Newly Proposed Indian Medical Degree 'Bachelor in Rural Medicine and Surgery' Comes Under Fire

now more than 1,50,000 Homeopathic doctors working in Rural India Aftar compliting Degree they practing under allopathic hospital and with very nice experince they are practicing homeopathy even in emergiengy they use allopathy for saving life of rural area..of india ..thease ppl actually devoted to health sevices in rural india...so instade of launching new course for rural health...one should give additional course with emergiency allopathic medicin to this doctors so they can work freely..with Govt.Health policies in Rural India

previous BAMS course was good enough to give medical service in rural areas Generally most of the MBBS students go for post graduation or they prefer to practice in arban areas only .IF bams doctors are trained to give knowledge in medical emergencies like cardiac problems ,accidental injuries head injuries ,coma ,neurological emergencies acute abdomen , gynaecological ,bleeding conditions it will be beneficial for the poor pepole of rural areas .they charge less than MBBS Doctor .

this is nice cours sir and

Faclity for 10+2 medical is not available in almost all of villages in india. So govt should also do something about this issue.
So BRMS course is not beneficial for village students and people.

Thanks to the Hon, Health Minister Mr. Gulam Nabi Azad, core issue of rural health-care came to debate. we think he is the most able and efficient health minister. He has tackled the H1N1 pandemic in India very efficiently & effectively. While tackling the situation he has understood the ground realities of Indian Health Care System.

He has promptly tackled the opportunistic elements in the medical field, who were viewing the situation as opportunity.

Some were marketing masks, some were marketing ayurvedic capsules claiming research product & some big hospitals were giving false H1NI negative reports & treating the patients till he/she breaths last. The minister countered this " dukandari in medical field" promptly.

We have already sent our feelings regarding BRMS course. We are sure that he will take right decision in this regard without falling prey to any lobbying...

NATIONAL INTEGRATED MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

The move of the central Government Ministry of Health and MCI is not good one even though their intentions to make available the health care at the door steps of the rural people is praise worthy. I strongly feel that doctors are not made even in the prescribed period of five and a half years. A PG degree is required to actually make a doctor complete professional. The concept of training and making a doctor in a short span and then confining their activities to rural areas for all times to come is also not worth. It would be unfair to restrict the activity of operation of any doctor. Actually what is is undisputed is that we are short of doctors. Secondly, the doctors are reluctant to go and serve in rural area on account of various reasons that are not too ungenuine. For example the quality of life in villages is certainly not better on account of various reasons eg. electricity is not there, good schools for the education of their children are not there, no means of relaxation bla bla. Therefore there is a need to upgrade the infrastrcutre in the rural villages so that doctors willingly go to villages. Besides, Government has also given various incentives to doctors for serving in villages. There is an urgent need to increase the number of seats in medical colleges under the government. There has been increase in the seats at undergraduate level in the private sector medical colleges. These colleges adopt nefarious means to give admission to the MBBS course. Govenment should concentrate on eliminating unfair practices that are adopted while giving admissions.
I have another suggestion. There has been tremendous increase in the colleges for BDS in private sector in the last few years. Each year more than 40000 dental doctors are being produced in the country. These doctors are finding themselves in a very difficult position after passing out. There are no jobs. And for private practice one has to make a huge investment for installing the where withals. Government should consider training these BDS doctors by introducing a capsulised course to bridge the gap of curriculum of MBBS and that of BDS.This couse should be of a suitable duration and the standard of instructions to such doctors should not be compromised. At the end of the course they can be given MBBS degree. This would enable the govenment to make competent doctors in a short span of time and on the other hand the BDS doctors would also get an alternative career option.

To The Health Minister
Government of India

Sub : Regarding the proposal of MCI to start new course for rural health

Respected sir,
We came to know from news paper reports that MCI & Health Ministry are going to start new three& half years course (BRMS) for rural health.
Sir, we are BAMS & BHMS general practitioners in Maharashtra. Most of us are from rural background and practicing in rural area since last 10 to 20 years.
BAMS practitioners are allowed to practice modern medicine under Drugs & Cosmetics Act 1945 Sec 2ee, in Maharashtra.
Sir, we are competent to provide proper health-care in rural area. We are also ready to undergo any qualifying test or training, if Ministry thinks so.
According to us there is adequate number of general practitioners in rural Maharashtra, and there is no need to start three & half years BRMS course as far as Maharashtra is concerned.

With regards..
PRESIDENT,
NATIONAL INTEGRATED MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

BRMS course, if approved, will create more Quackery rather than standard of care. This will create rural people getting poor standard of care and BRMS doctors also will migrate to urban areas & city. The Govt cannot trace where they are exactly practicing.
Indian Govt instead of spending money in BRMS, if central Govt pay is allotted to all doctors in Govt service(both state & panchayat doctors), no doctor will migrate anywhere.
Because a Doctor's profession is one in which even a small mistake being done in managing a patient will endanger his life which will never be regained.
so our Govt should rethink about this decision to save our people lives
TNGDA secretary,
Villupuram

That is nice course. Students will be attracted to BRMS, but try to start this course erlier. Vishwajeet N

brms..... totally absurd concept!!
What are the MCI people thinking??? Rural people in India are not 2nd rate citizens nor are they scapegoats to be in the mercy of an unskilled practitioner!... what they require are real doctors like their urban counterparts...
Besides, creating such a cadre system will only create more problems in the health care field.... medicine is such a vast topic that such a course wont serve its purpose....
I doubt whether the people in MCI are real doctors! No one with a sane mind would try to implement such an utopian idea....
PATHETIC!!!!!!!!