The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre s response to a plea filed by the Association of Medical Consultants (AMC), Mumbai challenging Section 34 (Rights of Persons to practice) of the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Act, 2020 and National Commission for Homoeopathy Act, 2020.
The Supreme Court held that no medical college can open a new or higher course of study or training, including a postgraduate course, except with the previous permission of the Central Government
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As Pandemic Stretches On, Junior Doctors Demand Better Pay And Work Conditions
Junior doctors say they were thrown into Covid-19 duties in hospitals with no preparation, security, benefits or thought for the disruption of their post-graduate studies. With the threat of a third wave looming, they fear they ll be stuck in this situation indefinitely.
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Bhopal: With the discovery of the
Delta plus variant and the threat of a third Covid-19 wave looming, junior doctors in government medical colleges, forced into the
forefront of India s battle against the pandemic, are worried that they will have to return to an exhausting, stressful, unhealthy and insecure work environment,
With the discovery of the Delta plus variant and the threat of a third Covid-19 wave looming, junior doctors in government medical colleges, forced into the forefront of India s battle against the pandemic, are worried that they will have to return to an exhausting, stressful, unhealthy and insecure work environment, IndiaSpend learnt through extensive interviews. If they have to be put on Covid-19 duty again, the junior doctors said they would like to be paid better and on-time salaries, allowed time to pursue their specialisation, and provided necessary medical infrastructure and mental health support at work. Junior doctors [JD], also called junior residents [JR], are postgraduate medical students pursuing an area of specialisation under senior doctors at hospitals.