Open AccessMy Experience of Participating as External Examiner in Online Radiology Residents Exit Examination During COVID Pandemic
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
advances in bioengineering and biomedical science research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2640-4133
DOI - 10.33140/abbsr.03.02.09
Subject(s) - covid-19 , government (linguistics) , pandemic , work (physics) , medicine , political science , engineering , virology , mechanical engineering , linguistics , philosophy , disease , pathology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Life has brought us to such a point, where we are forced to think, whether we actually have done any progress or not, in last so many years. COVID 19 has forced everyone to standstill and most developed nations are biggest sufferers. Till date, most modes of travel, including International flights, are more or less stopped, and we yet don’t know, when all this will start again. We are slowly and steadily accepting COVID as part and parcel of life, and steadily trying to return to work. In Medical schools in India, Postgraduate Exit Examination (PEE) are usually scheduled in April to June, with atleast two External Examiners travelling to Medical College, from same or different state. Due to restriction on travel and Government advisory, PEE couldn’t be held in April 2020; and henceforth Medical Council of India (MCI) had to change its policy in regard to PEE. Board of Governors (BOG) MCI held a meeting on 15 May 2020 and decided to give one-time relaxation to Medical Universities, for appointment of External Examiners (EE) for year 2020-2021, in view of COVID pandemic. Medical Universities were asked to complete PEE until 30 June 2020, with following options: