's views on the same. 

NMC has also allowed Foreign Medical Graduates with incomplete internships due to pandemics or the war to complete their internship in India, provided they have cleared the FMGE examination before applying to complete an internship in India.

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