Govt retracts two-yr medical internship proposal amid student protests

The government has withdrawn a proposal to extend the existing year-long internship programme for MBBS graduates to two years, reports bdnews24.com.

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on August 27 issued a circular attaching the draft policy and sought opinions on the issue by September 18.

But the draft has been removed from its website amid protests by medical students against the move.

The government has withdrawn a proposal to extend the existing year-long internship programme for MBBS graduates to two years.

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on August 27 issued a circular attaching the draft policy and sought opinions on the issue by September 18.

But the draft has been removed from its website amid protests by medical students against the move.

Earlier, Medical students have continued their protest against a government proposal to extend the existing year-long internship programme for MBBS graduates to two years.

The students of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) staged a rally on the campus and in front of the central Shaheed Minar on Sunday demanding the withdrawal of the proposal.

They also submitted a memorandum to the acting vice-principal of the college and the director of the hospital, Robin Haque, a student of DMCH, said.

The students of Sir Salimullah Medical College, who demonstrated on the streets on Saturday, resumed their protests on Sunday.

Doctors' groups on social media remained abuzz with arguments against the plan.

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on August 27 issued a circular attaching the draft policy and sought opinions on the issue by September 18.

The plan proposes posting second year medical interns to an upazilla health complex upon completing the first year of the internship in their respective medical college hospitals.