Governments' apathy toward medical colleges sees no end

The government medical colleges have a cobweb of issues to solve. But what if we add more to the already piled-up crisis? The medical colleges are running short of doctors required to treat patients and on the other side, professors are in low numbers to give the basics to medical students. Every medical college that comes under the aegis of the government suffers from a dearth of doctors. Adding to this goes the other downfall of not employing enough paramedical staff.

During its halcyon days, the medical colleges housed adept professionals to look after the patients. But after the slow yet burgeoning rise of private hospitals, the government hospitals started losing their old sheen. Nevertheless, the people still tilt in favor of the government medical colleges for reasons unknown. But much to the dismay of many, the medical colleges in the state are currently in a Gordian knot. Almost 303 vacancies are open for doctors in medical colleges across the state. In the coming two months, 41 doctors are getting retired which will add up the numbers to 344. On another note, 73 seats are void for associate professor posts while 200 seats remain unfilled for assistant professors in colleges. The issue is no great shake and can be sorted out with ease if the government intends to. But the authorities involved have bigger issues to put focus on and are being facile in their approach to the medical college crisis. The court has even rebuked the government for a response. But the latter's fixation on political brownies makes them evade an apt answer to all the crisis.

Apart from the plague on the patients, the students enrolled for pursuing the profession are also seeming a similar fate. During the medical council inspection, the professors were normally carted from other universities to fill the void. But the fraud recently got into the eyes of the officials. The newly started government medical college is also seeing a dearth of faculties. For this lone reason, the functioning of these colleges was put to a halt. The tepid response for openings in doctors' posts elicits no surprise. Most doctors are vying to get into private hospitals that provide more lucrative packages than government-run ones.