Abstract

TO KNOW THE VIEWS OF FACULTIES ON AWARENESS, PREPAREDNESS AND LIMITATIONS IN IMPLEMENTATION OF CBME BASED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM – A QUESTIONNAIRE BASED STUDY

Dr. Rajesh Kumar Verma*, Dr. Pooja Agrawal, Dr. Virendra Kushwaha*, Dr. Tanvi Azmi, Dr. Vipul Shukla

Abstract

In India, MCI/NMC has implemented the Competency based medical education in 2019. Embracing of CBME would change the current method to medical undergraduate teaching. The faculty members of medical colleges are consider as a prime movers for implementation of CBME. So, we conducted a questionnaire based study to assess the interpretation and preparedness of the faculties on competency-based curriculum and its implementation. Responses of the faculties were collected and data were analysed in the form of percentage. We concluded that most of the faculties appreciate the new curriculum which shows their alertness and willingness for its implementation with few changes.

Keywords: CBME, Medical undergraduate, Curriculum, Medical faculty.