Redefining the role of medical professionals and medical education in India.

摘要

In his letter 'Role of medical professionals and medical education in resource-limited settings like India: have we lost sight of the woods in the trees?' Ahluwalia (2007) highlights critical aspects of the current medical education system in India. We are in total agreement with both salient points described in the article: namely, the lack of adequate measures to assess the competency of doctors trained in the Indian system and the absence of accurate definitions of the social responsibilities of a doctor. This is lamentable as the National Health Policy of India, defined in 1983, clearly emphasises the restructuring of health education to produce professionally trained and socially motivated personnel to effectively deal with health care issues within the existing constraints.