In a study, shocking data between the years 2010 to 2019 has come to the fore. This data is a list of medical students who committed suicide. According to this data, 358 medical students committed suicide in these years. Apart from this, 1, 166 medical students were expelled from the colleges. There are 125 medical students, 105 residential, and 128 doctors on this suicide list. When the 'National Medical Commission' recently sought an answer from 'Right You Information' regarding medical students, it was revealed that in the last 5 years, 64 MBBS and 55 postgraduate medical students have committed suicide.
There is so much stress among medical students that 1,166 medical students dropped out of college midway. Because of this, he had to leave his studies in the middle. Of these students, 160 were pursuing MBBS and 1,006 were pursuing graduation. According to this data, it would not be wrong to say that stress among medical students is increasing day by day.
Answer sought through RTI
Concerned about the incidents of suicide and a suicidal tendency among medical students, the 'National Medical Commission', the 'Education Regulatory Authority' of the medical colleges of India's number one college, has committed suicide by the end of the year 2022. Whether it is in graduation or post-graduation or has dropped the studies in between. Everyone's data has been collected for 5 years. A senior official of the 'Ministry of Health and Family Welfare' said that the decision to seek this information was taken by the Commission because of this. So that it can be ascertained whether the suicides committed by the medical students in these years were not due to ragging or due to the pressure of studying in a college or a heavy workload. Many parents and children wanted it, so an RTI appeal was made. However, what is the reason behind the medical student, some solid evidence has not been found behind it.
These children committed suicide
The children who ended their own lives left their parents in a way of a death sentence. D. Narendra, an assistant sub-inspector with the Railway Protection Force of South Central Railway, lost his 26-year-old daughter Preeti Dharawat a month ago. The family of Dr Dharavath, a graduation first-year student of 'Kakatiya Medical College' (KMC) in Warangal, Telangana, has alleged that he took his own life due to the work of a senior student. The investigation of the matter is going on. Dr Dharawat's parents are not the only ones who are grappling with the shock of losing their child in this tragic way. While talking about such a sad incident, Mr Narendra said, 'I wish he had never got a post-graduation seat in medical. She might have been alive today. Our family is still unable to understand what has happened.
This study has been prepared based on these data.
According to a study, a total of 358 students committed suicide between 2010 and 2019, including medical students (125), residents (105) and physicians (128). Deaths by Suicide Among Medical Students, Residents and Practitioners in India Spanning a Decade (2010-2019): A Comprehensive Study Based on Online News Portals and Google Database.
The suicide girls were very young
The age of the girls who committed suicide was very young. And the boys who committed suicide were older than the girls. Obstetrics-gynecology (16.0%) had the highest number of suicides followed by anesthesiology (22.4%). Academic pressure among medical students (45.2%) and residents (23.1%), and marital discord among physicians (26.7%) were the most common causes of suicide. Medical students (24%) and physicians (20%) were coping with mental turmoil, while harassment was a reason for residents (20.5%). Up to 26% had seen signs of suicide. At the same time, 13 per cent of people had taken the help of a psychologist before ending their lives.
Junior doctors told this reason behind the suicide
Rimi Dey, Committee Head, Postgraduate Studies, Indian Medical Association-Junior Doctors Network There can be many reasons for suicide like- 24x7 shifts, working long hours, distance from family, toxic environment, uncooperative administration, lack of sleep, lack of money Shortage, exam tension, sometimes inhumane ragging, caste-based discrimination and hardships related to regionalism. Student doctors have to face. Junior doctors from several institutions said that the risk of suicide among doctors is about 2.5 times higher than that of the general population. But the sad part is that not much is done or talked about.
A senior official of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), who did not wish to be named, said that rules, safeguards and support systems are provided in almost all medical colleges, but there is a lack of strict implementation. For example, the NMC has an anti-ragging committee that monitors complaints. We recently saw how toxic the work environment is becoming, when a senior doctor, seeing a suicide case, appealed to the senior doctor to talk to his junior with love and dignity.
