The Future of Medical Education

by nupur343 (Posted Wed Jul 18, 2018 4:32 am) Current Scenario of Medical Education In India :-The present system of education follows a building block principle where each subject has its own frame, restricted to one part of the course. The disadvantages of such a system are unnecessary repetition, disjointed approach to teaching, creating confusion in students' mind. Curriculum integration, therefore, has evolved as an important strategy in medical education. An integrated curriculum provides a meaningful learning experience as learning takes place in a context (contextual learning). It also promotes a holistic approach to patients and their problems. The students study the biological and biochemical foundations of an organ system, its structural properties, reactions to disease and injury and response to treatment with the minimum possible time gap in the delivery of different elements. The impact is further heightened by providing the relevant practical and patient care experience. A disease, its diagnosis, and treatment cross the barriers of administrative convenience.The Medical Council of India has recently made public the guidelines and regulations for Graduate Medical Education in India. The commendable revised curriculum for graduate medical education suggests many innovative and relevant changes.However, unless the assessment of skills and competencies are well defined operationally, simply a change in curriculum will not bring about required changes in the way fac...
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