‘MBBS students, house surgeons can’t work part time in hosps’
TNN | May 9, 2019, 04.13 AM IST
Thiruvananthapuram: The Travancore Cochin Medical Council has banned MBBS students and house surgeons from taking up part time jobs in private hospitals. The move comes in the wake of reports that many of the private hospitals and clinics are employing them for night duty in the casualty wings.
The council has clarified that only those with TCMC registration are authorized to conduct medical practice in any hospitals in the state. “It has been found that third year MBBS students and house surgeons are being employed by private hospitals and clinics. If any hospital is found violating the TCMC guidelines in this regard, then steps would be taken to cancel the registration and license of that hospital,” said an order issued by TCMC.
The TCMC has asked the district medical officers to inspect all private hospitals within their jurisdiction and to report cases of students being involved in patient care. “The council will also take legal action against these students since they can be considered as only as ‘quacks’. Until they are registered with the TCMC, they cannot be called doctors,” said a TCMC official.
Most private and government medical colleges in the state deploy medicos and house surgeons in the casualty wings and wards. But this is being done as part of the internship programme of their courses, under the supervision of senior doctors.
Many hospitals employ students because they don’t have adequate doctors. The students also see this as quick money source, said Kerala Medical PG Association state president Dr Rahul U R.
TNN | May 9, 2019, 04.13 AM IST
Thiruvananthapuram: The Travancore Cochin Medical Council has banned MBBS students and house surgeons from taking up part time jobs in private hospitals. The move comes in the wake of reports that many of the private hospitals and clinics are employing them for night duty in the casualty wings.
The council has clarified that only those with TCMC registration are authorized to conduct medical practice in any hospitals in the state. “It has been found that third year MBBS students and house surgeons are being employed by private hospitals and clinics. If any hospital is found violating the TCMC guidelines in this regard, then steps would be taken to cancel the registration and license of that hospital,” said an order issued by TCMC.
The TCMC has asked the district medical officers to inspect all private hospitals within their jurisdiction and to report cases of students being involved in patient care. “The council will also take legal action against these students since they can be considered as only as ‘quacks’. Until they are registered with the TCMC, they cannot be called doctors,” said a TCMC official.
Most private and government medical colleges in the state deploy medicos and house surgeons in the casualty wings and wards. But this is being done as part of the internship programme of their courses, under the supervision of senior doctors.
Many hospitals employ students because they don’t have adequate doctors. The students also see this as quick money source, said Kerala Medical PG Association state president Dr Rahul U R.
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