China-returnee MBBS students hold demonstration demanding prompt internship arrangement - Khabarhub
KATHMANDU: The 2015 and 2016 batches of Nepali students, who studied MBBS from China, have held demonstration demanding internship opportunity at Maitighar
Amidst numbers of complaints against several medical colleges, which demanded excess fees from MBBS students, Medical Education Commission (MEC) has warned of terminating the affiliation of such colleges.
The MEC, which is also the governing body for medical education sector, issued a notice on Tuesday to clarify that the colleges cannot demand fees going against the law.
“The fee ceiling set by the government covers all the expenses – university registration fee, internal and board examination fee, forensic posting, field visit, internship fee, application fee, affiliation fee, admission fee, lab fee and library fee – required to complete all necessary educational activities,” read the statement.
Nepalis students, who were compelled to return to the country before completing their MBBS course from China due to the coronavirus outbreak in early 2020, have yet again staged a demonstration in the capital demanding that they be given a chance to complete their internship in hospitals here.
153 students have suffered because China is not permitting them re-entry citing the pandemic while the Nepal government is not willing to allow them internship opportunities here.
Medical students, who have not been able to complete their internships in China due to travel restriction to China following the COVID-19 pandemic, have continued with their protests demanding the government make necessary arrangements for internship.
KATHMANDU: Medical graduates, who completed their MBBS studies from China, staged a protest in the capital on Tuesday demanding immediate internship.
The students expressed their dissatisfaction for not being able to join the internship program though it has been long since they completed their MBBS degrees.
