Open AccessWhether introduction of competency-based medical education should be advocated in India?
Author(s) -
Saurabh RamBihariLal Shrivastava,
Prateek Saurabh Shrivastava
Publication year - 2019
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_543_18
Subject(s) - preparedness , flexibility (engineering) , population , accountability , medical education , medicine , health care , phase (matter) , plan (archaeology) , nursing , political science , management , environmental health , chemistry , organic chemistry , archaeology , law , economics , history
The healthcare needs of the general population are on the rise and to meet these demands, the healthcare professionals, especially doctors have to acquire a large number of skills. In the Indian settings, as of now, conventional system of education is being followed in medical colleges and this is despite the fact that it has many flaws associated with it.