LHMC, VMMC cancel FMGs internships after DMC alloted seats in merit list
As many as 31 out of 42 foreign medical graduates (FMGs) were denied internship opportunities even after being allotted a seat in the merit list released by the Delhi Medical Council on April 27, 2023, tweeted Dr Jitendra Singh, National President of All India Medical Students' Association.
The Delhi Medical Commission has written to the union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya and said that they have received over 2000 applications from Foreign Medical Graduate students to start their CRMI internship.
About the number of seats, DMC said that in the merit list, there were Lady Hardinge Medical College (18 seats), Vardhaman Mahavir Medical College (13 seats), Baba Saheb Ambedkar (7 seats), Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences (4 seats), assigned for internships.
However, when the students reported to the Lady Hardinge Medical College on April 28, 2023, they were assured that the internship will start on May 3, 2023, and were asked to submit all the necessary documents and affidavit on May 1, 2023. When the students reported at the medical colleges Lady Hardinge Medical College/Vardhman Mahavir Medical College with the documents, the officials at these colleges denied to provide the seats and said that they do not have any seats, as they have allotted the 7.5% of the students of this Academic Session in November 2022 according to the National Medical Commission guidelines.
"These are meritorious students, whose future and career, are at stake, you are requested to instruct the authorities of the National Medical Commission/Lady Harding Medical College/Vardhman Mahavir Medical College to take necessary action and accommodate these students at the earliest," reads DMC's letter.
"LHMC and VMMC cancelled FMG's internship. 31 out of 42 students denied Internship even after being alloted a seat in the merit list released by DMC on April 27, 2023, " says a tweet by Dr Jitendra Singh, National President of All India Medical Students' Association.
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