Indian Medical Association opposes AYUSH training for medical students

Indian Medical Association IMA has raised objection to the provision of including the AYUSH into the modern medical system during the training of medical students saying it is contrary to the established norms superfluous and an attempt to initiate mixopathyIn a letter to National Medical Commission NMC the IMA said It is not prudent for an Intern trained in modern medicine to partake and practice a system of medicine which he has not learned in under graduation with knowhow and showhow paradigmsAnd straightaway coming to do it in an internship is dangerous to the public and the system mentions the IMA in its letter on ThursdayReferring that AYUSH and its components are vast subjects the IMA said working there for a week the intern will not learn any new skill and there is no clarity who shall be their mentor and will they be assessed by NMC faculty norms or notWhat objective role or competency will be learned which will augment his competencies as IMG Are we adding engineering and Agriculture science too for a week as it will make him a perfect human being the IMA askedOne weekperiod exposure especially in another system of medicine will only pave the way to a halfbaked mixopath which is disastrous for the country it saidIMA fully opposes the inclusion of oneweek exclusive elective posting which is contrary to the established norms superfluous and an attempt to initiate mixopathy IMA strives for purity of professionThe rider for the said elective is very clear to the effect that provided the said discipline is available in the same college or institution where the internship is being done by the intern said the IMA adding in this pretext attempts will be made to introduce all these disciplines inside the modern medical hospitals and slowly mixopathy will creep inThe IMA noted it is also to be borne in mind that in terms of the interpretative pronouncement made by the Supreme Court in a series of proclamations that the registered medical practitioner in a given path whereunder he or she have been trained and possesses the requisite registering qualification is entitled to practice the said profession and not trespass any other profession in any manner by practicing the sameThis being binding and established position of law any posting in the name of elective in the period of internship which has no bearing in regard to the competencies that the intern would be entitled to practice as registered medical practitioner are neither open nor permissible for inclusion in the said internship programme otherwise it will be violative of this binding settled legal position in terms of it being law of the landThe IMA said it appeals to delete Section 43 17 which says exclusive elective posting of one week in any one of the AYUSH medicine available in the medical college to be given as a mandatory elective postingThe IMA submitted sevenpoint observations with a firm request to the NMC to delete section 43 17 and do necessary corrections for the other comments placedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever