Dr Raman Kumar Paradox : 1.3 Billion Population 50,000 Medical - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Dr Raman Kumar Paradox : 1.3 Billion Population 50,000 Medical Graduates / year 380 medical college s highest number in the world. No Campus Interview Low salary Under employment/ Unemployment Dysfunctional status
Paradox : 1.3 Billion Population
50,000 Medical Graduates / year 380 medical college s – highest number in
the world.
No Campus Interview Low salary Under employment/ Unemployment Dysfunctional status No up skilling / CPD
Chhapra (Saran) 80 Km from Patna Capital of Bihar
AFPI: Academy of Family Physicians of India
Academic association of residency trained family physicians in India
Family medicine
Specialty of muti skilled competent generalist primary physicians
Family Medicine: Practicing Discipline
General Practitioners Family Physicians Medical Officers ( CGHS and Stare Services) NRHM Contract medical officers GDMO (Services, ESI, CPO, Railways, Municipal corporations, ordinance factories ) RMO (Resident medical officers) Rural physicians Physicians and surgeons
Don’t be a faceless doctor Claim your academic specialty Family Medicine
www.afpionline.com
Universal Health Coverage India
By 2030
Loss to India 5 trillion dollars due to NCD only World Economic Forum Report November 2014
National Consultation of Family Medicine
What is ailing our medical education system in India?
10 m 2 m
Question: How does the goat eat grass?
Tertiary care centered medical education
Community health services
Answer: Goat can not eat grass!
Medical student
Human Health Medical Education
Hierarchy of service providers
Primary care physicians – Basic MBBS Specialist MD/MS Super (Sub) Specialist DM/MCh
Where am I going?
Medical students
USA has 19,000 UG seats and 32,000 PG seats.
USA has 19,000 UG seats and 32,000 PG seats.
Save Doctor Movement
40 Years of experience 3 years of MD MBBS MBBS MBBS Basic doctor Specialist doctor
Perceived to be more skilled Professional recognition Social prestige Higher monetary compensation Power and position to regulate medical education
Specialist doctor
Hierarchy of service providers
Primary care physicians – Basic MBBS Specialist MD/MS Super (Sub) Specialist DM/MCh
Google prefers to hire generalists
Family Medicine Specialist
Family Medicine Specialist: Multi Skilled
Painter Sculptor Architect Musician, Mathematician Engineer, Inventor, Anatomist Geologist Cartographer Botanist Writer
Leonardo Da Vinchi
Genius: Generalist
Policy discussions emphasizing need of community based skilled primary care physicians
- Sir Joseph Bhore Report -“social physician”
- Patel report (1971) “basic doctor”
- Shrisvasta Committee Report “family and community oriented practitioner”
- Bajaj Committee Report “Community Physician”
- Mehta Committee Report “Family Medicine Specialty”
- National Health Policy 2002 Family Medicine Specialty
- National knowledge Commission “50 % seats for generalist physicians”
- Taskforce on medical education for NRHM “Family Medicine”
- Vision 2015- Medical Council of India “Family Medicine”
RTI 2009-10 to MCI and NBE
Question: Please Define the Specialty of Family Medicine Answer: MCI in its regulations has not defined family medicine
RTI 2014 to MCI
Few positive developments
First MD program started at Calicut Medical College CMC Vellore: first department of family medicine All new AIIMS institution having department of
community and family medicine
DNB family medicine emerging a popular choice at
CET counseling.
Family Medicine: Practicing Discipline
General Practitioners Family Physicians Medical Officers ( CGHS and Stare Services) NRHM Contract medical officers GDMO (Services, ESI, CPO, Railways, Municipal corporations, ordinance factories ) RMO (Resident medical officers) Rural physicians Physicians and surgeons
No one can stop an idea whose time has come
Victor Hugo
2nd National Conference Family Medicine and Primary Care
19 – 22 November 2015 19-20 Family Medicine Post Graduate
Update 2015
21-22 Main Conference India Habitat Centre New Delhi