There was no work pressure on doctor, says PGI Dean

Mohit Khanna

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, March 1

Students of the PGI, who hail from from south India, continue to face the language barriers. It has come to light that nearly a decade ago, a junior resident (JR) doctor had committed suicide due to this reason.

Dean Academics Prof Rajesh Kumar today stated that homesickness appears to be the reason behind the suicide of the 24-year-old doctor. He said being unable to communicate with the patients may have compounded the problem.

He said it was for the first time that the deceased Krishna Prasath R was staying in a hostel. However, he was not facing any stress at work place, clarified Prof Rajesh Kumar.

“First three months are given to the students to adjust to the environment at the medical institute. The doctors pursuing their MD courses are directly under the watch of their senior residents. There are various helplines to address the issues of the doctors. Even the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) have separate helpline to address the problem. We are constantly striving to address the problem, but in this case (suicide of Dr Krishan) there could be a lapse somewhere,” said Rajesh Kumar.

Meanwhile, some doctors are pitching for easing the stress level among junior residents, following the suicide of 24-year-old doctor Krishna Prasath R.

Details being shared by the PGI did not show that the deceased was under any kind of work pressure. He was recently shifted to the radiodiagnosis department which has less work pressure.