The National Medical Commission (NMC) has recently received a request for clarification from the Gujarat Medical Council about a matter involving MBBS graduates from the Philippines. Even though they attended the same universities and countries as the June 2022 batch, who received their permanent registration numbers after finishing their degrees in the Philippines and returning to India, the December 2022 batch of students has not yet received one from the NMC.

The Gujarat State Medical Council has written to the NMC to request an explanation in light of this circumstance. Sources claim that MBBS graduates from the Philippines who graduate before November 18, 2021, are exempt from the requirement to complete a one-year internship upon returning to India. Students who returned in 2022 are not subject to this restriction, though.

The National Medical Commission (Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate) Regulations, 2021, which went into force on November 18, 2021, were previously issued by the National Medical Commission. All admissions made after that date must comply with these rules, which mandate that foreign medical graduates be given temporary registration for at least a year while they complete a supervised internship in India.

The Gujarat Medical Council has received complaints from Filipino MBBS graduates about the delay in acquiring their permanent registration numbers from the NMC. They are unable to enroll for postgraduate exams without these numbers, which is very upsetting and worrying. The Council has referred to this scenario as a discrepancy and is looking for a quick fix.

The Gujarat Medical Council has asked the Commission for explanation after hearing that the NMC guidelines are the cause of the discrepancy. The Council will be able to provide impacted foreign medical graduates with permanent registration numbers once they hear back from the NMC.

This circumstance emphasizes the difficulties international medical graduates have in India and the requirement for increased transparency and clarity in the registration procedure. Hopefully, a suitable resolution may be reached for all parties involved with the help of the Gujarat Medical Council and the NMC.