Group – 5 Members:

• Shahrukh Khan (Intern)• Shraddha Moolchandani • Jaya Lal (6th semester)• Somya Pandey (6th semester)• Moneshwar Rao (4th semester)• Avinav Gupta (4th semester)• Saurish Reddy (4th semester)• Karan Kalra (4th semester)

RURAL POSTINGSA critical discourse

Group 5

The Need for Rural postings

• 60% of health workers work in urban areas

• Majority of Indian population – rural areas• Simple ailments progressing to

complications• Number of preventable deaths rising

More doctors in urban setups…

…more people in

rural areas…

Doctor-population ratio?

Communicable diseases are rising…

Why students wouldn’t agree

• Students not exposed to the rural medical setup and problems face by the people

• Lack of basic and emergency facilities• Dearth of infrastructure• Low salary & less security• Language barrier/difficulty in

communicating• Better opportunities in urban areas

Belief in Manipal: is serving in rural areas the duty of every doctor?

What’s wrong about the compulsion?

• Will make young doctors feel shackled• May demotivate them• Lesser family contact time may lead to

increase in the rate of physician burnout

Belief in Manipal: Is refusing to do the duty the right of every doctor?

…a bit more of perspective…

Belief in Manipal: Is compulsory posting the solution?

How should the problem be tackled?

• Proper infrastructure • Increase in pay scale• Reservation for further studies• Sense of humanitarism

Does that sound motivating?

Belief in Manipal: Will exposure to

rural setting during UG help improve

attitudes of medical students towards

practicing in rural setups?

Belief in Manipal: Would you provide medical services in rural areas in the future?

Belief in Manipal: Would you consider working

in a rural area if a PG seat is guaranteed at

the end of tenure?

We suggest…

• Orientation to rural setup during undergraduation

• Incentives like increase in pay, job security, opportunities for higher education

• Involvement of other people from other

fields

What’s your take?