Nagpur: Professors and assistant professors in the government medical colleges (GMC) across the state,who are attached to maharaste state medical teacher associaton (MSMTA), stopped their services in OPDs and other non-emergency departments on Monday from 11am.
Both the government medical colleges in Nagpur — GMCH and IGGMCH — deployed about 480 resident doctors in additional shifts so that patients should not suffer. Resident doctors, who are already overburdened and suffering from academic losses due to the agitation of medical teachers, said they will be the worst sufferers in case this strike stretches more.
During TOI’s visit to GMC on Monday, resident doctors were present in OPDs. As a result, there was hardly any inconvenience for common patients who visited OPDs. But many elective surgeries, specialty and super specialty procedures could not be held in this medical college.
Sources said 42 surgeries were conducted on Monday as against 65-70 on any other weekday. Of them, 25 were emergency surgeries. Monday’s OPD count was 2,500 in GMC which is almost normal for any weekday. Total 135 patients were admitted in IPD.
In IGGMCH, only 4 emergency surgeries were conducted on Monday as against 65-70 on any other weekday. Of them, 25 were emergency surgeries. Monday’s OPD count was 2,500 in GMC which is almost normal for any weekday. Total 135 patients were admitted in IPD.
In IGGMCH, only 4 emergency surgeries and 4 normal deliveries were conducted. Total 1,498 patients visited the OPD, while 75 were admitted in IPD.Not a single elective surgery was conducted at the hospital on Monday.
Dr Sameer Golawar, secretary of MSMTA,said the strike was total. “We skipped OPD, IPD, routine laboratory investigations, routine radiological investigations, routine and elective surgeries on Monday.The UG teaching as well as PG teaching has already since almost a month. Administrative and admission work too has stopped,” he said, adding that they are getting cooperation from seniors, superintends and resident doctors.
Exam-bound resident doctors are burdened with additional workload due to this. Though resident doctors are supporting their teachers’ strike and no one officially complained about increased work, some of them said this will hit them badly as they are already missing their lectures due to the strike and now they will miss their examination preparation hours.
“We are already suffering from academic losses as the teachers are not conducting classes. Now, the additional workload is going to kill our exam preparation time I hope this strike ends early,” said Dr Avinash Dahiphale, president of the central committee of MARD.
The residents have already demanded that their examination should be postponed. “MUHS and state government should now consider our demand seriously. We had a meeting with the vice-chancellor today and raised the same issue,” Dr Dahiphale added.
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