This article has reference to the editorial of The Assam Tribune titled "HEALTH CARE" published on 2nd January, 2011 in which the discrimination of qualification for appearing in the Assam Post Graduate Medical Entrance Examination is clearly mentioned, I would like to add my own experience.
I was one of the 1st batch MBBS doctors who was sent for compulsory rural posting...
Ok, 1year rural posting was really a good experience to remember....
But for me for all those days, each night was like a night duty to me.... Even if somehow there was no patients in the labour room or no emergency patients, what to say about the house calls? There was no choice, but we had to go to patient's houses to attend the calls (even during rainy seasons in those slippery interior roads using own vehicles) with all preparations including IV fluids and parenteral mediations....!!!!!
I would like to say once again that leaving aside some minor incidents everybody there behaved nicely and it was a great experience working in my place of posting ...
I'm telling all these to reveal the fact.... After doing duty practically of 24 hours a day and 7 days a week and after attending all those sector level, block level and district level meetings , there was hardly any time for study to prepare for the said entrance examination.... Not to mention about electricity and others scarce facilities....
and have a look at our PMT counterparts.... They could just whole heartedly prepare for the entrance exam without any interference....
And at the end, with only 10 days leave at hand of which 2 days wasted for form fill up and so on, i. e. with effective 8 days leave and uninterrupted heavy(!!!!) preparation, we appeared for the same examination for the same 50% reserved PG medical seats for Assam.......!! Luckily some of us could get our seats, but the result was as expected and the total no. of students from Assam to get selected drastically reduced. The same has been reflected in this year's result also.
I'm not against the PMT students.
But, I'm against the rules which are harming the interests of the students who are permanent residents of Assam.
I'm against the undue privilege the PMT students (admitted under 15% MBBS all india seats in Assam) are getting in appearing for the Assam Post Graduate medical entrance examination....
The one and only solution is to make the rural posting mandatory to each and every students who want to appear for the Assam PGMEE or totally abolish the rule.
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Regards,
Dr. Kumar Partha Pratim,
Post Graduate Trainee,
Regional Institute of Ophthalmology,
Gauhati Medical College & Hospital,
Bhangagarh, Guwahati-32 ,
Assam, India.
Mobile. +91-98542-86788
