Govt in talks with MCI on MBBS syllabus revision

He said the step is being taken to ensure that the MBBS students do not require to study in great detail many aspects of medical science in which they would specialise subsequently. “The new syllabus may be ready in another one and half years,” Prasad told reporters after addressing a public lecture on National Health Programmes at the SOA University. 

“What is the need to teach a student at MBBS level 10 different surgeries when all they need is to acquire a good knowledge as to how to treat common diseases,” he said and urged students to take great care in studying the subjects of anatomy, physiology and pathology for a strong foundation. 

While interacting with doctors and faculty members, Prof Prasad said the issue of antibiotic resistance was a raging topic world over and the government had requested MCI to make it mandatory for every medical college to have a pharmaco vigilance committee to monitor use of antibiotics. 

“Antibiotic resistance is worse than cancer as it cannot be treated and will kill,” he said. On certain diseases, Prasad said though leprosy eradication had been largely successful in most states, the problem persisted in states like Odisha, Chhatisgarh, Bihar and Jharkhand.