New Delhi: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has said that medical graduates who have returned to the country without completing their internships because of situations beyond their control can do so in India, a remark that came even as students were being evacuated from crisis-hit Ukraine.
India has sought ceasefire by Russian and Ukrainian troops for evacuation of its citizens from the conflict zones of Kharkiv and Sumy in eastern Ukraine after President Vladimir Putin ordered troops to move into Ukraine, triggering a geopolitical crisis. The government is operating evacuation flights from the region and has deployed four Union ministers to countries neighbouring Ukraine to spearhead the effort.
There are some foreign medical graduates with incomplete internship due to such compelling situations beyond their control, such as the pandemic Covid-19 and war, etc. Considering the agony and stress faced by these foreign medical graduates, their application to complete the remaining part of their internship in India is considered eligible. Accordingly, the same may be processed by state medical councils,” the circular said.
It also said that colleges cannot charge a fee from the students for these internships. They should also be given stipends and facilities equivalent to the students in India, it added.
