The Karnataka Association of Resident Doctors (KARD) has demanded that the process of specialist counselling for compulsory government service of MS/MD passed-out medical graduates be expedited.
Although the counselling was initially scheduled on July 28, the government has extended it by another 10 days. This has upset the compulsory rural service allotment process of nearly 2,000 senior resident doctors of the 2019-20 batch. The association has written to top officials in the Departments of Medical Education and Health and Family Welfare demanding that the process of counselling be expedited.
“We wrote our exams in May, and our results were announced in June. We have been jobless and are living with uncertainty for the last two months. Despite being qualified specialist doctors, it is unfortunate that we are still dependent on our parents. The delay in counselling will further push the allotment process till August end,” said KARD member A. Bagewadi.
