Birgunj, October 1, 2026-First-year postgraduate resident doctors at National Medical College and Teaching Hospital in Birgunj have asked the Medical Education Commission to arrange an alternative institution where they can continue their studies, as their protest entered its 16th day.
A group of 55 first-year postgraduate resident doctors began protesting on August 17, citing allegations of being assigned duties lasting up to 36 hours, having attendance deducted without justification and facing disciplinary action on various grounds.
Following the protest, the medical college suspended classes and other academic and clinical activities for first-year postgraduate residents. The suspension includes classes, clinical postings, departmental training, ward and emergency duties, and other training-related activities until further notice.
The protesting doctors have urged the Medical Education Commission to arrange their studies at another medical college, arguing that their academic activities have been disrupted for more than two weeks and that returning to the same institution is no longer feasible.
One of the resident doctors said they had informed the commission that they needed to be transferred elsewhere because there was no longer a conducive environment for them to continue their studies at the college.
According to the doctor, commission officials have assured them that efforts are underway to resolve the issue, but no concrete solution has been reached despite the prolonged disruption.
Meanwhile, National Medical College has said that activities by the protesting residents have affected the institution's academic and clinical environment. The college has also written to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) under Tribhuvan University, requesting that the students be called back in order to protect academic discipline, institutional operations and health services.
The dispute has left the first-year postgraduate residents' academic activities suspended, with the doctors seeking alternative arrangements while the college has requested their return through the university.
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