Doctors hailed the Supreme Court judgment allowing a student with upper limb disability to get admission for MBBS course. They argued that it was important to have greater diversity among doctors. Dr Shah Alam, a senior orthopaedic surgeon at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, said it was wrong to limit the professional options of those with disability. Dr RS Sindhu, head of department of surgical gastroenterology in Government Medical College Kottayam, became the first female gastroenterologist in Kerala despite both her legs being polio affected. \”This is a watershed moment for inclusive medicine in India, as it explicitly challenges the glorified ableism prevalent among medical professionals,\” said Dr Satendra Singh, a professor of physiology in University College of Medical sciences in Delhi and disability rights activist. The ruling is a landmark for disability justice in India and a powerful affirmation of the human mind’s ability over mere psychomotor skills, said Dr Sindhu. The question is what he will do in the future after MBBS. Some fields like interventional cardiology might not be open to him. With the advancement of science, we don’t know what the future holds for this kind of disability.
