Moving wayward: Graduate Medical Education

Abstract

Surya Prakasa Rao

The Graduate Medical Regulations formulated by the regulatory body in India aims at preparing the basic medical doctor qualified to be an exemplary citizen by observation of medical ethics and fulfilling social and professional obligations, so as to respond to national aspirations. The present status of the traditional three pillars of medical college namely Patient care, education and research are in dilapidated condition. The fourth pillar of human values is found to be missing in medical education. The path delineated by Medical Council of India for Graduate Medical Education is deviated in this pest infested Medical Colleges in India. A dedicated effort is needed to resurrect the fourth pillar of human values and to restore the once bestowed medical profession