On 13th April 2026, the GRCs of the mighty school of Public Health were sworn in and officially entrusted to govern the students and represent their interests at the GRC level in the Guild House.
#MAKSPH_CGC
Someone asked: Are medical interns so special from other interns in different fields?
The comparison is often misleading.
Medical interns are not students. By the time one starts internship, they have already completed their degree and graduated as a doctor, pharmacist, nurse or dental surgeon. Internship is a mandatory supervised practice year before full licensure.
Unlike many other fields where internships may last 1โ2 months and are largely observational, medical internships run for a full year and involve direct patient care. Interns clerk patients, prescribe under supervision, assist in surgeries, conduct deliveries, respond to emergencies, review patients on wards, take overnight calls, and often work 36-72 hour shifts.
Hospitals depend heavily on intern doctors and other health interns for service delivery. They are part of the workforce, not visitors learning from the sidelines. That is why the debate is not about paying students; it is about fairly compensating trained health professionals who are already providing essential healthcare services.
#revisetheentiremedicalpolicy