Education
Medical Education
Medical education is education related to the practice of being a medical practitioner, either the initial training to become a doctor (i.e., medical school and internship) or additional training thereafter (e.g., residency and fellowship). Medical education and training varies considerably across the world. Various teaching methodologies have been utilized in medical education, which is an active area of educational research.
Medical Education in India is also given an important consideration from an international point of view. The Medical Council of India (MCI) controls medical Education in India.All States and all Universities or Colleges that give medical education is monitored and timely inspected by the Medical Council of India every year. They allow colleges or universities to grant MBBS, MS, MD, BDS, MDS or any Graduate or PG degree or diploma provided those colleges are strictly adhering to the standards set by the Medical Council of India. The MBBS course is of four and a half year’s and is followed by one year of Compulsory Rotating Residential Internship. The course is taken in three stages, following a short foundation course which provides basic principles of Communication, Ethics and Problem Based Learning.
A person who has passed the second year Pre-University or XII standard or equivalent examination in the year of admission or earlier (qualifying examination) with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics in respect of Engineering courses and Physics , Chemistry and Biology in respect of Medical and Dental courses as optional subjects and English as one of the languages and has obtained not less than fifty percent, of the aggregate marks or equivalent grade in the optional subjects is eligible for admission.
