REGULATORY · COMPETITIVE · INDIA
Foreign Medical Graduates wing demands NMC withdraw notification
Change
The Foreign Medical Graduates Wing demanded that the National Medical Commission withdraw its March 6 notification requiring mandatory physical onsite compensation classes for online clinical studies.
Why it matters
The National Medical Commission issued a March 6 order clarifying mandatory physical onsite compensation classes for online clinical education. Prior NMC notices (December 7, 2023 and June 19, 2024) allowed clinical clerkship in India as a compensation mechanism. Those notices stated that students who completed physical onsite training and passed the FMGE are eligible to undergo CRMI under relevant regulations. A student association has demanded withdrawal of the March 6 clarification and raised concerns about its impact on FMGs.
Implications
- • Medical colleges and hospitals must provide and document physical onsite compensation classes for FMGs seeking CRMI.
- • Regulatory administrators processing CRMI enrollments must verify completion of specified onsite compensation training and FMGE passage before approving CRMI registration.
- • FMGE-qualified graduates who have completed approved onsite compensation training are to be treated as eligible for CRMI under the stated regulations.
Who is affected
- • Foreign medical graduates (FMGs)
- • Medical colleges and hospitals providing clinical training
- • Regulatory administrators processing CRMI enrollments
- • Examination authorities overseeing FMGE
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