38 Junior Doctors Face Action Over Viral Reels Shot In Karnataka Hospital
NDTV
The director of Gadag Institute of Medical Sciences has called it a "grave mistake" by the students
A government medical college in Karnataka's Gadag has cracked down on junior doctors recording reels on campus. The Gadag Institute of Medical Sciences management has extended housemanship -- meaning practical training -- of 38 junior doctors by 10 days after reels shot by them went viral on social media.
The reels showed the students dancing in their scrubs in the hospital corridors. Another showed them looking at reports and holding saline bottles as a bed is wheeled across. After the reels circulated on social media, many accused the junior doctors of neglecting their duties for shooting quirky videos. The reels had popular Hindi and Kannada songs.
The director of the institution has called it a "grave mistake" by the students. "Whatever they wanted to do, they should have done it outside the hospital premises to avoid inconvenience to patients. We haven't granted permission for such activities," Dr. Basavaraj Bommanhalli said.
