First MBBS: three decades ago
For several decades the first MBBS (undergraduate medical course) in India was of 18 months duration. This time was exclusively devoted to learning the preclinical subjects of Anatomy, Physiology, and Biochemistry. There was little to no early clinical exposure and communication skills, empathy, the...
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| description | For several decades the first MBBS (undergraduate medical course) in India was of 18 months duration. This time was exclusively devoted to learning the preclinical subjects of Anatomy, Physiology, and Biochemistry. There was little to no early clinical exposure and communication skills, empathy, the patient perspective, and the medical humanities were not addressed. In this article, the author discusses his preclinical years in a government medical college in Kerala, India. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-138a435b38bd4e50a68306d7dce5a8b12022-12-22T04:23:48ZengUniversity College of Medical SciencesResearch and Humanities in Medical Education2350-05652022-03-0192123651First MBBS: three decades agoP Ravi Shankarhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6105-5636For several decades the first MBBS (undergraduate medical course) in India was of 18 months duration. This time was exclusively devoted to learning the preclinical subjects of Anatomy, Physiology, and Biochemistry. There was little to no early clinical exposure and communication skills, empathy, the patient perspective, and the medical humanities were not addressed. In this article, the author discusses his preclinical years in a government medical college in Kerala, India.https://www.rhime.in/ojs/index.php/rhime/article/view/525health humanitiesfirst mbbs studentsearly clinical exposurepreclinical curriculum |
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