Interview with Professor M.S. Valiathan, cardiac surgeon How long would it take for medical faculty development for such large-scale expansion? If you take a poll among medical doctors
We not only need a quantitative increase in trained manpower but also improved effectiveness of existing methods in training. The availability of educational resources such as libraries, simulation
We are at the leading edge of a wave of innovations in the education of health professionals. Recently, massive open online courses (MOOCs), provided by companies such as
The Oath mentions that graduates will keep uptodate with developments in the medical field. Sections 1, 2, 3 of the MCI’s Code of Ethics prescribes 30 hours of
After the European time directive came into force, 100-hour shifts have been partially replaced with silly online quizzes and fatuous portfolios that need to be done in your
Excerpt: Delays in legislation slow the progress of CME in India. http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/82/2/CME0204?en/print.html In 2013, the Medical Council of India (MCI) established a code of ethics stating that members
The goal of CME to keep doctors abreast with recent developments in medicine is absolutely fair. However, the problem lies with the method in which MCI wants to
Samiran Nundy, a former professor of All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) published a study in the journal of Current Medicine Research and Practice. It analysed India’s
Shashi Tharoor, Human Resource Development Minister of State said: “We have islands of excellence floating in a sea of mediocrity. And institutions here do not adequately prepare students
