Indian Medical Association Kerala chapter seeks rollback of Maharashtra move allowing homoeopathy doctors to practise modern medicine
IMA office-bearers say a short-term pharmacology course cannot replace the comprehensive medical education and clinical training required to practise modern medicine. They say the decision can compromise patient safety and the quality of treatment
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) in Kerala has called for the reversal of a Maharashtra government decision that permits homeopathy doctors to practice modern medicine after completing a brief pharmacology course. This demand was voiced at the 288th State working committee meeting of the IMA Kerala, held in Palakkad on August 16, 2026.
M.N. Menon, president of IMA Kerala, and Roy R. Chandran, secretary of the same organization, argued that a short-term pharmacology course cannot substitute the extensive medical education and clinical training necessary to practice modern medicine. They warned that such a decision could jeopardize patient safety and the quality of treatment.
The IMA Kerala stressed that licensing to practice modern medicine should be contingent on recognized medical education and the requisite clinical training, with no concessions on patient safety. The organization pledged its support to IMA Maharashtra's protest against the decision and pledged to cooperate with any lawful and democratic measures taken by the national IMA in response to the move.
The meeting, organized by the IMA Palakkad branch, was attended by its State office-bearers and representatives from various IMA branches across the State.
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