Make rural service must for doctors before first promotion: Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu

CHENNAI: Rural service must be made compulsory for doctors for at least three years before first promotion to help rural people get medical care, else they will feel neglected, said Vice-President
M Venkaiah Naidu, on Sunday.

Speaking at the 30th convocation of Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, he said doctors should first interact with patients, understand their problems. Only after that they should do medical test for right diagnosis of the disease before starting treatment. Doctors should also have focussed attention to patient welfare, he added.

Naidu also said public private partnership in medical care delivery system is also important, but the government should monitor private partners to see that quality in medical care was not compromised.
“The quality of education in medical colleges is the life blood of India’s healthy future. So, the government should ensure it is clean and provide the required vitality to the entire healthcare system in our country,” he said.

S Geethalakshmi, Vice-Chancellor, said 11 new courses in post basic diploma in nursing in
various specialities have been approved and the courses will begin soon. Also, an MoU is proposed to be signed with the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras for technical expertise and support for conducting web courses in all disciplines, through National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL).

Later, State Health Minister

C Vijaya Baskar awarded degrees and diplomas to a total of 20,372 candidates under the faculties of medical, dental, Ayush and allied health science courses at the Dr MGR Medical University.