Ima Protest

देश में चिकित्सा शिक्षा की सर्वोच्च संस्था राष्ट्रीय चिकित्सा आयोग (एनएमसी) चिकित्सकों के लिए सदियों पुरानी हिप्पोक्रेटिक शपथ को चरक शपथ से बदल सकता है। एनएमसी की सात फरवरी को हुई बैठक के मिनट्स दस्तावेज के अनुसार, स्नातक समारोह के दौरान चिकित्सक हिप्पोक्रेटिक शपथ की जगह नई चरक शपथ ले सकते हैं। इसे सोशल मीडिया पर व्यापक रूप से प्रसारित किया गया है। दस्तावेज में कहा गया है, "कोई हिप्पोक्रेटिक शपथ नहीं। माता-पिता के साथ सफेद कोट समारोह के दौरान 'महर्षि चरक शपथ' होगी, जो एनएमसी की वेबसाइट पर मौजूद है।" हालांकि, एनएमसी की तरफ से हिप्पोक्रेटिक शपथ को चरक शपथ से बदलने पर अभी तक कोई आधिकारिक पुष्टि नहीं हुई है। एक सूत्र के मुताबिक, प्रस्ताव पर विचार किया जा रहा है और शपथ पर अभी अंतिम फैसला होना बाकी है। 'चरक शपथ' महर्षि चरक से संबद्ध है, जिन्हें आयुर्वेद के एक महान योगदानकर्ता और चिकित्सा ग्रंथ 'चरक संहिता' के लेखक के रूप में देखा जाता है। इस बीच, इस प्रस्ताव ने सदियों पुरानी प्रथा को बदलने की प्रासंगिकता पर बहस छेड़ दी है। इंडियन मेडिकल एसोसिएशन (आईएमए) के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष डॉ. सहजानंद प्रसाद सिंह ने आईएएनएस से बात करते हुए कहा, हालांकि इस पर आधिकारिक पुष्टि नहीं हुई है, हम कल इस पर एक बैठक करने जा रहे हैं और सदियों पुरानी शपथ पद्धति को बदलने के फैसले का विरोध करेंगे। आईएमए के पूर्व राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष डॉ. रवि वानखेड़कर ने कहा, एनएमसी के मिनटों में उल्लिखित हिप्पोक्रेटिक शपथ को बदलने का निर्णय पूरी तरह से तर्कहीन है। इस तरह के अनावश्यक विवाद या प्रतीकात्मकता पैदा करने के बजाय, एनएमसी को चिकित्सा शिक्षा की गुणवत्ता में सुधार, आधुनिक चिकित्सा की गरिमा की रक्षा और युवा चिकित्सकों के कल्याण पर ध्यान केंद्रित करना चाहिए। उन्होंने कहा कि एनएमसी में आईएमए सदस्य निश्चित रूप से इसका विरोध करेंगे और यह सुनिश्चित करेंगे कि इन मिनट्स को अधिसूचना में परिवर्तित न किया जाए। गौरतलब है कि सदियों पुरानी हिप्पोक्रेटिक शपथ कहती है, मैं अपोलो फिजिशियन और एस्क्लेपियस तथा हाइजीया एवं पैनेशिया के साथ सभी देवी-देवताओं की शपथ लेता हूं, उन्हें अपना गवाह बनाता हूं कि मैं अपनी क्षमता और निर्णय के अनुसार इस शपथ और प्रतिज्ञा को पूरा करूंगा। (एजेंसी) यह भी पढ़े► सर्बानंद सोनोवाल ने केंद्रीय आयुर्वेद अनुसंधान संस्थान में तीन भवनों की आधारशिला रखी

Vijayawada, July 30 (IANS) The state government's diktat on installation of captive oxygen plants and adequate stocks of oxygen cylinders at hospitals has run into opposition from the Indian Medical Association (IMA).IMA President elect C. Srinivasa Raju on Thursday described the government order issued in this regard as unnecessary, illogical and impractical.Issued recently by the Andhra Pradesh government, the order makes it compulsory for all the hospitals to install captive oxygen production facilities and ensure adequate oxygen supplies in their premises. As per the order, hospitals failing to do so will stand to forfeit their registrations.Speaking to the media, Raju said the arbitrary nature of the order has bewildered the IMA. He noted that the decision has been taken without taking the opinion of the private hospitals and private doctors who are major stakeholders in the issue. He also demanded a state-level advisory committee to discuss the matter.Private players in the state, represented by the Andhra Pradesh Private Nursing Homes and Hospitals Association, Andhra Pradesh Speciality Hospitals Association, and the Aarogysri Network Hospitals Association, have extended their support to the IMA in this regard.--IANSpvn/arm

 Indian Medical Association (IMA) has raised objection to the provision of including the AYUSH into the modern medical system during the training of medical students, saying "it is contrary to the established norms, superfluous and an attempt to initiate mixopathy". In a letter to National Medical Commission (NMC), the IMA said, "It is not prudent for an Intern trained in modern medicine to partake and practice a system of medicine which he has not learned in under graduation with know-how and show-how paradigms." "And straightaway coming to do it in an internship is dangerous to the public and the system," mentions the IMA in its letter on Thursday. Referring that AYUSH and its components are vast subjects, the IMA said "working there for a week the intern will not learn any new skill, and there is no clarity who shall be their mentor, and will they be assessed by NMC faculty norms or not". "What objective, role or competency will be learned which will augment his competencies as IMG? Are we adding engineering and Agriculture science too for a week as it will make him a perfect human being?" the IMA asked. One week-period exposure, especially in another system of medicine will only pave the way to a half-baked mixopath, which is disastrous for the country, it said. "IMA fully opposes the inclusion of one-week exclusive elective posting which is contrary to the established norms, superfluous and an attempt to initiate mixopathy. IMA strives for purity of profession." "The rider for the said elective is very clear to the effect that provided the said discipline is available in the same college or institution where the internship is being done by the intern," said the IMA, adding "in this pretext, attempts will be made to introduce all these disciplines inside the modern medical hospitals, and slowly mixopathy will creep in". The IMA noted it is also to be borne in mind that in terms of the interpretative pronouncement made by the Supreme Court in a series of proclamations that the registered medical practitioner in a given path, whereunder he or she have been trained and possesses the requisite registering qualification, is entitled to practice the said profession and not trespass any other profession in any manner by practicing the same. "This being binding and established position of law, any posting in the name of elective in the period of internship which has no bearing in regard to the competencies that the intern would be entitled to practice as registered medical practitioner are neither open nor permissible for inclusion in the said internship programme, otherwise, it will be violative of this binding settled legal position in terms of it being law of the land." The IMA said it appeals to delete Section 4.3 (17), which says exclusive elective posting of one week in any one of the AYUSH medicine available in the medical college to be given as a mandatory elective posting. The IMA submitted seven-point observations with a firm request to the NMC to delete section 4.3 (17) and do necessary corrections for the other comments placed. (agency) Read More ► IMA announces 'non-cooperation, asks surgeons not to train Ayush practitioners

Gonda (UP), July 8 (IANS) Seventeen government doctors, including Additional Chief Medical Officer (ACMO) Dr Ajay Pratap Singh, have resigned in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda district, accusing District Magistrate Markandey Shahi of using abusive language.Those who have resigned include 16 community health centre superintendents.The doctors have made serious allegations against Shahi.In their resignations sent to the Chief Medical Officer and the UP Health Minister, the superintendents have accused the District Magistrate of using inappropriate language in the review meetings.The doctors have said that during the meetings, Shahi used offensive words to address them, and that they were deeply hurt by the behaviour of the District Magistrate."We have been going through this agony for a long time. The District Magistrate uses unparliamentary and inappropriate language for us in review meetings. But in view of the Covid pandemic and vaccination, we were providing services to patients uninterrupted," the doctors said.The doctors have said in their resignations that during the review meeting held on July 6, the ACMO had asked for details of medical kits and medicines, but the District Magistrate scolded them and silenced them, saying: "Who are you to ask for accounts.""Instead of being respected as Corona warriors, we are being insulted."All efforts to contact the District Magistrate proved futile and there was no reaction from the government either.--IANSamita/vd