A bold scheme
Our government’s decision to award grants to private medical students is bold. But it is wrong.It is bold because it shows that our government can take unconventional measures to get things done – in this case to train more doctors.But it is wrong because awarding grants to private medical students will not increase the number of doctors. Current private medical students will graduate and become doctors even if the government doesn’t intervene. So helping them will not add to the pool of doctors.It is wrong because the unexpected grant will benefit current private medical students unfairly. They would enjoy…