Volume 12 Issue 5 May, 2022 Dr Megha Sadashiv Most individuals with mental illness seek treatment from their family physician first. Unfortunately, most doctors cannot detect and treat psychiatric problems due to a lack of adequate training at the undergraduate level in India. The primary goal of the undergraduate programme is to train medical graduates […]
MEDICAL EDUCATION
The Competency-based medical education (CBME) Psychiatry
Dr Kishor M Volume 12 Issue 5 May, 2022 The Competency-based medical education (CBME) Psychiatry, should students & teachers jointly decide teaching learning sessions? The Competency-based medical education (CBME) in India was implemented in 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic affected the entire teaching learning adversely and new approaches were tried. Many sessions were given up in […]
Wellness initiatives for Medical Students
Dr Naresh Nebhinani Volume 12 Issue 5 May, 2022 “Look at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work”- Dr A P J Abdul Kalam Medical education is generally perceived stressful due to vast syllabus, longer period […]
Self-directed learning in psychiatry for medical undergraduates
Dr Anil Kumar M N Volume 12 Issue 5 May, 2022 The CBME has emphasized Self-directed learning (SDL). SDL is a multi-faceted approach and hence poses difficulty when we try to define it. The concept was first explained for adult education by John Dewey, an American philosopher and educational reformer, in 1913, and it was […]
Understanding Soft Skills to Create Better Doctors
Dr. Z. Zayapragassarazan Volume 12 Issue 5 May, 2022 Introduction Physicians with well-developed soft skills are likely to earn higher patient satisfaction scores because of their ability to establish better relationships with patients and health care teams (1). Soft skills help people communicate more effectively and foster better health outcomes. It is now agreed that […]
