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Interns’ stipend: NMC accused of ignoring comments on draft public notification

The National Medical Commission (NMC) and its Under-Graduate Medical Education Board (UGMEB) have been accused of ignoring the public comments they received on the draft regulations related to Compulsory Rotating Internship of undergraduate medical students.

In a complaint to the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Kannur-based ophthalmologist K.V. Babu said the draft regulations dated April 21, 2021, were put on public domain on July 7. Dr. Babu submitted his comments related to Clause 6.3, which deals with the stipend for interns, on July 24.

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