VIJAYAWADA: The Andhra Pradesh government would quickly prepare final-year medical PG trainees for Covid duty in view of the day-to-day surge in infections.
An order will be released in a day or 2, authorities said on Friday.The National Medical Commission had released an advisory saying the last year exams of PG courses as likewise the PG-NEET test were delayed and there for this reason was a delay in start of the new academic session for 2021-22.
The services of PG trainees as Citizens may continue to be made use of to manage the rise in Covid19 cases up until fresh batches of postgraduate trainees joined, it said.
Prime Minister Modi has himself announced that PG-NEET is not being held prior to August 31 and the services of final-year PG students could be availed for Covid work till the fresh batch of PG first-year trainees signed up with the courses.Even if PG-NEET is held in September, it may take nearly two months for the new batch of PG students to join the medical courses.
This means that the services of PG final-year students can be availed till November.In this background, the PG final-year students under the aegis of the Andhra Pradesh junior medical professionals' association submitted a representation at the workplace of the director of medical education, pleading that the extra period of residency might be thought about to induct them as senior homeowners and looked for a walking in stipend.
They stated that though a guarantee was given to them for such a walking in 2015, this was not executed.
They pleaded that a walking in stipend be given to senior residents of the order of Rs70,000 monthly, on par with that of their colleagues in Telangana.
They also looked for the exam intimation at least 40 days before its start so that they will have adequate time to prepare and stand for the PG last exams.Some trainees from government service and from self-finance medical colleges had signed a bond to serve them for two to three years respectively after conclusion of PG.
They appealed for inclusion of the extended period of study/work in the bond duration so that they can be relieved from such a dedication a few months ahead of time.
On the other hand, some PG final-year students from private medical colleges are requesting their college managements to give them an assurance of senior resident status and a walking in stipend prior to preparing them for Covid duty.There will be more than 2,000 PG final-year students pursuing medical education in 11 government and 17 private medical colleges in the state.AP JUDA state president Dr Rahul Roy said, We have sent a representation to the DME with a request for their induction as senior locals, a hike in stipend and previous intimation to them about the examination schedule.
We are told that without appearing for the final exams, there might not be any arrangement to accord senior resident status.
Director of medical education Dr M.
Raghavendra Rao stated, The state federal government is checking out their concerns favorably and an order may be released in a day or two to prepare them formally for Covid responsibility as they are currently taking care of such a service.