Ahmedabad: The National Medical Commission (NMC) relaxed its rules, allowing foreign medical graduates who have passed their screening test to intern at non-teaching hospitals.
The NMC, on May 9, issued a clarification stating that recognised non-teaching hospitals will be allowed to provide internships to these graduates up to May 2024. “This relaxation is granted only as a one-time measure. The allotment of FMGs in these non-teaching hospitals shall also be done through concerned state medical councils,” the circular states.
The notification states that the two-year internship will apply only to candidates who returned to India during their final year and completed their education online because of the COVID-19 pandemic or the Russia-Ukraine war. The remaining candidates will have to pursue a one-year internship mandatorily. The internship will be paid. The circular says the states will not demand domicile certification from these students.