Open AccessCost-effective innovation of locally assembled mannequins for undergraduate skill development in parenteral drug administration
Author(s) -
Susan Mani,
M. Nisha,
Jolly Varghese,
Serah Johny,
Anil Mathew
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of pharmacology/the indian journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1998-3751
pISSN - 0253-7613
DOI - 10.4103/ijp.ijp_279_19
Subject(s) - drug administration , medical education , protocol (science) , curriculum , medicine , task (project management) , food and drug administration , drug , psychology , medical emergency , pharmacology , engineering , alternative medicine , pedagogy , systems engineering , pathology
The new competencybased curriculum for undergraduate medical education by the Medical Council of India mandates simulation using mannequins for teaching parenteral drug administration. Traditional education tends to focus on textbook learning, whereas competencybased education concentrates on the outcomes that directly guide the assessment of learners.