The Federation of Resident Doctors Association (FORDA) has written to Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, seeking timely recruitment of regular faculty members in medical colleges and associated hospitals across the country.
“The process of appointing faculty through Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of medical education and healthcare in our country. However, it has come to our attention that there has been a significant paucity of vacancies released by UPSC for regular posts in certain clinical branches, including orthopaedics, medicine, surgery, and others, persisting for an alarming duration of up to four years,” the group said. It added that currently, valuable job opportunities seem to be increasingly replaced by contractual, and regular recruitment by ad hoc practices.
The letter further noted that FORDA is unable to discern any compelling reasons for the prolonged withholding of regular seats.
