Undergraduate Psychiatry Teaching and Learning in India: A Bumpy Ride
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In India, there has been exponential growth in the number of MBBS seats and postgraduate seats over the past two decades. In the year 2021, there were 83,275 MBBS seats and 42,720 postgraduate seats in 554 medical colleges in India.1,2 As of the second week of October 2023, 706 medical colleges are collectively providing 1,08,890 MBBS seats.3 In the same period, 331 medical institutions now offer postgraduate programs in psychiatry, contributing to a total of 1,360 MD seats in psychiatry.4 The change of figures over three years gives an idea about the rapid increment in undergraduate (MBBS) and postgraduate seats in psychiatry in India.Abstract
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Misra B. With 83,275 MBBS, 42,720 PG seats 558 Medical Colleges Operative in India: Health Minister [Internet]. 2021 [cited 2021 Aug 2];Available from: https://medicaldialogues.in/news/education/with-83275-mbbs-42720-pg-seats-558-medical-colleges-operative-in-india-health-minister-80105 National Medical Commission. List of College Teaching MBBS | NMC [Internet]. 2021 [cited 2021 Aug 2];Available from: https://www.nmc.org.in/information-desk/for-students-to-study-in-india/list-of-college-teaching-mbbs/ National Medical Commission. List of College Teaching MBBS | NMC [Internet]. 2023 [cited 2023 Oct 12];Available from: https://www.nmc.org.in/information-desk/for-students-to-study-in-india/list-of-college-teaching-mbbs/ National Medical Commission. College and Course Search | NMC [Internet]. 2023 [cited 2023 Oct 12];Available from: https://www.nmc.org.in/information-desk/college-and-course-search/ Kishor M, Isaac M, Ashok MV, Pandit LV, Sathyanarayana Rao TS. Undergraduate psychiatry training in India; past, present, and future looking for solutions within constraints!! Indian J Psychiatry 2016;58(2):119–20. Trivedi JK. Importance of undergraduate psychiatric training. Indian J Psychiatry 1998;40(2):101–2. Gupta R, Khurana H. Challenges in Undergraduate Psychiatric Training in India [Internet]. In: Malhotra S, Chakrabarti S, editors. Developments in Psychiatry in India: Clinical, Research and Policy Perspectives. New Delhi: Springer India; 2015 [cited 2021 Aug 2]. page 593–610.Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-1674-2_31 Kar SK. Undergraduate psychiatry education in India: Where do we stand on the crossroads? Ind Psychiatry J 2015;24:104–5. Masson N. Undergraduate psychiatry education: the challenges ahead: Commentary on… Teaching Medical Undergraduates. Adv Psychiatr Treat 2011;17(2):110–3. Dhiman V, Krishnan V, Basu A, Das A, Rohilla J, Rawat VS, et al. Development of psychiatry curriculum as a major subject during MBBS in India. Indian J Psychiatry 2021;63(3):290–3. Manohari SM, Johnson PR, Galgali RB. How to Teach Psychiatry to Medical Undergraduates in India?: A Model. Indian J Psychol Med 2013;35(1):23–8. Newble D. Techniques for measuring clinical competence: objective structured clinical examinations. Med Educ 2004;38(2):199–203. Chandran S, Sreedaran P, Pradeep J, Manohari S, Kuppili P, Kishor M. Using entertainment media to teach undergraduate psychiatry: Perspectives on the need and models of innovation. Arch Med Health Sci 2020;8(1):125. Kishor M, Gupta R, Ashok MV, Isaac M, Chaddha RK, Singh OP, et al. Competency-based medical curriculum: Psychiatry, training of faculty, and Indian Psychiatric Society. Indian J Psychiatry 2020;62(2):207. El-Sayeh HG, Budd S, Waller R, Holmes J. How to win the hearts and minds of students in psychiatry. Adv Psychiatr Treat 2006;12(3):182–92. Draft Competency Based Medical Education Manual for UG Psychiatry | Indian Psychiatric Society [Internet]. [cited 2023 Oct 13];Available from: https://indianpsychiatricsociety.org/draft-competency-based-medical-education-manual-for-ug-psychiatry/
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