The recently notified Post-Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2023 have drawn criticism from doctors, who say that key concerns — such as the working hours, mental health and burnout issues among resident doctors, as well as the irregularity of stipends — have not been addressed. Doctors were also unhappy that the guidelines are silent on the integration of Artificial Intelligence in the curriculum.
The regulations cover the admission, counselling, and course work for post graduate medical education in India. They stipulate that the students will be provided “reasonable time for rest” in a day, and will be permitted a minimum 20 days of casual leaves per year and five days of academic leave per year.
