Medical education in India unaffordable, says Punjab doctors
The doctors in Punjab have said that the medical education in India is unaffordable and there are fewer seats available in medical colleges, hence the students are choosing to study medicine abroad.
The medical practitioners of Punjab do not agree with the statement of Union Minister Prahlad Joshi that 90% of Indians who study MBBS abroad fail to clear qualifiers in India. Instead, as per them, high fees and fewer seats in medical colleges are the reasons why students are going to abroad for pursuing medical courses.
Prof Dr Vitull K Gupta, chairman of the Malwa branch of the Association of Physicians of India (API), said, “Such a statement by Union Minister exposes lack of knowledge and shameless efforts to hide government’s failure by putting blame on students who in fact are the victims of the miserable medical education system,” as reported by Indian Express.
Punjab doctors' statements on medical education in India
Dr Dharamvira Gandhi, former Patiala MP who is also a cardiologist, said,” I myself know at least 10 MPs who are having their own medical colleges. When there is a nexus in providing medical education and politicians are involved in it, how can we give affordable education to students? There is a need to open medical colleges in the country to improve doctor-patient ratio. At least now good sense should prevail.”
Dr Manoj Sobit, renowned neurosurgeon and member of Punjab Medical Council, said, “I was shocked when I heard this statement of the minister. It is extremely disappointing. Students in India really work hard and they rather cut off from their social life so as to prepare for NEET after Class 10. Despite scoring high percentile, they fail to get admission because number of seats are limited and moreover affordable seats are even lesser. In private colleges, cost of MBBS in India is in the range of Rs 75 lakh to a crore…”
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