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CLARIFICATION ON MCI MATTER
Medico Abroad Student, Miss. R.Sharadha D/o R.Laxman
Nayak, Mahaboob nagar Dist, Andhra Pradesh who took admission
in DALIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, CHINA has filed Writ Petition
in Andhra Pradesh High Court and received the Interim Order
dated : 11th July
2006 wherein the MCI was directed to entertain and
accept the application for Eligibility Certificate in accordance
with Section 13 (4B) of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956
as ammended in 2001 for joining Medical Institution situated
in any foreign country and accord the same. To that effect
Hon'ble High Court has ordered the insertions of the declaration
in the application of eligibility certificate as provisional.
Accordingly,
the student has filed the application for Eligibility Certificate
with Medical Council of India, at New Delhi on 17th
July 2006, enclosing the Interim Order copy of A.P.High
Court, and the same was received by MCI.
Subsequently,
on 31-08-2006, the Hon'ble
Andhra Pradesh High Court delivered orders directing the Medical
Council of India to issue "Eligibility Certificate"
to the student, without any pre conditions. This Land Mark
Judgement dispelled the misapprehensions on pursuit of Medical
Education in countries like CHINA.
Further,
on 05.09.2006, the DELHI
HIGH COURT ORDER has recorded the commitment of
Medical Council of India to amend the application form for
Eligibility Certificate in consonance with the Regulations
(viz., Eligibility Certificate Regulations, 2002 and Screening
Test Regulations, 2002, as notified in the Official Gazette
on 18th February 2002, consequent to the Amendment made to
Indian Medical Council Act on 3rd September 2001).
In
compliance to the Hon'ble Andhra Pradesh High Court Order
dated 31.08.2006, the Medical council of India issued the
ELIGIBILITY
CERTIFICATE to the student Miss R.Sharada
on 13.09.2006. She is the first
Indian student in 2006 to obtain MCI Eligibility Certificate
for pursuing MBBS in China after the MCI controversy.
This
historical success in respect of Ms.R.Sharadha will always
be inspiring for all the students aspiring to be Medicos from
Abroad!
COPY
OF THE ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT ORDER
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CHRONICLE
OF EVENTS HIGHLIGHTING THE SINGULAR EFFORTS MADE BY MEDICO
ABROAD, HYDERABAD, INDIA
AGAINST THE RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY MEDICAL COUNCIL OF INDIA
ON FOREIGN MEDICAL STUDIES
1. On 7th July
2006, Medico
Abroad submitted letter to the Indian Ambassador,
Embassy of India, Beijing, China informing the recent restrictions
imposed on foreign medical studies by Medical Council of India,
and seeking clarification on the recognition of medical degrees
obtained from medical universities of China. The same was
acknowledged by Sri Sanjay Verma, Counsellor (Information
and Culture) at Indian Embassy Office Beijing. The matter
was said to be referred to the concerned Indian Govt. officials.
Simultaneously, on 7th
July 2006, a writ petition was also made to
be filed by a student of Medico Abroad in A.P.High Court seeking
justice against the recent restrictions imposed by Medical
Council of India for foreign medical studies.
2. On 11th
July 2006, the student of Medico
Abroad Ms.R.Sharadha, admitted in Dalian Medical
University, China received the Interim
Order from Hon’ble A.P.High Court favoring
the students to file the application for issue of Eligibility
Certificate with MCI, as per the provisions of the IMC Act,
1956, as amended in 2001.
3. On 12th
July 2006, Medico
Abroad submitted letter to the President,
Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange, the international
studies wing of Ministry of Education at Beijing, China informing
the predicament of Indian students pursuing medical education
in the universities of China, in the wake of the recent restrictions
imposed by Medical council of India, and seeking the intervention
of the Government of China in the matter. Pertinent enquiries
were made by them with the Dalian Medical University to verify
about Medico Abroad and their students pursuing studies at
the university. Later, the letter was considered and forwarded
to the concerned Government Department to deal with accordingly.
4. On 15th
July 2006, Medico
Abroad took the initiative through Jinzhou
Medical University, Liaoning Province, China in submitting
a request letter by the medical university of China to the
Secretary, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China seeking their
intervention in the matter of non recognition of medical degrees
obtained from Chinese medical universities by Medical Council
of India, and to request them to correspond and communicate
with their counterparts to sort out the issue. The request
letter of Jinzhou Medical University was considered and said
to be entertained accordingly.
5. On 20th
July 2006, obliging to the urgent invitation
extended by Medico
Abroad, the UNIVERSITY
OFFICIALS from Dalian Medical University
and Jinzhou Medical University, China landed in New Delhi
for interactions with the concerned Govt. officials, and also
to conduct a study tour for gathering information on the medical
curriculum taught at medical colleges of India, the teaching
methods being adopted, the examination system followed etc.
which could help them present a paper to the Ministry of Education,
China that assists in evolving the uniform policy for foreign
medical education in China, and to benefit the large number
of Indian students joining the universities of China.
6. On 21st
July 2006, the university officials of Dalian
Medical University and Jinzhou Medical University visited
the Education Section of the Embassy of P.R.China at New Delhi.
The concerned officials of the Chinese Embassy informed the
likely visit of a team of Officials from the Ministry of Health,
P.R.China to hold talks with their counterparts in Govt. of
India for resolving the issue pertaining to medical education
in the colleges/universities of China. The action initiated
by the letter of Jinzhou Medical University submitted to the
Ministry of Education in China was reconfirmed.
7. On 24th
July 2006, Miss
Kitty, the representative of Dalian Medical
University, China was allowed interaction with the Additional
Secretary, Medical Council of India at New Delhi. The university
official was assured that MCI will start entertaining the
earlier procedure being followed since 15.03.2002, once the
final Court judgment favoring the students in their writ petitions
at the Hon’ble High Court is delivered. As such, presently,
MCI is bound by the Delhi High Court Order.
8. On 27th
July 2006, the university officials of Dalian
Medical University and Jinzhou Medical University visited
KURNOOL GOVERNMENT
MEDICAL COLLEGE located at Kurnool, Andhra
Pradesh and had interactions with the Professors and Asst.
Professors of the medical college. They collected all relevant
information sought for during the study tour.
9. On 30th July 2006,
SEMINAR
was organized in Hyderabad inviting both the fresh students
and old students admitted in Dalian Medical University and
Jinzhou Medical University. PRESS
MEET was also organized on the occasion.
PRESS
REPORTS followed the Seminar conducted
on 30th July 2006.
10. Starting from the first
week of August, 2006 the students of Medico
Abroad are proceeding to New Delhi continuously
in batches, and successfully filing their applications for
issue of Eligibility Certificate with Medical Council of India.
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