Abstract
Objective:To review the current status of departments of medical education in all public and private medical colleges located in the city of Lahore, Pakistan.Methods:This was a quantitative, cross sectional descriptive study; conducted from March to October 2015 in Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (PM&DC) recognized medical colleges located in Lahore, Pakistan. Respondents were the heads of departments of medical education or any other well-informed faculty member. A questionnaire was prepared to obtain information about the current status of the departments of medical education (DMEs). The investigator personally visited all medical colleges for data collection. Both verbal and written consents were obtained and the questionnaire was administered to the resource persons. The data was organized and entered in SPSS for descriptive analysis.Results:Out of the 18 medical colleges in Lahore, six (33.3%) belonged to public sector and 12 (66.7%) were from private sector. All medical colleges reported to have a functional DME. However, eight had established DMEs during the past five years. Only one (5.6%) head of DME was working on full-time basis. Eleven (61.1%) heads of DMEs did not have any formal qualification in medical education. Eight (44.4%) colleges claimed to have adequate human resources for DME. Thirteen (72.2%) colleges mentioned that adequate financial resources were available for running DMEs. It is encouraging to see that DMEs in private sector medical colleges are playing increasingly significant role in managing educational activities. Similarly, the senior management of private sector seems to be relatively more eager to promote educational activities.Conclusion:There is an increasing recognition towards establishing DMEs in the medical colleges, but their infrastructure, proper functioning and availability of human and financial resources are serious impediments requiring immediate attention.
Highlights
Global educational advancements have significantly changed the face of medical profession, making teaching and learning more relevant to societal needs.[1]
This research was conducted to review the current status of departments of medical education (DMEs) in all public and private medical colleges located in the city of Lahore, Pakistan
Among all Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (PM&DC) recognized medical colleges located in Lahore, six (33.3%) were from the public sector and 12 (66.7%) belonged to private sector
Summary
Global educational advancements have significantly changed the face of medical profession, making teaching and learning more relevant to societal needs.[1]. Pak J Med Sci November - December 2018 Vol 34 No 6 www.pjms.com.pk 1439 have witnessed numerous trends in transforming medical education including the development of educational frameworks, competency-based education and increased demands for compassion and care from the healthcare providers.[5] Globalization has intensely jolted the process of medical education leading to a more complex procedure for the development of physicians.[6] The demands for the professionalization and need for strengthening educational regulations has intensified. The launch of global standards by the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) was an initial step towards standardization.[7] the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates declared that by 2023, only those candidates will be allowed having graduation from a program accredited by WFME or other global criteria for an accrediting body.[7] The emerging educational scenario has raised the demand for professionalization of medical education and the need for strengthening the educational regulations.[2]
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