Foreign medical graduates allowed to take up CRMI in 36 non-teaching hospitals in Tamil Nadu

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Foreign Medical Graduates (FMG) can now undergo Compulsory Rotatory Medical Internship (CRMI) in 36 non-teaching hospitals — 23 district headquarters hospitals and 13 other hospitals — in Tamil Nadu. With this, a total of 1,504 internship positions would be available for FMGs every year.

This has fulfilled a long-pending demand of hundreds of FMGs, who had passed the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination and were waiting for the mandatory CRMI. After this issue was continuously pursued with the National Medical Commission (NMC), permission was granted for FMGs to undergo CRMI training in 23 district headquarters hospitals and 13 other hospitals in the State, a press release issued by the Health department said.

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Already, 384 internship positions were available at the government medical college hospitals. Now, 750 positions in district headquarters hospitals and 370 positions in other hospitals have been created, taking the total number of internship positions for FMGs to 1,504 a year.

While this has resolved the issue faced by FMGs who have been waiting for CRMI training for long, they will be posted for the first time at district headquarters hospitals, thereby strengthening healthcare services for the public.

The list of district headquarters hospitals, institutions attached to government medical colleges and other non-teaching institutions, including private hospitals, along with the number of FMG interns to be accommodated has been published. Candidates who have passed the FMGE examination can apply for the CRMI at the listed hospitals through the website: https://fmg.tnmedicalonline.co.in.