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Date of Publication: April 10, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20529/IJME.2026.022
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Letter
The “catch-all” intern: An ethical issue in Indian teaching hospitals
Abstract:
Medical internship is intended to be a supervised period of clinical training, exposure to the hospital setting and learning efficient patient care. However, in many Indian teaching hospitals, interns increasingly function as a “catch-all” workforce, informally assuming a wide range of responsibilities.
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