We are killing our doctors

Hundreds of medical students protested against the Congress-led UPA government proposed move to reserve seats in elite institutions saying the proposal, if implemented, would create "quota doctors" which would have "disastrous" consequences. [Via Rediff]

The police fired teargas shells and used water cannons on hundreds of medical students protesting against quotas in the centre of the capital. [Via NDTV]
Of course, when a politician is ill, he will seek the services of a phirang doc or the NRI doc. Great leaders and mass murderers like Modi, in fact, request phirang docs to go check on their colleagues. Will Arjun Singh go to a 'quota doctor' even for something as minor as a cold? But he will decide that the poor of this country who go to the government hospitals will have to consult a 'quota doc' roughly 28% of the time. God save you. If you are a medico, get the hint bud. Get the f*** out of this place. This place is not for you. And, Rajesh, think hard why I am worried about docs in india before you comment. Nalla yosi!

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The Price of Your Life

One of the leading national news channels is doing a special report on medical negligence this week. I�m not surprised that there was the need.
Reservations and �payment seats� rule medical education in the country. Probably reservations for the weaker sections of the society in undergraduation make sense. But what sense does it make to hold reservations at the post-graduation level? Don�t you think that at some level merit should be the sole basis for selection, especially in an essential service like healthcare? [Read more]

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