Dr George Leslie Thomas Prekattil says many doctors are deterred by registration delays and exam scheduling
Dr George Leslie Thomas Prekattil is calling on the Medical Council to 'expedite responses and minimise delays in documentation, registration processes and exam scheduling'. SPhotograph: Patrick BrowneHundreds more doctors from India could be attracted to work in Ireland if barriers to their recruitment were addressed by the medical authorities here, according to a Wexford-based GP who is establishing an organisation to represent those already in the system.
“There are two primary concerns… significant delays in the eligibility assessment and registration processes, and, secondly, the scheduling of exams is unclear, making it difficult for many doctors to plan their futures in Ireland.”How Lidl accidentally took on the big guns of cloud computing At present, there are just over 300 doctors who gained their qualification in India working in Ireland, a fraction of the 1,850 from Pakistan or 1,060 from Sudan.
According to the Medical Council, an adjudication group it established “reviewed the information provided by the Medical Council of India in relation to the internship programme from India on two separate occasions”.
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