Nagpur: Professors and Assistant Professors in Government Medical Colleges (GMCs) across the state, who are attached Maharashtra State Medical Teachers Association (MSMTA) stopped its services in OPDs and other non-emergency departments from 11 am on Monday.
Both the Government Medical Colleges in Nagpur – GMCH and IGGMCH – have deployed around 480 resident doctors in additional shifts so that patients do not suffer. Resident doctors, who are already suffering from excessive burden and academic loss due to the movement of medical teachers, said they would suffer the most in this case. strike spreads more.
Resident doctors were present in the OPD during Times of India’s visit to GMCH on Monday. Due to this, common patients coming to OPD did not face any problem. But many elective surgeries, specialty and super specialty procedures could not be done in this medical college.
Sources said 42 surgeries were performed on Monday, while 65-70 surgeries were performed on any other working day. Of these, 25 were emergency surgeries. The number of OPDs in GMC on Monday was 2,500 which is almost normal for any working day. A total of 135 patients were admitted to the IPD.
Only 4 emergency surgeries and 4 normal deliveries were done in IGGMCH. A total of 1,498 patients came to the OPD, while 75 patients were admitted to the IPD. There was not a single elective surgery in the hospital on Monday.
Dr Sameer Golawar, Secretary, MSMTA said that the strike was in full swing. “We skipped OPD, IPD, routine laboratory check-up, routine radiological check-up, routine and elective surgeries on Monday. PG teaching along with UG teaching has already stopped for almost a month. Administrative and admission work has also stopped,” he said, adding that he is getting the support of seniors, superintendents and resident doctors.
Due to this, the resident doctors taking the examination are burdened with extra work. Although the resident doctors have been supporting their teachers’ strike and no one has officially complained about the increased workload, some of them said it would make them feel bad as they had already missed their lectures due to the strike. And now they will remember their exam preparation hours.
“We are already suffering from academic loss as teachers are not conducting classes. Now, the extra workload is about to end our exam preparation time. I hope this strike will end soon.
Residents have already demanded that their exams be postponed. “MUHS and the state government should now seriously consider our demand. We had a meeting with the Vice-Chancellor today and raised the same issue,” said Dr Dahiphale.
Both the Government Medical Colleges in Nagpur – GMCH and IGGMCH – have deployed around 480 resident doctors in additional shifts so that patients do not suffer. Resident doctors, who are already suffering from excessive burden and academic loss due to the movement of medical teachers, said they would suffer the most in this case. strike spreads more.
Resident doctors were present in the OPD during Times of India’s visit to GMCH on Monday. Due to this, common patients coming to OPD did not face any problem. But many elective surgeries, specialty and super specialty procedures could not be done in this medical college.
Sources said 42 surgeries were performed on Monday, while 65-70 surgeries were performed on any other working day. Of these, 25 were emergency surgeries. The number of OPDs in GMC on Monday was 2,500 which is almost normal for any working day. A total of 135 patients were admitted to the IPD.
Only 4 emergency surgeries and 4 normal deliveries were done in IGGMCH. A total of 1,498 patients came to the OPD, while 75 patients were admitted to the IPD. There was not a single elective surgery in the hospital on Monday.
Dr Sameer Golawar, Secretary, MSMTA said that the strike was in full swing. “We skipped OPD, IPD, routine laboratory check-up, routine radiological check-up, routine and elective surgeries on Monday. PG teaching along with UG teaching has already stopped for almost a month. Administrative and admission work has also stopped,” he said, adding that he is getting the support of seniors, superintendents and resident doctors.
Due to this, the resident doctors taking the examination are burdened with extra work. Although the resident doctors have been supporting their teachers’ strike and no one has officially complained about the increased workload, some of them said it would make them feel bad as they had already missed their lectures due to the strike. And now they will remember their exam preparation hours.
“We are already suffering from academic loss as teachers are not conducting classes. Now, the extra workload is about to end our exam preparation time. I hope this strike will end soon.
Residents have already demanded that their exams be postponed. “MUHS and the state government should now seriously consider our demand. We had a meeting with the Vice-Chancellor today and raised the same issue,” said Dr Dahiphale.