Health education: Overview, challenges and way out
Journal Title: MedPulse -International Medical Journal - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 12
Abstract
Medical field has progressed significantly in the 21st century, it demands now the competency based education. Flexner’s report in 1910 has been a milestone in medical education which brought reforms and uniformity across the globe. Worldwide there is much more difference in health sector within and between the countries. Lancet commission recommends accreditation of the medical profession and advocates for transformative education breeching the gaps among the different disciplines of health profession. Government of India is taking ambitious steps to improve the current scenario which needs support of the NGOs and peoples.
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Jwalant Waghmare, Pranita Waghmare, Moreshwar Shende
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