Perception of medical teachers towards existing graduate medical education regulations 1997

Authors

  • Uday W. Narlawar Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
  • Sonal R. Deshpande Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
  • Nilima S. Tankhiwale Department of Microbiology, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Sawangi, Meghe, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
  • Sayali O. Kalme Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20161644

Keywords:

GMER 1997, MCI, Medical teachers

Abstract

Background: The Medical Council of India (MCI) published "regulations on graduate medical education, 1997". No study is available on perception of medical teachers about these regulations. It was planned to study perception of Medical teachers at Government Medical College, Nagpur towards Medical Council of India’s Graduate Medical Education Regulations (GMER) 1997.

Methods: Cross sectional study was conducted among 150 teachers working at GMC, Nagpur, from July 2014 to January 2015. Data was collected using validated self-administered questionnaire using likert scale. Data was entered in excel sheet and percentage were calculated.

Results: More than 75 percent teachers agreed with eligibility criteria for admission to MBBS, duration of MBBS and internship, phase wise distribution of subjects of MBBS, curriculum designed for respective subjects of MBBS. More than 70 percent of teachers were satisfied with existing system of internal assessment and were of opinion that Attendance should be given weightage for internal assessment. About 28 percent teachers said continuation of multiple choice questions in theory examination should be stopped. About 32 percent teachers said previous pattern with 50% weightage to theory and practical each and no internal assessment examination was better. Many teachers suggested changes to the curriculum and gave opinion about MCI Regulations.

Conclusions: Majority of the teachers agree with eligibility criteria of MBBS admission, duration of MBBS and internship, phase wise distribution and curriculum designed for respective subjects and are satisfied with existing system of internal assessment. Teachers opine that curriculum should be clinically oriented, applied and should cover practical aspects.

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2017-01-05

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Narlawar, U. W., Deshpande, S. R., Tankhiwale, N. S., & Kalme, S. O. (2017). Perception of medical teachers towards existing graduate medical education regulations 1997. International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 3(6), 1648–1653. https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20161644

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