The post-graduate medical education in the country is all set for a radical change as the Board of Governors in Super-session of Medical Council of India have framed fresh rules for all PG students pursuing MD/MS in broad specialities in all medical colleges to undergo a compulsory residential rotation of three months in district hospitals or district health system as part of the course curriculum. Let’s look into the further details of the programme
The issue of never-ending work days of doctors seem to be, well, never ending. The Times of India recently carried a report that detailed a resident doctor’s work day at a government hospital. The report hopefully would help the public appreciate the efforts that the Indian doctors put into his or her work, every day. […]
More than one in four doctors in the early stages of their careers have signs of depression, says a study. The study states harsh and gruelling years of training leading towards the medical job are to blame. This is not only bad for young doctors but also for the patients they see. Depressed doctors are […]