KGMU, RMLIMS to recruit 312 non-PG junior residents

KGMU, RMLIMS to recruit 312 non-PG junior residents

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Lucknow:05.12.2021

King George’s Medical University (KGMU) and Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences (RMLIMS) will recruit 272 and 40 non-postgraduate junior resident doctors (non-PG JRs), respectively, on a temporary basis to tackle the manpower crisis.

Both medical institutions have taken this decision to end the agitation of junior residents who have been holding demonstrations for the last few days as second- and third-year resident doctors are burdened with work. The demand is to hold counselling for admission to PG courses through NEET so that firstyear seats can be filled.

KGMU spokesperson Dr Sudhir Singh said, “Non-PG junior residents will be recruited for a certain time period till new PG JRs join through NEET counselling.”

Medical superintendent of RMLIMS Prof Vikram Singh said, “We have sent a proposal to the state government for recruitment of 40 non-PG JRs to ease the workload of existing JRs.”

While doctors have agreed to reduce the number of JRs in demonstrations, a symbolic protest will continue till recruitments.

Boycott hits OPD services at RMLIMS

Patient care was affected for an hour due to the boycott of OPD services by the faculty members of RMLIMS on Saturday. The teachers have been demanding allowances as per the 7th Pay Commission on a par with the faculty members of SGPGI. Patients had to wait at the OPD during the work boycott from 9-10am which led to overcrowding. The faculty association had announced a two-hour boycott from Monday but after talks with the institute, the association has announced to defer it for a week.