To
The MCI-BOG
New Delhi
Dear Sir,
Sub: Feed back on Vision 2015-Reg
The teaching faculty of JSS Medical College, Mysore, had called a meeting of the teaching faculty of Pre and Para-clinical departments of its college on 03/02/11. All the participants have expressed there concern over Vision 2015. They have unanimously agreed to retain the course curriculum for the existing period of four and half years. The comments from individual departments will be posted through registered post to your office. A press release was given to this effect on the same day. It has been published in the National Daily, Deccan Herald of 04/02/11. (A copy of the same is attached to this mail)
A copy of the contents of the press release is also attached to this mail for your kind perusal. The teaching faculty of JSS Medical College, Mysore, have decided to express their protest by attending to work with Black Badge/Ribbon. The entire Nation is observing 5th February as 'Black day' protesting against the implementation of proposed Vision 2015. We may be forced to intensify our agitation if our concerns are not heard.
A copy of this mail is forwarded to
1. General Secretary, Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine.
2. Forensic Medicine123.blogspot.
3. President, Karnataka Medicolegal Society.
4. Secretary, Karnataka Medicolegal Society,
5. Editor, Journal of South India Medicolegal Society.
6. Treasurer, Karnataka Medicolegal Society.
7. President, Youth Association of Forensic Medicine.
8. President, Indian Society of Toxicology.
9. Editor, Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine.
Regards,
DR. ARUN M
MBBS,MD,Diplomate NB.
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
FORENSIC MEDICINE
JSS MEDICAL COLLEGE
MYSORE - 570015
KARNATAKA, INDIA
Press release:
To
The Editors / Reporters
Mysore
PRESS MEET
MEDICAL EDUCATION (MBBS) AT CROSS ROADS: PROTEST BY MEDICAL TEACHERS ALL OVER INDIA
The Board of governors constituted under Medical Council of India has proposed a modification for existing under graduate Medical Curriculum (MBBS) Under VISION 2015. A panel of 8 members has worked on the issue. The salient features of this vision 2015 is reduction of duration of MBBS from the existing 5½ year to 5 years with a reduction of 6 months in MBBS Phase-II (reduced from existing 1½ to 1 year). Some of the existing medical subjects have been proposed to be deleted or to be made optional. The subjects so targeted are ENT, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Forensic Medicine & Toxicology & Dermatology.
The teaching faculty of Medical Colleges across the country has expressed their concern on this vision. While change is a rule for development and progress, such a change shall be in conformity of needs of given time. If the subjects of ENT, Ophthalmology, Forensic Medicine & Toxicology and the like are deleted and made optional the Medical practice gets severely compromised.
Existing curriculum of 5½ years is a time honored one which is producing efficient, knowledgeable and skilled ‘Basic Doctor’ / Medical Officer. Such a basic doctor / Medical Officer will be able to handle and treat all ailments of human body, including post mortem examination in cases of unnatural deaths. They are also serving the judiciary by furnishing expert medical witness in Medico- Legal cases. The above mentioned subjects which are proposed to be made optional, if implemented, the society would no more get a basic doctor trained in various skills. Thus compromising the medical care to the society.
The Medical Teachers from the department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, JSS Medical college, Mysore strongly condemns the implementation of the proposed vision 2015. It has highlighted a technical deficiency in the formation of members of undergraduate medical education working group itself. The said group of 8 members does not have representation from subjects which are proposed to be made optional. It has suggested to take the views and opinion of subject experts of ENT, Forensic Medicine & Toxicology and so on.
In a meeting, it was said to have been conveyed that ‘use of forensic medicine & Toxicology in medical care is least and hence it is not required to be taught as subject in undergraduate medical curriculum. If it is required, it should be at post graduate level’. MCI is not concerned about medicolegal works including post mortem examinations. They have also been quoted as saying ‘it is the requirement of home ministry, Law and Judiciary and hence they should manage it’. In the present given scenario, a MBBS doctor feels comfortable with reading an ECG (General Medicine), conducting a delivery (OBG), draining an abscess (General Surgery), performing a lumbar puncture on a new born (Pediatrics), BUT, certainly fears and gets apprehended of conducting a post mortem examination and later attending the court as expert witness!! (FORENSIC MEDICINE & TOXICOLOGY) Is this not sufficient and self-explanatory about the role of forensic medicine in medical practice and retrospectively, the importance of forensic medicine & toxicology in undergraduate medical curriculum? The learned policy makers shall note that the scope and objectives of VISION 2015 shall be at identifying the weaker areas and strengthening them and NOT shying away from the problem itself.
The Medical Teachers from all over the country have decided to observe 5th February 2011 as “BLACK DAY” during which they would attend the work wearing a black badge. Further they have conveyed that if the said proposal is not withdrawn, they would intensify their agitation.
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