Rural internship for an MBBS degree

Poor are the ones who suffer from malnutrition and require maximum health attention, in India, government services are insufficient in providing the required health services, so should rural internship be made compulsory for an MBBS degree?

2.7K Views|40 Followers|Posted 2015-09-09 16:07:39
Started by Prateek Sengar
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5 months ago

Yes, rural internship is a compulsory part of the MBBS program. It gives students real exposure to community healthcare and rural medical practices. Platforms like The Learn Skills also help learners enhance practical and professional skills needed during such internships.

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3 years ago
What is rural internship in MBBS. Rural service is a bond one has to sign at the time of admission to serve the rural parts if Karnataka for 1 year. It is a paid service and the MBBS. Doctor is considered as a junior resident at the phc or district hospital.

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3 years ago
Yes. It is different from internship. It is called COMPULSORY ROTATORY RESIDENTIAL INTERNSHIP. Mandatory for all MBBS students.

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3 years ago
Rural internship should be focused in developing the medical facilities in the rural areas apart from treating people.

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3 years ago
Rural internship should be focused in developing the medical facilities in the rural areas apart from treating people.

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3 years ago
It is called COMPULSORY ROTATORY RESIDENTIAL INTERNSHIP. Mandatory for all MBBS students. Has to be done in an hospital for 1 year, only after this u can get the graduation Certificate from your university. But rural service is when u r posted in some rural PHCs across the state after u have complet

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3 years ago
The Compulsory Rotatory Residential Internship (CRRI) programme is a 12-month programme in hospitals attached to the medical college of the students. The NEET MBBS internship is essential for the completion of the MBBS course. For BDS students, the CRRI is provided by the Dental Council of India.

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4 years ago
Yes, I agree with you but is not only compulsory for an MBBS degree also for B.A. MS Because ayurvedic in India also play a very measure role and the ayurvedic medicines, ayurvedic herbs, ayurvedic kadha also effective for health.

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7 years ago
Only the deserving and of good quality shall practice. It must be ensured that monkeys do not handle garlands.

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Sopna Joshua
7 years ago
It's up to each individual to do the internship in rural areas or other places. But Indian villages are far behind in the overall development of the country. People are poor, education is less and medical facility is minimum. So definitely India needs more health professionals who is willing to work

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Smriti Vats
9 years ago
Yes, it will be very beneficial for both of them as the rural people will get good knowledge about healthy life and one can also do an internship.

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Taanish Kumaar
9 years ago
Yes! it is compulsory to do Rural Internship ...after any medical course like MBBS BHMS BAMS .....

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Bhupin Sharma
9 years ago
In India,there are many poor families who are suffering from many diseases. Govt. hospitals are there but there is negligible facility for the treatment of rural patients.Some cannot afford costly medicines and other expensive treatments to cure. Hence,rural internship program should be scheduled fo

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Dr  Swastik Sahu
9 years ago
Should be mandatory.

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Harender Bisht
2015-09-15 13:45:36
I Don't think so.

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Prateek Sengar
2015-09-15 12:29:21
Hi Harender ji, To give it a more balanced view, i feel the duration of the internship be made 6 months as compulsory and rest 6 months based on the students interest and also rural internship should be be focused in developing the medical facilities in the rural areas apart from treating people

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Harender Bisht
2015-09-15 12:03:26
Hi everyone, you all are correct from you point of view. it is a good way to see it. but i want to ask from all of you including Prateek ji, can you give assurance after make it compulsory every intern will do work from their heart & according to their profession? will they work with their best abil

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Abhinav rawat
2015-09-15 11:53:01
Hi Everyone, I am in favor of rural internship because if we want India to grow as a country, people living in rural area should be healthy because still maximum population of India resides in villages.

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Prachi Sharma
2015-09-15 11:43:03
Hi, I believe, rural internship should be made compulsory because once the doctor gets a job, he is least interested in visiting rural areas , only very few doctors take initiative and go to villages. If the rural internship is made compulsory, it will definitely benefit people living in the rura

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Rahul Tewari
2015-09-15 11:47:04
I agree with your view point Prachi. People living in the rural areas are deprived of the basic health services and this is a very good initiative to make health services available to the masses

Harender Bisht
2015-09-11 18:14:37
It should be start but should not apply it as compulsory, it will help poor people in respect of health issue, it will not only increase their living standard it will also increase GDP of the nation, man power in nation and also job opportunity. but making it compulsory may create some issues, crime

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Mini Messey
2015-09-15 12:00:43
Well said harender, it should not be made compulsory and should be left on the discretion of the student

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