Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Family medicine and medical education reform


·         What is family medicine?
o   Family medicine (FM) is a medical specialty devoted to comprehensive health care for people of all ages. It is a division of primary care that provides continuing and comprehensive health care for the individual and family across all ages
MCI
·         Last april, its board was replaced on grounds of corruption with a government nominated board of governors
·         They have been given the task of bringing about medical education reform
WHY REFORM?
·         To overcome inadequacies and inequities in our healthcare system
·         To achieve goal of quality and universal healthcare
CURRENT STATUS OF MEDICAL EDUCATION
·         Shortage of medical manpower
·         Poor quality of medical education
·         Shortage of faculty
WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS?
·         We need a sound and competent basic  health care system to cater to needs of disadvataged communities
·         Focus should be on disease prevention and promotion of ehalth in family and community
·         More focus on primary and secondary levels of healthcare
WAY AHEAD
·         Medical under grads need to be trained in family medicine
·         They should be given exposure to primarya nd secondary healthcare during their training
·         Medical colleges should set up a separate dept of family medicine
OBSTACLES
·         Health care is not of much importance in political scenario
·         Family medicine is not appealing to private sector

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