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| Year : 2022 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 226-229 |
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The Honorable “Honorary system” in teaching/university public hospitals - An ideal blend of academics and prosperity for the medical professional
Mohinish G Bhatjiwale1, Mrudul Mohinish Bhatjiwale2
1 Sr. Consultant Neurosurgeon; The Neuro Health Foundation Clinic; Sr. Consultant, Department of Neurosurgery, HCG and Navneet Hi Tech Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
2 Research Assistant, The Neuro Health Foundation Clinic, Mumbai, Maharashtra; Resident Doctor, Department of Neurosurgery, Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
Mrudul Mohinish Bhatjiwale
The Neuro Health Foundation Clinic, 006, D-31, Yogi Nagar, Borivali West, Mumbai - 400 091, Maharashtra
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/ijph.ijph_1817_21
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The options available for a specialist in India today can be broadly divided into joining a public teaching institution in the capacity of lecturer or higher, freelancing, and taking up a full-time corporate position. Whereas public teaching institutions have an abundance of academics, skill and mastery development potential, corporate positions and freelancing offer better monetary stability. From an ideal blend of both systems, stems the honorary system. This article elaborates on and exemplifies the same with several doyens who have been involved, and have been a product of the honorable “honorary system.”
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