Catch them young: grooming a new generation of physicians in India

Abstract

Physicians are often accused of (un)intended medical malpractice, which is linked with their economic stimulus in one way or another. To disentangle the motivation behind this claim, this article digs into India’s existing medical training and the motivation of young graduates to practice medicine. A narrative review was conducted by retrieving the existing literature from various sources. To a medical education aspirant, a doctor is perceived as someone who earns his or her daily living independently. Usually they become very rich, and popularity comes with the package. With this motivation, some clinicians come out of medical college failing to adopt ethical medical practices. India demands a new generation of young aspirants who can be guided by teachers who can teach the art and philosophy of medicine, where earning limitless money is not the sole purpose of medical education.