The Instagram reels tagline that reads, ‘Reel it, feel it,’ has gone wrong for the medical students from Gadag Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS) in Karnataka, as 38 college students have been penalised for recording reels on the hospital premises.
For violating hospital rules, the hospital management extended their housemanship training period by 10 days on Saturday.
Stating that this is a grave mistake, Director of Gadag institute of medical science, Dr. Basavaraj Bommanhalli, said, “There are 38 of them who did this (Instagram reels) within the premises and violated the rules. This is a grave mistake. Whatever they wanted to do, they should have done it outside the hospital premises, avoiding inconvenience to the patients.”
“We haven’t granted any permission for such activities. They claimed it was recorded for the pre-graduation ceremony. We have taken cognisance of this. Their housemanship was supposed to end in the next 10–20 days, and we have extended that for another 10 days.”
This came a day after Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundurao dismissed a doctor for conducting a pre-wedding photoshoot in the operation theatre of a government hospital in Chitradurga district.
The incident came to light when videos of medical students dancing to Hindi and Kannada songs in the district hospital corridor went viral on social media.
Upon viewing the videos, the social media users criticised the students for their perceived lack of commitment to their duties.