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NMC Orders Deployment of PG Medical Students to Flood-Hit Northern States

Service in affected districts will count toward District Residency Programme training to bolster relief staffing.

NMC Directs Deployment of PG Medical Students in Flood-Hit Northern States (Source: Twitter)
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Overview

  • The National Medical Commission issued a circular on Saturday directing states and union territories to post postgraduate medical students to flood and disaster-affected districts.
  • These field postings will be credited toward the District Residency Programme as part of postgraduate training requirements.
  • Nodal officers at the state and UT level have been empowered to assign DRP students based on local healthcare needs.
  • The Ministry of Home Affairs has appealed for stronger healthcare support using available resources, and several postgraduate doctors have volunteered.
  • Incessant rain has triggered flooding across northern regions, including Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, and Haryana, straining medical services as relief operations continue.