Doctor shares 5 points on ‘plight of medical students’ in AIIMS Madurai, says ‘institution is not a big thing anymore’

Dr Dhruv Chauhan expressed that the reputation that AIIMS built doesn’t match the current reality of the institution.

A doctor took to X to shed light on the challenges faced by medical students at AIIMS Madurai. In his poignant account, Dr Dhruv Chauhan expressed that the reputation of AIIMS doesn’t match the current reality of the institution. He further added that condition of the students is the result of “opening so many medical colleges without any basic facilities”.

“‘AIIMS’ the institution name sounds a big thing no? But not anymore!” wrote Chauhan on X.

He also claimed that the medical students went to their director with a request to shift them.

Chauhan further shared the alleged conditions of the students in AIIMS Madurai. According to the post, the wards lack patients for clinical examination, students are not permitted to visit the OPD and OT, five students are forced to share a single room, and there is a crunch of books in the library.

When the students complained to the administration, they were asked why they joined AIIMS Madurai in the first place.

Take a look at the post shared by the doctor below:

The pos, since being shared on April 11, has garnered over 7.4 lakh views and still counting. Many even took to the comments section of the post to share their thoughts.

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