Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 10: Resident Doctors’ Association (RDA), Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu has strongly opposed the J&K Government’s recent order for appointment of faculty members in medical and dental colleges of the Union Territory.
Addressing a press conference at GMC Jammu, president of the Association Dr Shubam Surmal said that they condemn the recent Government order which states that 75% of the marks for selection in various disciplines for registrars and faculties posts will be based upon MBBS marks only.
Dr Surmal said that MBBS marks certainly cannot be the only criteria to compare candidates for these faculty posts. “In a profession, where skill outweighs marks and academics, selecting candidates on basis of MBBS marks only will be unjust as there exists a gross disparity in the paper evaluation system between Indian medical colleges and foreign medical colleges,” he added.
He said this criterion also undermines the importance of experience, extra degrees and qualifications, research and paperwork and gives undue importance to university scores only. “In a country where powerful and influential people can manipulate exams and scoring, MBBS marks certainly should not be the most important criterion for selection,” he asserted.
The RDA president requested the J&K Government to revoke the order, which he said seems to have been issued without any due consideration to the effect it would have on doctors who have trained from national medical colleges across the country.
He said RDA GMC Jammu is open to offering valuable input for any reforms regarding the recruitment of medical posts by the Government. More participation of medical professionals in decision-making will lead to more correct measures which in turn will be more beneficial, he added.
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