Mandatory medical service essential, Minister

Mandatory medical service essential, Minister

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, MAr 21 2016 :  Medical graduates may not be too happy with mandatory one year medical service in rural areas. But it has been done with a purpose to provide healthcare facilities to the poorest of poor in backward areas of the state, said Sharan Prakash Patil, minister of medical education. He was addressing the fresh medical graduates during ninth graduation day and annual day celebration of A J Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Mangaluru on Saturday.

Explaining reason for mandatory rural service for MBBS students, minister pointed out that though Karnataka has more than 50 medical colleges across state, rural health care is still untouched. It is still bad in other parts of the states of India compared to Karantaka. "The government wanted young medicos to cater to the economically poor and people who cannot come to hospital. Be compassionate to them (poor)", the minister said.