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Picture used for representational purpose only BENGALURU: The Karnataka government has decided to offer grace marks and financial incentives to final-year students from MBBS and nursing courses as well as doctors on contract in Covid hospitals. “Final-year MBBS and nursing students will get a special allowance and credits for serving on Covid duty. They’ll be considered corona warriors and accorded priority in vaccination. We’ll also provide them with a risk allowance,’’ said health minister K Sudhakar after meeting medical education department officials and senior ministers. The ...

Medical students suspend studies to help in COVID crisis As India this week passed a grim milestone of more than 20 million COVID-19 cases and a record 3,600 deaths officially recorded in one day, the Indian government said medical students in their final year, doctors preparing for postgraduate exams and hospital interns can be deployed for COVID duties. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on 3 May said medical students could be brought into service for teleconsultations and monitoring of mild COVID cases after orientation under faculty supervision. Medical interns would also be brought int...

YourStory, Shyatto Raha, Co-founder and CEO of MyHealthcare, said the main challenge in India in the coming weeks will be the availability of doctors to cater to patient needs. “We have been experiencing shortage of beds, oxygen, and facilities, but in the coming weeks, the main challenge will be the availability of healthcare workers. At that time, we will need technological interventions to allow remote monitoring or care of patients in their homes. Our home healthcare solution will allow hospitals to manage thousands of patients remotely from a single command centre,” he says. The hea...

On duty: Final-year medical students and pre-PG doctors SECTIONS Last Updated: May 04, 2021, 06:44 AM IST Share Synopsis PM Modi took several important decisions on Monday, including allowing the deployment of final-year MBBS students for teleconsultations and other functions; utilising medical interns and BSc nurses for Covid duty and incentivising medics completing 100 days of service in fighting the disease with priority in government jobs. States and UTs have been asked to consider the latest incentives to maximise manpower availability. Doctors preparing for postgraduation entrance tests...

Grace marks for final-year students if they work in covid wards Grace marks for final-year students if they work in covid wards BySridhar VivanSridhar Vivan / Updated: May 2, 2021, 06:00 IST Picture for representational purpose only In an effort to increase manpower to fight covid-19, the State Government has decided to hire more final-year medicos by promising them incentives. Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa who held a meeting with the managements of private hospitals on Saturday said, “We will give grace marks to final-year medical and nursing students if they work in covid wards. Final ex...