Times Are Changing, So Is Medical Education In India

Abstract

India is globally recognized as a seat of ancient wisdom with encryptions about a sound anatomic knowledge and medical practice from even pre-Vedic times. From 23 medical colleges in pre-independent times, medical education service in India has grown today to one of the largest in the world, with about 70,978 MBBS seats in 529 colleges all over the country. Medical teaching in India has a considerable impact on global health scenario because of its large emigrating physician work force. More than 10% of international medical graduates are of Indian origin and are considered to have the highest level of professional competence.