Scholarly Article
Competency based undergraduate curriculum in pharmacology for the Indian medical graduate: challenges in assessment
Tadvi, Naser Ashraf, Asad, Mohammed Rehan
2019-04-25 · International Journal of Current Research in Physiology and Pharmacology · Sumathi Publications
Abstract
Recently the Medical Council of India has released the competency-based undergraduate curriculum for Indian medical graduates. This is a major shift from the traditional curriculum and will ensure integration across the disciplines along with a focus on necessary skills and attitudes required for a clinician to practice in the community. A set of broader competencies were designed that also includes an emphasis on leadership, communication, patient safety and lifelong learning. Competencies among various disciplines have been identified. The learning objectives and their assessment strategies can be derived from subject-based competencies to ensure the alignment between outcomes, teaching and learning methods and their assessment. In pharmacology sixty-four competencies were identified in the knowledge domain, fourteen in skills & seven communication domains. The learning outcomes were aligned with the different stages of the assessment in alignment with Millers pyramid.
Citation Details
International Journal of Current Research in Physiology and Pharmacology, Vol. 3, No. 2