Salient features
• First major revision after 21 years, previous edition was 1997
• Called “Competency-based UG Curriculum for the Indian Medical Graduate”
• For the first time, India’s MBBS curriculum acknowledges the importance of ethics, responsiveness to needs of patients and families and fine communication skills to engage the ailing
• Clinical exposure from first year itself
• Introduction of course called AETCOM
• A month long foundation course for students from diverse backgrounds to help them cope with the stress of the first year, adapt to English language
• Another new element is the introduction of elective subjects. Now students can pick up subjects of choice and dedicated time has been allotted for self-directed learning and co-curricular activities
• The new curriculum also encourages, in a first, the use of medical mannequins and models for clinical learning even though the use of human cadavers for anatomy training will continue
The new curriculum can be accessed here: https://pxmd.co/DEvnb
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