Foreign medical graduates asked to clear FMGE to get internship in India

Amid the ongoing evacuation of Indian medical students from Ukraine the National Medical Commission NMC has allowed Foreign Medical Graduates with incomplete internships due to compelling situations like the Covid19 and war to apply here in India to complete their internshipsThere are some Foreign Medical Graduates with incomplete internship due to compelling situations which is beyond their control such as COVID19 and war etc read the orderThe relaxation comes with a caveat that the medical student will have to clear the Foreign Medical graduates examination FMGE here in India to avail of this benefitConsidering the agony and stress faced by these foreign medical graduates their application to complete the remaining part of the internship in India is considered eligible Accordingly the same may be processed by State Medical Councils provided that the candidates must have cleared FMGE before applying for completion of internship in India reads the orderThis decision will be helpful for those students who are returning from Ukraine and are on the verge of their final year of MBBS studiesAccording to the sources the decision was already under process coincidently it has come at the time of the Ukraine crisisMeanwhile the Indian Medical Association IMA on Friday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya regarding the fate and future of all MBBS students admitted to Medical schools or colleges in Ukraine and now returning to India due to the situation thereThe number of medical students who have sought admission to medical collegesschools in Ukraine is substantial and they are at various stages of their progression As a matter of set prescribed rules an Indian student seeking admission to any foreign medical college is required to procure an eligibility certificate for the said admission from the then Medical Council of India now rechristened as National Medical Commission constituted vide National Medical Commission Act 2019 repealing Indian Medical Council Act of 1956 reads the statement by IMAMinister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Saturday informed that over 11000 Indians have been evacuated from Ukraine so farMeanwhile Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday chaired a meeting to discuss the ongoing evacuation drive of Indian nationals and the situation in conflicthit UkraineThe government has also deployed special envoys to four neighbouring countries bordering Ukraine to coordinate and oversee the evacuation process of Indian nationalsRussian forces launched military operations in Ukraine on February 24 three days after Moscow recognized Ukraines breakaway regions Donetsk and Luhansk as independent entitiesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever