Will a shorter medical course solve rural doctor shortages?
Parley by The Hindu
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The Pros and Cons of Shorter Courses for Rural Practitioners
Dr. Souha says short term courses to create an alternate cada of doctors should not be thought of we should learn from our history We've had enough and more so alternate cadas of doctors shouldn't be our aim but then like physician assistants or nurse practitioners as some of the European countries have that kind of a cada can be created they will work under a appropriate full-fledged medical supervision. With consumerism coming into the health sector I think we'll have to probably think of the protection to these practitioners Protection to these alternate doctors don't call them doctors call them by a different name, Dr. Souham said.
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