A recent Policy Paper from the American College of Physicians (ACP) has argued that essential medical terminology in the health sector carries significant ethical importance [1]. By noting that using “provider” to describe “physicians” diminishes the profession and...
Over the past decade, academia has undergone a significant transformation in the manner in which knowledge is accessed, acquired and disseminated. Digital platforms, online resources and virtual learning tools and platforms have undoubtedly democratised education, ...
Medical internship is intended to be a supervised period of clinical training, exposure to the hospital setting and learning efficient patient care. However, in many Indian teaching hospitals, interns increasingly function as a “catch-all” workforce, informally ass...
A doctor in Madhya Pradesh was arrested when several children died, after consuming a toxin-contaminated cough syrup he had prescribed. The Indian Medical Association condemned the arrest, stating that the prescribing doctor could not have known about the contamina...
The practice of classical medicine is grounded in the integration of the best available scientific evidence, clinical expertise, and patient values. While this triad defines evidence-based medicine, a less obvious yet highly consequential aspect of contemporary car...
India’s healthcare ambitions have led to a historic rise in the number of medical colleges and MBBS seats, expanding from 387 colleges in 2013–14 to over 808 in 2025–26, according to the Press Information Bureau [1]. While this expansion aims to correct the doctor-...
The Andhra Pradesh Health Minister recently announced [1] that Ayurveda postgraduates trained in surgical studies would be allowed by the state government to practise 58 surgical procedures independently. But what exactly does the term “independently” refer to, and...
There is an emerging and deeply concerning shift in the culture of undergraduate medical education in India, with many MBBS students increasingly prioritising their preparation for postgraduate (PG) entrance examinations, such as the National Eligibility cum Entran...
Building on the insightful Editorial by Olinda Timms and Sanjay Pai in the Indian Journal of Medical Ethics (October -December, 2025) [1], we wish to highlight a critical gap in India’s medical education and workforce planning. Their article rightly underscores the...