Medical education or knowledge of medical science is basic human life sciences. It comprises all human emotions and scientific details in that. Among all sciences, it is very different as it has a one-to-one relationship. Hence, it is also an art.
Saving Precious Lives
Modern medical science, also called Allopathy, has changed the life of mankind with a combination of technology gadgets and infrastructure. Indeed, many lives have been saved.
Though the population growth rate has decreased, the population has increased because life expectancy has augmented. Therefore, survival of the overall population has increased. Medicine is considered as professional education in Bharat. World has already witnessed the importance of doctors during COVID-19 pandemic.
Medicine as Career
MBBS as basic graduation is followed by various sub specialisation in surgical medical diagnostic and preventive branches which can be done as per interest. Various super speciality courses are also available.
Medical colleges are places where academic excellence can be chased, while private practice can also be done. One can also serve society through charitable hospitals or public health departments, which offer various job opportunities.
The total graduation tenure is four-and-half-year training followed by one-year internship. Specialisation comprises two to three year courses. Various sub specialisations are Cardiology, Oncology, Neurology, Hematology, Eye Specialist, Ear Nose and Throat specialist, apart from Pathology, Orthopaedic Gynaecology, Microbiology and Radiology.
Medical colleges are places where academic excellence can be chased, while private practice can also be done. One can also serve society through charitable hospitals or public health departments, which offer various job opportunities
Medicinal branches are physician-like branches which focus more on consultation, while surgical branches need skills. The joy of relieving pain or suffering of someone is very unique to the medical profession, which is of utmost job satisfaction. In the era of science and technology and upcoming robotics, a combination of biomedical research has enormous potential as a career. Dentistry has a separate four-year graduation programme. Various new branches are also developed as per the need of society.
Top Institutions
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi Delhi
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
- Christian Medical College Vellore, Tamil Nadu
- National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka
- Banaras Hindu University, Uttar Pradesh
- Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research Puducherry
- Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Uttar Pradesh
- Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Tamil Nadu
- Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Kerala
- Kasturba Medical College, Karnataka
- King George`s Medical University, Uttar Pradesh
- Madras Medical College & Government General Hospital, Tamil Nadu
- Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi
- St. John’s Medical College, Karnataka
- Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research Chennai
Career
- Cardiology
- Oncology
- Neurology
- Hematology
- Eye Specialist
- Ear Nose and Throat specialist
- Pathology
- Orthopaedic Gynaecology
- Microbiology and Radiology
Best paramedical or allied courses :
- Batchlore of medical lab technician
- Batchlore of pharmacy
- Batchlore of vocational therapy OTT
- batchlore of physiotherapy PT
- Batchlore of nursing
- Batchlore of optometry
Project Udaan
On September 14, which is celebrated as Hindi Divas every year, Institute Chair Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay, Prof. Ganesh Ramakrishnan, and his team launched ‘Project Udaan’, that enables translation from English to Hindi and all Indian languages of textbooks and learning materials in Engineering and all main streams of Higher learning https://www.udaanproject.org/. ‘Project Udaan,’ a donation-based project, is an end-to-end ecosystem, which translates scientific and technical content from English to Hindi and all other Indian languages.
Reforms under the Modi Government
The Narendra Modi Government has taken many initiatives to bring reform in the education sector. As a result, Medical Council of India (MCI) was replaced by the National Medical Commission, a leaner and more empowered regulatory body. This was achieved by the passage of the National Medical Commission Act in August 2019, which came into force on September 25, 2020. Regulators of the highest standards of professional integrity, experience, and excellence have been selected and placed at the helm to steer the reforms in the field of medical education. Under the aegis of NMC, four independent and autonomous boards have been instituted giving shape to several reforms in the medical education field, including but not limited to the conduct of a common exit exam NEXT, standards for Community Health Providers as per the Act, among others.
Globally, there has been a constant drive for improving the doctor population ratio to ensure better access to healthcare services. As of the year 2021, India has 13.01 lakh registered allopathic doctors (estimated active stock of 10.41 lakh- 80 per cent and 5.65 lakh AYUSH doctors (total active 15.80 lakh doctors) leading to a combined doctor population ratio of 1:834 which is better than the OECD region average of 1 per 1000.
India’s medical education system has expanded multi-fold with more focus and investments towards professional education and quality service deliver. This is also envisioned to address the accessibility issues in underserved areas. There have been concerted efforts over the last few years to increase the number of medical colleges. At present, there are 648 medical colleges in the country, of which 355 are Government and 293 are Private. In the last eight years, a total addition of 261 medical colleges has been added, leading to a 67 per cent increase in the establishment of medical colleges with a whopping 96 per cent increase in the number of Government Medical Colleges (GMC) alone and a 42 per cent increase in the private sector, since 2014.
