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Hans India
a day ago
- Health
- Hans India
AP Medical Council revises norms for internship of FMGs
Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh Medical Council (APMC) on Thursday issued updated guidelines for Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs) regarding their internship requirements following a general body meeting that addressed pending issues. The guidelines outline internship durations based on specific criteria: According to the new guidelines, one-year Internship applies to FMGs who completed their entire course in offline mode, FMGs who partially studied online, compensated with offline training, and submitted valid compensation certificates and FMGs from the Philippines who completed their theory course offline, undertook online clerkship, obtained their degree, and passed the FMG Examination. Per the National Medical Commission (NMC) circular dated July 30, 2020, their clerkship is considered equivalent to the internship period in India for permanent registration. Similarly, FMGs who transferred to another country due to COVID-19 or war, completed their remaining course offline, appeared for final exams (offline or online), obtained a course completion certificate/degree from the parent institute, and passed the FMG Examination. Two-year Internship applies to FMGs who returned to India, could not return to their study country, stayed beyond the academic timetable, completed their final year online, obtained a course completion certificate/degree, and passed the FMG Examination. Three-year Internship applies to FMGs who returned to India, could not return to their study country, had breaks in their final and penultimate years due to COVID-19 or war, completed their course (including exams) online, obtained a course completion certificate/degree, and passed the FMG Examination. The APMC previously issued internship allotment orders for one or two years during counselling sessions in May 2023, November 2023, and May 2024. Some FMGs received extensions to two or three years based on an NMC circular dated June 7, 2024, which rejected compensation certificates for online study periods. However, a new NMC circular dated June 19, 2024, clarified that compensation certificates for adequately compensated online study periods are valid. Accordingly, FMGs with such certificates may now complete a one-year internship. Due to the absence of an APMC committee earlier, decisions were deferred. With the committee reconstituted, the APMC will implement the NMC's June 19, 2024 circular, adhere to the original internship allotment orders, and issue permanent registrations upon completion of the stipulated internship period.
Time of India
a day ago
- Health
- Time of India
Foreign medical graduates allowed internship at ESIC
Jaipur: The medical education department resolved the issue of 100 foreign medical graduates (FMGs) who were denied internships at ESIC Alwar due to certain technical issues. TOI highlighted the issue, 'Foreign medical graduates' internship in limbo over stipend row, limited seats,' published on June 17, following which the ESIC Medical College allowed the foreign medical graduates to undertake internships following state govt clarification on the issue. Out of 100 FMGs, 99 joined on Thursday, while one FMG, who is in China, was unable to join. The primary obstacle appears to be a complex web of a limited number of seats, regulatory requirements, and stipend-related issues. A day after the story was published, medical education department consulted with ESIC Medical College and discussed the issue. The medical college administration expressed that there is a technical issue that needs to be resolved related to the stipend to interns and the limited seats available for internships. With 100 internship seats available and an equal number of Indian medical graduates already competing for the same positions, the institution faces a significant logistical challenge. Besides, the medical college discussed the Supreme Court ruling on stipends for all interns, but the National Medical Commission allows for only 7.5% of the total internship seats. "State govt has given clarification on the issue. The govt allowed giving a stipend to 7.5% of the interns, and for the rest of the students, the govt asked us to take an undertaking from them that they do not need a stipend. Based on this clarification from the govt, the interns have joined the internship by giving the undertaking," said Dr Asim Das, Dean of ESIC Medical College. ESIC Medical College is worried that in May 2026, another batch of 100 interns will join.
