Proposed changes to the MBBS curriculum

The MCI's Undergraduate Education Working Group has asked medical colleges and stake holders from across the country to provide feedback and suggest further changes to the draft proposal by January 17, after which the final draft of the policy will be formulated.

Proposed changes to the MBBS curriculum

* The duration of MBBS course will be 4 years now instead of four-and-half

* One year internship after the course remains unchanged

* Students have to study electives for six months within the four-year timeline

* Only two exams- one at the end of four years and another after completing internship

* Clinical exposure or rather direct brush with patients to begin from first year

* A mandatory set of skills will be set for students and only after certification of those skills can they get license to practice

* Each medical colleges to be linked to a local hospital including community health centres, taluk hospitals and primary health centres that will act as their training ground

* Contemporary approach to education such as skills lab, e-learning, m-learning and simulation

* Flexibility in curriculum

As on today , Additional requirement of teaching faculty in medical colleges -- -

Subject---------Current Need-----Current shortfall---Projected Need--------Total additional need


Anatomy---- -----2000--------------1000-----------------2000----------------------3000


Physiology--------2000---------------1000----------------2000----------------------3000


Biochemistry -----2000---------------600------------------2000---------------------2600


Pharmacology----2000---------------600-----------------2000----------------------2600


Pathology----------2000----------------600---------------2000------------------------2600


Microbiology-------1600 ---------------500----------------1600---------------------2100


Forensic med------2000----------------1500--------------2000---------------------3500


Community med---2400---------------500----------------2400--------------------2900


Medicine--------------2000-------------200----------------2000---------------------2200


Surgery--------------- 2000-------------200----------------2000---------------------2200


Obstetrics & Gynae--1600-----------160---------------1600---------------------1760


Psychiatry-------------800-------------80------------------800----------------------960


Dermatology----------800-------------80-------------------800--------------------960


Anesthesia -----------1600------------160----------------1600-------------------1760


ENT---------------------800--------------80------------------800--------------------1760


Ophthalmology ------80---------------800----------------960-------------------800


Orthopaedics---------1600-------------160---------------1600-----------------1760


Radiology--------------1000------------100---------------1000-----------------1100


TOTAL------------------29,400---------6340-----------29,160----------------35,740