MCI is planning the revision for the undergraduate (UG) medical curriculum, which is set to be the first important revamp of the MBBS curriculum in the last 17 years.
According to MCI officials, the current MBBS curriculum will soon see a change into a competency-based one. MCI is expected to apply for a copyright as well. Once the council obtains the copyright, the syllabus will be accessible on its website.
Subjects such as surgery and radiology are expected to be included in the first year of the course under the new syllabus, which will enable the MBBS doctors gain diagnostic as well as analytical acumen for clinical evaluation earlier than before.
MCI had first proposed the new syllabus in 2011, which was not implemented. The council revised the plan recently after making a few alterations and has submitted an updated version of the syllabus, added MCI officials.
The MBBS curriculum was updated last in 1997, when the academic year’s duration (for the first-year) was trimmed down from 18 to 12 months. Although new concepts in the field of medical education were introduced in 2007, they were simply added to the prevailing content. Other that modifying the syllabus, MCI has also taken steps for training of medical teachers.
According to sources, the new curriculum may include 17 added subjects.
