Crass commercialization and corruption of the Indian medical education system and the resultant decay of the Indian Health Education in the last two decades. A case for urgent international review and monitoring.

Indian medical education system has seen rapid growth in the last two decades. Private medical colleges now account for more than half of the 270 medical colleges in 2009. This unregulated unequal growth brings two issues to focus: the failing quality of medical education and implementing effective...

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Main Authors: Deshpande Srinivas Ramachandra, Deshpande-Naik Gayathree Srinivas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Electronic Physician 2009-10-01
Series:Electronic Physician
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Online Access:http://ephysician.ir/2009/9-16.pdf