Medical Council: Certificates for those studying medicine abroad should be issued according to the rules.
Tamil Nadu: The Medical Council has clarified that qualification certificates for those who studied medicine abroad are being issued according to the relevant rules and that there has been no undue delay.
Medical graduates who studied abroad have leveled several allegations. They have alleged that the Medical Council is acting with malicious intent in issuing qualification certificates and is preventing them from practicing in the 11 new government medical colleges.
The Tamil Nadu Medical Students Association Overseas Unit had announced that it would hold a symbolic hunger strike in Chennai on January 6 to press its demands.
In this context, the clarification issued by the Tamil Nadu Medical Council is as follows:
A comprehensive verification process is undertaken before issuing provisional qualification certificates and registration certificates to foreign medical graduates.
This process involves multiple levels, including verification of certificates, verification of passport and travel details, authentication through the respective foreign embassies, and verification of the medical qualification certificates issued by the universities.
Each country’s embassy takes one to two months to verify and send the documents. Even last month, forged certificates were found in the admission documents of two students.
It is important to note that the Tamil Nadu Medical Council’s role is limited to issuing provisional certificates of qualification. The Council has no authority over the allocation of medical internships or related policy decisions.
The allocation of medical internship seats in Tamil Nadu’s recognized medical colleges, as per the 7.5 percent quota stipulated by the National Medical Council, is the responsibility of the Directorate of Medical Education.
The Tamil Nadu Medical Council functions responsibly, transparently, and impartially. While assisting eligible foreign medical graduates, it is also committed to preventing unqualified or fraudulent doctors from entering the medical system, the clarification statement said.
