When angels fall…are we lowering the standards of medical education in India?

ABSTRACT

Medical teachers have been vested in the authority and the enormous responsibility of producing competent doctors. In a sense, they are the angels, who safe‑guard the health and well‑being of millions of our population. It is not by accident that the first step in safeguarding patient safety is the implementation of high‑quality medical training and rigorous assessment methods.[1] The decision to permit a person to practice medicine should not and cannot be taken lightly as it has enormous consequences for the health and safety of patients who may seek the services of this person at a later date. However, what goes on in the name of training and in examinations during the medical course (including in many departments of pharmacology) is pretty appalling, to say the least.

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• DOI10.4103/0976-500X.107627Copy