\n Failing to do so could result in the medics being forced to repay their tuition fees and bursary support.\n<\/p>\n
\n But Mr Sarwar, who graduated as a dentist 21 years ago and worked for the NHS in Paisley<\/a> until he was elected as the MP for Glasgow Central<\/a> at the 2010 general election, failed to complete five years, as first reported by the Scottish Daily Mail<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n \n He replaced his father Mohammad Sarwar in the House of Commons<\/a> until he lost the seat to the SNP<\/a> in 2015.\n<\/p>\n \n The Scottish Labour leader, who is vying to become the next first minister in Holyrood<\/a>, said it was \u201cnot embarrassing\u201d that he would have been liable to repay tuition fees if his own policy was in place in 2010.\n<\/p>\n \n Speaking on BBC Scotland<\/a>\u2019s Sunday Show, Mr Sarwar said: \u201cIt\u2019s not embarrassing at all because the premise of that question is to say that we never change the law on anything. If you have to change the circumstances that you face today, I maintained my role in public service. I\u2019ve been a public servant for 20 years.\n<\/p>\n \n Read more:\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cI would have happily have done more hours work on the NHS if the expectation wasn\u2019t on me to be a full time Member of Parliament.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \n He added: \u201cWhat we\u2019ve got to do is fix the mess right now. You\u2019re asking me about 21 years ago.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cI\u2019m saying right now we have a situation where the taxpayer rightly funds free tuition for people across the country. I support free tuition. We will maintain free tuition. But it\u2019s also right that if someone uses their taxes to train you to work in\u00a0our health professions, then they should have the benefits of your skills too so we\u2019re saying that if we fund your education and you train here, you should stay here and work in our NHS and social care system for at least five years.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cThat\u2019s fairness for the taxpayer, fairness for the individual and fairness to deliver that future NHS.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \n But Dr Sandesh Gulhane, the Scottish Tory health spokesman, described it as a \u201cstaggering hypocrisy\u201d.\n<\/p>\n \n He said: \u201cAnas Sarwar\u2019s Sunday show appearance exposed staggering hypocrisy \u2014 proposing a five-year NHS service rule for newly trained doctors and dentists that he himself would not have met.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cIf he believes graduates should repay taxpayers when they don\u2019t fulfil that obligation, Scots will rightly ask whether he will now pay back the equivalent cost himself.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cHaving recently called for Keir Starmer<\/a> to step down, it\u2019s clear Labour are distracted by internal divisions instead of focusing on fixing Scotland\u2019s economy, improving our schools and repairing struggling public services after years of SNP failure.\n<\/p>\n \n Read more:\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cScotland needs serious leadership and honest solutions \u2014 and the Scottish Conservatives<\/a> will continue to hold both Labour and the SNP to account while delivering practical policies that put patients, pupils and taxpayers first.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \n SNP MSP Clare Haughey said the Scottish Labour leader had been left \u201cred faced\u201d.\n<\/p>\n \n She said: “This is pure hypocrisy from Anas Sarwar and shows just how poor his judgement is.\n<\/p>\n \n “Given the people of Scotland’s mood towards the Labour Party, he may soon have the opportunity to return to dentistry and complete his five years anyway.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cTime after time Anas Sarwar’s poor judgement has left him red faced. With the SNP, John Swinney<\/a>\u2019s strong leadership is on Scotland\u2019s side, focussed on Scotland\u2019s priorities.\n<\/p>\n