Ukraine crisis: The case of a medical student

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Ukraine crisis: The case of a medical student 

by

Abul Kalam (Sem II, 2023)

Student life is one of the most memorable phases of a person’s life, the phase of student life builds the foundation of our life. In student life, we do not just learn from books. We learn to grow emotionally, physically, philosophically as well as socially.


Today I will share my personal experience as a ‘’MEDICOS’’ - Dream to become a Physician in Ukraine.

Dream:

We went to Ukraine after the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Undergraduate (NEET UG) to fulfil our dreams of becoming a doctor but unfortunately, the war took place between Russia and Ukraine, and our education was affected by it.


Struggle:

Running out of food, cash, Indian students took shelter in metro bunkers. Thinking the situation has improved, students tried to come out of the metro station but then they immediately had to run back in after spotting military vehicles on the roads. People were panic buying, supermarkets ran out of supplies. Foreign nationals faced more problems because ATMs were not dispensing cash.




Evacuation:

After Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the Indian government put Operation Ganga into effect, evacuating around 22,500 Indian nationals from Ukraine via neighbouring countries on over 90 flights. Around 20,000 of those evacuated were students, and the large majority were studying medicine.


State Govt. Initiative for Students:

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had meeting with Ukraine Returnee Medical Students, said first-year medical students who were compelled to return from war-ravaged Ukraine will be allowed admission at private medical colleges in the state.

Second - and third-year students will be allowed to attend 'practical classes' at different government medical colleges and fourth- and fifth-year students will be allowed to undergo 'observing seat' at different medical colleges. The final-year students, on the other hand, will be allowed to take up internships at medical colleges as per government norms.


Central Government Failure:

The National Medical Commission (NMC) Act of 2019 does not contain any provisions for housing Ukrainian medical students at Indian colleges, the Centre said to the Supreme Court. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in an affidavit stated, “The prayer seeking transfer of these returnee students to medical colleges in India would not only be dehors the provisions of the Indian Medical Council Act 1956, and the National Medical Commission Act, 2019, as well as the regulations made thereunder, but would also seriously hamper the standards of medical education in the country.”

It added, “It is humbly submitted that in so far as such students are concerned, there are no such provisions either under the Indian Medical Council Act 1956 or the National Medical Commission Act, 2019 as well as the regulations to accommodate or transfer medical students from any foreign medical institutes/colleges to Indian medical colleges. Till now, no permission has been given by the NMC to trade or accommodate any foreign medical students in any Indian medical institute/university.”



Challenges:

The challenges for Indian students pursuing medical degrees in war-torn Ukraine show no signs of abating, as they grapple with increasing hostility from sections of the local population, who perceive India as supporting Russia in the ongoing conflict. The situation has escalated since Ukraine initiated its recent offensive operation in June.

Media: My video message towards the Government of India urging them to rescue them

https://www.editorji.com/bengali/world-news/abul-kalam-indian-student-of-ukraine-video-message-for-govt-of-india-to-rescue-them-1645946669796


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