The resident doctors from the Ophthalmology department have been at loggerheads with Dr Lahane and Dr Parekh, blaming them for students’ lack of surgical hands-on experience, academic and research activities
nt doctors from the ophthalmology department of JJ hospital, Maharashtra s biggest government hospital, complained of “harassment inside the Operation theatres, malpractices in the department”. They also raised complaints of “preferential treatments to rich patients” and “lack of hands-on surgical experience despite being third year residents.”
The strike, called by Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD) also raised concern about the issue of unpaid stipends and arrears of the previous two batches.