Medical Education System in South Asia and its Consequences on our Health: A Review

• Main Authors: Syed Raza Shah, Rimsha Ahmed, Muneebah Munir, Safwan Masood, Yousuf Aijaz, Adil Al-Karim Manji, Saad Anas Khan Yousufzai
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2017-12-01
• Series: Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
• Subjects: curriculum; developing country; postgraduate; technology; undergraduate
• Online Access: https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/10983/29484_F(Sh)_PF1_(BT_PB_SG_VG)_PFA(MJ_AP).pdf
• ISSN: 2249-782X; 0973-709X

South Asia is home to nearly one-quarter of the world's population, making it the most densely populated geographical region in the world plagued with high rates of communicable and non-communicable diseases, maternal and child mortality and morbidity and road traffic injuries, to name a few. The role and objective of medical education is to produce compassionate healers who then go on to serve society in their own capacity and as a collective unit. Every country wants a better system with good medical academics and specialists. The importance of medical education is slowly being acknowledged in medical schools across South Asia. Educational system suffering from weak financial models along with logistical hinderance due to political/social pressures have weak output. Countries of South Asia need to improve their medical education and system to achieve success and meet the standards of education being provided in other regions of the world. Medical schools in South Asia have been lacking quality and quantity of medical education since a long time due to weak and poorly defined curriculum. This curriculum needs to be improved according to the community needs and the country as a whole. It is mandatory to make new policies and plans to make this system better for quality health care.