Medical Education in India

A. Why this is an issue of global relevance India is the world’s largest exporter of doctors and healthcare workforce to other nations. More than 70,000 medical graduates from India (nearly 10% of the qualified doctors in India) are in the USA, UK, Europe, and the other nations. Therefore, the qual...

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Main Author: Sethuraman K. Raman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National University of Singapore 2018-05-01
Series:The Asia Pacific Scholar
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.29060/TAPS.2018-3-2/PV1060
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Summary:A. Why this is an issue of global relevance India is the world’s largest exporter of doctors and healthcare workforce to other nations. More than 70,000 medical graduates from India (nearly 10% of the qualified doctors in India) are in the USA, UK, Europe, and the other nations. Therefore, the quality of medical education and the competence level of medical professionals from India acquire global relevance. Over the years, several critiques have been published on Indian Medical Education (Solanki & Kashyap, 2014).
ISSN:2424-9335
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