Indian medical curriculum is to get "long overdue" ethics training

BMJ ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 346 (apr30 3) ◽  
pp. f2794-f2794
Author(s):  
M. Kay
Keyword(s):  
Medical Curriculum ◽  
Ethics Training ◽  
Indian Medical

scholarly journals Effect of epidemiology batch posting in improving attitude towards research among medical students

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 1158
Author(s):  
Aparnavi P. ◽  
Venkatesh U. ◽  
Priyanka S. ◽  
Shalini S.
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Medical Curriculum ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Rank Test ◽  
New Delhi ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Indian Medical ◽  
Wilcoxon Sign Rank

Background: Epidemiology batch posting (EBP) is conducted only in a few Indian medical colleges for undergraduate students to orient them with research methodologies. EBP is designed to overcome the lacuna in knowledge on attitude towards scientific research amongst medical students. The objective of the study was to study the effect of EBP in improving attitude towards research among medical students.Methods: A pre-post study was conducted on a batch of 40 students (consecutive sampling technique) posted for EBP in Department of Community Medicine, at VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi during October-November 2017. This was well above the required sample size of 16 calculated using G Power 3.1. Data was collected using R-ATR (revised attitude towards research) Data was found to be non-parametric by applying tests of normality. Hence Wilcoxon sign rank test was used to find the statistical significance in change of attitude between pre and post-tests.Results: Participants mean age was 20.50±1.58 yrs and 75% of them were males. The median attitude towards research usefulness increased from 5.25 to 6.75 following EBP. In the domain of positive predisposition towards research, there was an overall positive change in attitude from a median of 4.00 to 5.25. A negative change was shown in ‘research anxiety’ domain, from a median score of 5.00 to 3.00.Conclusions: Authors recommend that Indian medical curriculum should mandate a small group learning model such as EBP for all undergraduate medical students to bring about a positive attitude towards research and to reduce their anxiety levels.

Coverage of antimicrobial resistance in the revised indian medical curriculum: Lip service only?

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 70
Author(s):  
BharathKumar Tirupakuzhi Vijayaraghavan ◽  
Vijayaprasad Gopichandran
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Resistance ◽  
Medical Curriculum ◽  
Indian Medical

scholarly journals Establishing New Curriculum of Pathology and its Challenges at a New Medical College

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Supriya Sandeepa ◽  
Kanna Sandhyarani Mahadev ◽  
Bhargavi K Nagabhushan ◽  
Archana Shetty ◽  
Jessica Minal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Curriculum ◽  
Undergraduate Curriculum ◽  
Medical Graduate ◽  
State University ◽  
Revolutionary Change ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Indian Medical ◽  
New Curriculum ◽  
Competency Based ◽  
Set Up

Background: A competency-based curriculum is the key highlight of medical transformation in India, which provides an outcome-based framework requiring the integration of knowledge, skills, and values, unlike an old curriculum that did not provide a cohesive and comprehensive outlook. Objectives: We aimed to discuss and evaluate in detail the process and setup of a new competency-based medical curriculum in the Department of Pathology and enlist the assets and challenges while doing the same. Methods: The new curriculum was set up under the guidelines of competency-based undergraduate curriculum for the Indian Medical Graduate, state university guidelines, articles from the internet, and discussions with other universities all over the country. Conclusions: As compared to the previous curriculum, the new curriculum introduces many positive changes and requires a revolutionary change in the outlook of institutions, faculty, and students. Prior preparedness, flexibility to adopt new changes, consistency, and long-term commitment to transition from facilitators will go a long way in producing an excellent Indian medical graduate.

scholarly journals Medical students perception of ultrasound and computed tomography sessions in gross anatomy curriculum: a study in an Indian medical college

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 1265
Author(s):  
Subhramoy Chaudhury ◽  
Anasuya Ghosh ◽  
Narayan Pandit ◽  
Asit Chandra Roy ◽  
Shankar Prasad Kabiraj
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Medical Curriculum ◽  
Student Perception ◽  
Gross Anatomy ◽  
First Year ◽  
Junior Doctors ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Indian Medical ◽  
The Impact

Background: Integration of Ultrasonography (USG) and Computed Tomography (CT) sessions into medical curriculum has been started and numerous studies show that they could be useful in anatomy teaching as an adjunct to traditional ways including didactic lectures, cadaveric material or 3D models. Information regarding the benefit and feasibility of integrating radiology sessions into Indian medical curriculum is still lacking.Methods: We introduced didactic and practical sessions of USG and CT focusing on Liver morphology into first year anatomy course and found out student’ perception by Likert- scale type questionnaire at the end. We collected opinions once again from the same cohort during their clinical rotations as junior doctors regarding the effectiveness of radiological sessions at very beginning of their career.Results: The first year students stated that radiology sessions were very interesting (97%) and effective (95%) to improve their anatomy understanding, 93% indicated it will make them more confident while taking practical examinations, 97% indicated such sessions should be incorporated in current anatomy curriculum. Majority of junior doctors (88% of responders) accepted the importance of early exposure to practical radiology in medical curriculum and recommended to include practical USG and CT sessions in anatomy course.Conclusions: This study was first to experiment the impact of practical radiology sessions in anatomy and collect feedback from both first year students and junior doctors in an Indian medical college. Our study shows it is possible and beneficial to include structured ultrasonography and CT sessions to the present MBBS curriculum in conjunction with traditional teaching methods.

Integration of Medical Informatics with Other Courses in the Medical Curriculum

1989 ◽  
Vol 28 (04) ◽  
pp. 243-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Tumstra
Keyword(s):  
Medical School ◽  
Medical Informatics ◽  
Medical Curriculum ◽  
New Curriculum ◽  
The Way

Abstract:The introduction of a new structure in the Medical Curriculum at the Leiden University Medical School has facilitated the integration of medical informatics subjects with other subjects. The paper describes the holistic nature of the new curriculum, the way Medical Informatics is interwoven with other subjects and the problems which have been encountered.

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