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July 02, 2023
In this essay, we talk about the importance of the relationship between doctors and patients, and the need for patient-centric communication rather than that with a paternalistic approach. Training of a medical student should include communication skills besides technical training in healthcare. ...
April 30, 2023
Medical internship is a yearlong experience that is physically, mentally, and emotionally exhausting. After five years as students, the interns finally get close to achieving what they have always dreamt of. Most of the fundamental clinical knowledge and skills that a student learns are acquired ...
July 23, 2022
In recent times, multiple attempts have been made to involve medical students in research projects right from the early days of their medical education. Such efforts have started showing results and students are involving themselves in research workshops and activities to understand scientific li...
January 10, 2023
By replacing bedside clinical training with online lectures and simulation-based case scenarios, the Covid-19 pandemic has transformed the healthcare and medical education system of India. The compromise in clinical competency, patient interaction, coping strategies, and lack of resources and pre...
January 10, 2022
A key feature of medical curricula across the world is the interaction of medical students with patients at teaching hospitals. However, patients may not be comfortable engaging with medical students in certain situations, and there are a number of possible reasons for this. Teaching hospitals of...
July 16, 2021
All over the world, we see cases of violation of the code of ethical conduct by health professionals and students, leading to distrust between them and their patients. Institutions need to prioritise the training of students in biomedical ethics. Students face a variety of ethical issues througho...
February 16, 2021
The world currently faces an unprecedented pandemic outbreak of coronavirus disease (Covid-19). The novel nature of the virus and very high infection rates have not only increased the urgency to find a vaccine or cure but have also led to drastic changes in the mode of conduct of research. Thus, ...
July 29, 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has meant that all available health workers have been summoned to serve the community. Here, I describe my first experience as a resident doctor of shift duty in the Covid ICU of a large municipal hospital in Mumbai, with its accompanying fears and discomforts, all contribut...
February 17, 2020
Herein I provide a reflection on the ethical and moral complexities that surround foetal surgery. Foetal surgery is an ethically complex area within obstetric medicine, which requires clinicians to exercise their own judgement about morality and personhood in making decisions about treatment. I r...
February 17, 2020
Vaccination in India has been carried out for the past 70 years and is seen as a major part of the public health policy of independent India. Its ability to provide for an efficient and cheap form of preventive healthcare makes it the most viable option for a developing state such as India. Howev...