Banning PGTs from surgeries triggers discontent among fraternity

Banning postgraduate trainee (PGT) doctors from performing surgical and anaesthetic procedures by themselves in the state-run Midnapore Medical College Hospital (MMCH) has triggered controversy among the medical fraternity.

- SUBHENDU MAITI

A section of medics, including gynaecologists and obstetricians in the city raised questions saying: “The restrictions imposed by the MMCH authorities sound good but are the senior faculties always available during surgical procedures?”

“Senior doctors, mainly medical teachers in most of the government medical colleges are busy with private practices leaving their jobs to juniors during surgeries particularly gynaecology and obstetrics departments in public healthcare facilities. The maternal mortality rate among young mothers is high in the state owing to this system,” felt one retired director of medical education (DME).