Volume 2 Issues 9, September, 2021
PG, without the right G!!!
The Medical Council of India has recently begun addressing teaching methodologies in medical institutions for undergraduates, as there was growing concern about the way medicine is being taught & evaluated. It is now mandatory for all teaching staff, especially those who have joined teaching institutions in the recent past, to undergo this training. A list of these teaching staff is made available in the MCI website. However, this has not been so with regard to postgraduate medical education. PGs, who were just 10‐20 per year per institution a few years ago, have increased to more than a hundred per year. The sudden increase in the number of PGs has unfolded new issues related to guidelines, and guidance for streamlining post graduate medical education; these are the most important Gs, for PGs!!!
Postgraduate teaching cannot be considered an extension of undergraduate teaching in one speciality, considering the clinical expertise they need to develop. Of growing concern is also the rapidly advancing scientific insight into medical illness, the changing technology, increasing demands of knowledgeable patients, and the emerging socio‐cultural environment. There is an urgent need to consider these factors, so as to evolve consensus among those who are involved in PG training, about the curriculum in each speciality, and place guidelines for PG teaching within University & also consider the possibility for broader framework for India. This process has to be revised periodically and the faculty needs to be trained in this regard. Without the right Gs, the PGs may not be able to take on the challenges of clinical practice in the days to come.
