Gujarat man does not allow 3-feet height to cut his doctor dream short

23-year-old Dr Ganesh Baraiya did not let his height hold him back, even when the Medical Council of India (MCI) disqualified him from becoming a doctor.

When he applied for MBBS in 2018, the MCI committee denied permission because he is all of three-feet tall. But Baraiya did not let the rejection trip him up, and today he is Dr Baraiya, an MBBS intern.

"The committee said I would not be able to handle emergency cases because of my height," Baraiya told PTI.

He consulted his school principal and some other well-wishers who suggested he challenge the decision.

The matter went from the Gujarat High Court to the Supreme Court, which passed a judgement in Baraiya's favour in 2018, allowing him to take admission to the Government Medical College, Bhavnagar.

"On August 1, 2019, I took admission to the medical college, and that is how my MBBS journey started. I recently completed my course and got the MBBS degree. I am now working at Sir T General Hospital in Bhavnagar," he said.

Dean of the Bhavnagar Medical College Dr Hemant Mehta said it was a matter of immense happiness for him that Baraiya completed his course and was doing internship.

"He used to find way in every situation. He would tell us his problems sometimes, and we tried our best to solve them," Dr Mehta said.

"His friends, classmates and batchmates must have helped him the most, as they used to be with him at all times. The teachers helped him too, because he required the most attention in the whole class," Mehta added.

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