Hyderabad: Submitting a representation to health minister Damodara Rajanarasimha, Telangana Gazetted Officers (TGO) Association’s Doctors Forum and Telangana Medical and Public Health Doctors’ Association (TMPHDA) urged the govt to consider postgraduate (PG) medical admissions for in-service doctors who completed their MBBS outside Telangana.
As a result, doctors who have spent years serving in Telangana’s district hospitals, community health centres and primary health centres often find themselves ineligible for these seats, despite their continued service to patients in the state. A delegation representing both associations met the minister and apprised him of the difficulties faced by such doctors. Over the years, the state’s public health system has recruited doctors from varied backgrounds, including many who completed their MBBS degrees in other states. However, under the existing admission norms, eligibility for PG seats, including those earmarked for in-service candidates, is generally linked to local status and the place of study.