From the desk of Editor

Volume 11 Issues 4 April, 2021

Is the medical profession waning its allure?

The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic put colossal pressure on the existing health care system of the country-massive cost paid by thousands of lives in a matter of weeks. The empty roads scream with sirens of an ambulances, chilling the spine with fear of death. Add to this, a tussle over corpses to find a place so as to be laid to rest in peace. The ruthless pandemic has robbed many families of their loved ones; countless bereave, lakhs of medical bills and thousands of stray children.

The much-respected medical science has been scorned upon; perhaps doctors in situations have felt helpless seeing patients desperately gasping for breath! The tormenting circumstances have taken a heavy toll on the mental health of doctors too. On the other side, medical undergraduates who yet to join the league witness mockery, mistrust, and violence against doctors. The much-glorified profession is perhaps losing its glory due to mounting mistrust for the profession-resulting a declining preference to choose the medical discipline by both students and parents. This elephant in the room warrants to be addressed aggressively and systematically both at a political and social level.