Students from the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat have successfully boycotted this semester’s final exams, reiterating their firm commitment to advocating for an unambiguous future, in hopes authorities respond to their pressing demands.
This decision is part of a broader medical school boycott, targeting both theoretical and practical classes as well as hospital training. It was unanimously agreed upon on last week by a staggering majority of 97% and 91% of medical and pharmacy students respectively.
Yassir Derkaoui, President of the medical student office of Rabat, confirmed to Hespress EN that the exam boycott was successfully implemented, with a 100% participation rate.
He emphasized that due to the complete absence of civilian medical students, the exams were postponed, for a later day, for military and international students present.
Derkaoui stated that 91% of medical students from Rabat concurred, last week, to participate in the boycott, with even those who opposed expressing respect for the majority’s decision.
The President of the medical student office of Rabat explained that this decision comes following several attempts to voice their demands, including local sit-ins, strikes, and most recently the nationwide protest.
“There was no concrete response to our pressing demands. As a result, we have decided to go for an open strike until they come up with solutions. We cannot go back to normal if our needs are not addressed,” he emphasized.
Following their announcement of the boycott, Derkaoui told Hespress EN that medical students’ representatives were received over the weekend by the Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation, and the Ministry of Health and Social Protection.
“We held two intensive meetings over the course of two days, participating in approximately 14 hours of intense discussion with both ministries,” he revealed.
Derkaoui emphasized that while the respective ministries expressed respect for the student’s decisions, their discussions failed to yield concrete solutions or responses to their demands.
“Empty promises are not what students seek to hear, they ask for concrete action from the ministries,” underscored the same person.
He reiterated medical student’s categorical rejection of reducing their education from 6 years to 7, with an absence of accompanying measures, as well as a lack of clarity regarding the third cycle.
“Almost two years have passed since the decision, and no concrete plans for the reduced academic year or the students’ training protocols have been put in place,” emphasized the President of the medical student office of Rabat.
The set of demands, which Hespress EN previously received a copy of, underscored several points that ensure high quality in their education.
In addition to the aforementioned demands, medical students complained about their exclusion from decision-making, the ongoing expansion of student numbers, inadequate educational infrastructure, and poor compensation for their training, among others.
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