MEDICAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION

MEDICAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
Medical education and technical education are two important constituents of higher education,which are monitored and controlled by the medical council of India (MCI) and the All india Council for Technical Education (AICTE).
The rising demand for higher education, and the governments inability to fulfil the requirements have created an opportunity for private players to enter the arena in big way.This has resulted in the mush rooming of professional institution.The kind of vertical growth with no sound base has provided an ideal opportunity to middlemen and touts when no concern for ethical values to intervene and influencee both MCI and AICTE. The CBI has raised doubts over the honesty and transparency of the system.
An autonomous body, MCI came in to existence through an act of parliament in 1956.The increased demand for private medical college made people with money power and the right political connection to enter the council giving scopee for manipulation.
The carriculam is aimed at producing a multi- competent physician ie family physican volunteering to work at the primary level with social responsibility.
There is an urgent need to introduce the mentor system for meanig ful teacher- student interaction. It is still possible to attract dedicated and talented teachers with offers of attractive salary housing,conference incentive and research fund.

Prof. John Kurakar