GMCH gears up to introduce new curriculum

AURANGABAD: The Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) held a meeting to discuss the implementation of the revised curriculum for first year MBBS course at APB hall, physiology department on Thursday. The new curriculum introduced for the first time by the Medical Council of India (MCI) is designed to create doctors with a more patient oriented and community-based approach, GMCH dean Kanan Yelikar said.
Thursday’s meeting saw heads of all departments of the state-run medical college participating in the meeting. The meeting was held under the guidance of dean Yelikar and saw head of medical education unit Sarojini Jadhav explain the new pattern. Head of department of biochemistry Reshakiran Shendye gave details about the one-month foundation course.
In a bid to increase the competency of Indian doctors and making them globally relevant, the MCI has introduced a new curriculum for MBBS from the academic year 2019-20 in colleges across India.
The students enrolled for the MBBS course (2019-20), which commences from August 1, will be the first in India to be trained under the curriculum inspired from the west.
TOI has been reporting extensively about the need and plans of the government to implement a curriculum which stresses on communication skills, ethics and attitude.
According to Sarojini Jadhav, the curriculum will help doctors develop a holistic approach for treating a patient. “As a first doctor whom the patient contacts the doctor should be able to help the patient thoroughly. The doctors should be updated about what is happening globally. The course aims to address the lack of awareness about the global developments amongst doctors at PHC level,” she said.
The course will include training on communication skills, ethics, attitude, leadership, awareness about the laws and policies that are related to medical profession, yoga, meditation, sports, language development and computer know-how. Many students who speak the vernacular language have difficulties in speaking English while students from outside Maharashtra do not speak Marathi. Such students will be given working knowledge of English and Marathi respectively in the course.
As the first batch goes to second year, the new second year curriculum will be introduced. “After the completion of MBBS, these students will be more competent, confident, skilled and will have a holistic approach to treating patients,” Jadhav said.