The Hindu
a day ago
- Health
- The Hindu
FMGs long wait for Permanent Registrations to end soon
More than 500 Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs) in Andhra Pradesh can finally heave a sigh of relief as their long wait for Permanent Registrations (PRs) seems to be coming to an end. The FMGs in the State, who studied medical courses equivalent to MBBS outside India, have been waiting for more than a year to get their PRs, a license without which they cannot study further or set up clinics in the country, due to various reasons. Clearing air on the issue, that has been pending since June, 2024, APMC Chairman Daggumati Sreehari Rao told The Hindu that the council, in its general body meeting on June 17, has decided to issue PRs to all those who have valid compensatory certificates and also clarified about the duration of the internships for the batches of FMGs affected by the pandemic. It may be noted that the Andhra Pradesh Medical Council (APMC) had earlier insisted that the FMGs, who did their penultimate and ultimate years of their courses online, due to the pandemic, must undergo two years of internship irrespective of whether or not they had compensatory certificates. Many FMGs decried the decision, as they said this was against the National Medical Commission (NMC)'s notification of June 19, 2024, that stated that those who wrote their final year exams offline and have compensatory certificates from their parent universities can undergo one year of internship. NMC's notification Now, the Chairman said the council is following the NMC's June 19 notification. 'Those who have done their complete course offline will have to do one year of internship and those who did their penultimate and ultimate years online but went back to write their final exams offline and have compensatory certificates will be allotted one year of internship,' Dr Sreehari Rao said. He said the compensatory certificates should clearly mention the name, the dates of arrival in India and return to their parent university, the duration of the course completed in online mode. He said that the APMC would write to the colleges in the State to relieve those FMGs, who despite having valid compensatory certificates are having to undergo a second year of internship. The process of issuance of PRs to the FMGs will start within a week and is likely to take another week to complete, he said. An official notification regarding the revised guidelines for FMGs affected by the pandemic is yet to be released. It may be noted here that all the FMGs affected belong to the batches during the pandemic and confusion arose due to multiple guidelines from the NMC regarding their duration of internships. At first, the APMC insisted that they undergo two years of internship to be eligible for a PR, then the graduates were told that their compensatory certificates were not clear.
Time of India
4 days ago
- Health
- Time of India
Foreign medical graduates' internship in limbo over stipend row, limited seats
1 2 Jaipur: Nearly 100 foreign medical graduates (FMGs) in Rajasthan are facing an uncertain future as their mandatory internships at ESIC Medical College, Alwar, remain in limbo due to technical and administrative hurdles. Despite the Rajasthan Medical Council's (RMC) allocation of internship positions five months after the foreign medical graduate examination (FMGE) results, these aspiring doctors are still waiting to begin their clinical training. The deadline for joining the internship passed on June 15, leaving the graduates in a state of distress while their peers at other institutions have already commenced their hospital duties. The primary obstacle appears to be a complex web of limited number of seats, regulatory requirements and stipend-related issues. Dr Asim Das, Dean of ESIC Hospital, cited multiple challenges, including conflicting guidelines from various authorities. "There's a Supreme Court ruling mandating stipends for all FMGs, while National Medical Commission (NMC) guidelines allow paid internships for only 7.5% of total seats," Das said. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Run Your Business Like a Pro - Top Trending Accounting Software (Check Now) Accounting ERP Click Here Undo "This is a govt organisation where we are answerable for the audit. So how do we then differentiate the payment of the stipend? The Rajasthan govt is saying give a stipend to 7.5% of FMGs, but the question is which 7.5% out of the 100 FMGs," said Das. Adding to the complexity is the limited capacity at ESIC Medical College. With 100 internship seats available and an equal number of Indian medical graduates already competing for the same positions, the institution faces a significant logistical challenge. "We have only 100 internship seats. There is going to be a clash of 100 FMGs and 100 Indian medical graduates against these seats," Das said. "We're running from pillar to post, but neither ESIC is accepting our applications nor are the RMC and medical education department taking proper notice of our situation," said one affected foreign medical graduate, who requested anonymity. The delay in internship completion could have serious implications for these graduates, potentially affecting their eligibility for medical practice and further studies, including post-graduation programmes.
Time of India
05-06-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Kerala HC sets aside state govt order stipulating internship fee for foreign medical graduates
Kochi: High court has set aside the state govt's order stipulating an internship fee for foreign medical graduates (FMGs). The bench of Justice N Nagaresh further observed that, as the National Medical Commission (NMC) Act mandates stipend payment to medical interns for their service, the state is not justified in levying an internship fee from medical graduates. The Court was considering a batch of petitions filed by FMGs challenging the GO dated April 3, 2025, issued by the health department additional secretary, which directed them to pay Rs 5,000 per month as an internship fee for the Compulsory Rotating Medical Internship (CRMI). The petitioners, who secured medical degrees from institutions outside India, contended that the NMC, which has the power under the Act to make policy regarding the internship, provides no option for the state to levy any fee for CRMI and had already directed that no such fee should be charged. The state opposed the arguments and submitted that the NMC cannot restrain state govts from levying an internship fee on Indian or foreign medical graduates. In 2020, the state had fixed the internship fee at Rs 10,000 per month for FMGs, and, in view of directions from a HC division bench in a previous petition, the govt had refixed the fee at Rs 5,000 per month. Meanwhile, the NMC clarified that it had taken a policy decision directing that no internship fee shall be collected from students undergoing CRMI. Accordingly, HC set aside the impugned GO mandating the internship fee for FMGs.
