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| Monday, 27 September 2004 |
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GMOA requests Minister to intervene Sri Lanka Medical Council issues registration to medical graduates only when they complete medical degree at a recognised medical faculty for a period of 6 years. Since Russian Medical degrees include one year training on Russian language it takes minimum of 7 years to complete medical degree. But we understand that a group of candidates who obtained leave from the Ministry of Health had obtained so-called medical degree within 6 months. When they produced applications for registration, Sri Lanka Medical Council was surprised and they rejected those unacceptable application, a press release by the Government Medical Officers Association said. Subsequently these candidates with the help of certain officials in the Ministry of Health misrepresented facts to the courts and in the process of pressurising the SLMC to register them. In any case if this is granted, it will be a threat to the standards of the medical care delivered in the country. As such, we request the immediate intervention by the Minister of Health to prevent this leading to a chaotic situation in the medical care. As medical professionals, we need not be governed by the Medical Council if the Council is not in a position to maintain the professional standards, the press release signed by Dr. A. B. Padeniya, GMOA Secretary said. |
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