1 Editorials -FOUNDATION COURSE IN UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL CURRICULUM

Journal Title: Indian journal of applied basic medical sciences - Year 2019, Vol 21, Issue 33

Abstract

In India, very few colleges had foundation courses in the true sense. Most of the colleges had one or two weeks orientation programmes before medical studies used to begin. The basic purpose was same as that of foundation courses, however they were of shorter duration and hence, were not effective in terms or intended outcomes. Foundation course is usually of longer duration so that all areas needed to be addressed get covered. Medical Council of India has proposed to implement new undergraduate competency based medical curriculum (3) soon. The undergraduate medical education program (4) is designed with a goal to create an “Indian Medical Graduate” (IMG) possessing requisite knowledge, skills, attitudes, values and responsiveness, so that he or she may function appropriately and effectively as a physician of first contact of the community while being globally relevant. One of the major components of new proposed curriculum is foundation course (5). The main aim of foundation course is to orient students to national health scenarios, ethics, health economics, basic life support, language and computer skills, time management, development of attitudinal and communication domain. The proposed foundation course is of one month duration to orient students to medical graduate course. It can lay foundation for five roles defined by MCI for Indian medical graduates, namely, clinician, leader and member of health care system and team, communicator, life long learner and professional.

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Dr. Shaista Saiyad

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Dr. Shaista Saiyad (2019). 1 Editorials -FOUNDATION COURSE IN UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL CURRICULUM. Indian journal of applied basic medical sciences, 21(33), -. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-615401