TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Medical education regulator National Medical Commission (NMC) has recommended that ‘Maharshi Charak Shapath’ should replace the Hippocratic Oath in a new curriculum for MBBS courses and students pursuing them in the country.
According to new guidelines, “Modified ‘Maharshi Charak Shapath’ is recommended when a candidate is introduced to medical education.” The guidelines also recommend a 10-day yoga “foundation course”, beginning June 12 every year and culminating on the International Yoga Day on June 21.
“Yoga training is recommended to be initiated during the foundation course,(one hour, preferably in the morning in orientation week). Yoga practices shall be for maximum one hour every day during the period of 10 days beginning from 12th June every year to be culminated on International Yoga Day, i.e. June 21, to be celebrated in all medical schools across the country,” according to the revised guidelines.
According to the guidelines, a robust continuous formative and internal assessment is required to ensure competencies and thereby a competent medical graduate.
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