The doctors recently wrote history by joining the state-run Osmania General Hospital (OGH) as medical staff.
Post Date – 10:50 PM, Tuesday – 12/13/22
Dr. Ruth John Paul, Dr. Prachi Rathod (from left to right)
Hyderabad: Dr Prachi Rathod and Dr Ruth John Paul endured humiliation, rejection and many struggles and had to endure obstacles to become the first transgender doctors to join the Telangana state government.
The doctors recently wrote history by joining the state-run Osmania General Hospital (OGH) as medical staff.
The doctors are currently undergoing training at the King Koti Government Hospital and will soon join the OGH service. However, like many binary people with dreams, these doctors’ position in the society, even their study and employment are full of thorns.
Dr Ruth from Khammam, an alumnus of the Malla Reddy Institute of Medical Sciences, said getting a government job was a big deal for her and the transgender community.
“After my MBBS graduation in 2018, I decided to reveal my identity. However, because of my identity, I was rejected by at least 15 hospitals. Succumbing to the stigma of society, I even thought about going as a ‘male’ making a living as a person, but unable to do anything about it,” recalls the 28-year-old.
Dr. Prachi has been through similar treatments. After graduating with an MBBS from the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Adilabad in 2015, she worked for three years at a super-specialty hospital in the city, but was dismissed because the hospital felt that gender could hinder patient access. flow.
After being repeatedly rejected by various private hospitals in the city, the two doctors found a job in 2021 at Mitr, India’s first transgender clinic in Narayanguda. Meanwhile, they happened to apply to OGH after discovering the Trans column in the application, and got hired.
“Despite the many social challenges I faced, my ambition to become a doctor and serve my patients regardless of gender kept me going. People of any type need self-confidence, courage and desire to achieve their goals,” Dr. Ruth said.
The battle continues as doctors are currently fighting for their rights as transgender women after graduation. Although they took the NEET PG exam as transgender women, the advisory list classified them as “female”, not a third gender.
“This is against the Supreme Court’s 2014 NALSA judgment, which recognizes a third gender and grants reservations in institutional and job admissions. We have submitted a statement to the government,” said Dr Prachi, 30.
