Team Goemkarponn
PANAJI: The Goa government has rolled out a new short-term engagement scheme aimed at addressing the shortage of doctors in government hospitals and health centres by inducting newly qualified MBBS graduates from Goa Medical College (GMC).
Under the newly notified Voluntary Engagement Scheme for MBBS Doctors (Short-Term Tenure) in Government Health Institutions of Goa, eligible graduates will be engaged as Junior Residents or Medical Officers for a fixed period of one year. Those selected under the programme will receive a consolidated monthly remuneration of Rs 80,000.
The initiative has been designed to strengthen the state’s public healthcare system by filling vacancies with recently qualified doctors while giving them hands-on experience in government medical institutions. Participation in the scheme will be voluntary and will not create any claim for permanent government employment after the completion of the tenure.
To qualify, applicants must have completed their MBBS degree from Goa Medical College, finished the mandatory internship, hold valid registration with the Goa Medical Council or the National Medical Commission, and be willing to accept postings at any government health facility in the state.
The Directorate of Health Services (DHS) will determine the annual requirement of doctors, following which Goa Medical College will prepare a merit list from the latest three MBBS batches, with the total intake capped at 200 candidates. Recruitment will be carried out through counselling and interviews, with preference given to the most recent batch of graduates.
Doctors selected under the scheme will spend six months at Goa Medical College and the remaining six months at healthcare institutions managed by the Directorate of Health Services, including district hospitals, sub-district hospitals, community health centres and primary health centres.
During the one-year tenure, the doctors will provide outpatient and inpatient treatment, attend emergency and on-call duties, support national health programmes and maintain medical records. The government has also stipulated that participants may resign by giving three months’ notice, while their engagement may be terminated in cases of poor performance, misconduct or prolonged unauthorised absence.
