Medical students continue boycott over quality concerns

Medical and pharmacy students across Morocco persist in their boycott of classes, training and exams, citing unresolved grievances over the quality of education and training, writes Sara Zouiten for Morocco World News.

Abderahman Bouhsiss, the representative of third-year students at the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy in Rabat, said student concerns primarily revolve around the rejection of the government reforms, including the decision to shorten their medical education by one year, from seven to six years, purportedly to increase the doctor workforce in the country.

Bouhsiss highlighted an agreement made with the government in December, which students perceive as full of “empty promises”. These promises, according to Bouhsiss, have only perpetuated delays, with assurances of resolving issues pushed as far back as April, leaving students disappointed with the lack of “concrete” action.
Full report on the Morocco World News site