SWOC-ANALYSIS OF CBME IMPLEMENTATION FOR PHASE II MBBS IN ONE OF THE LARGEST PRIVATE MEDICAL COLLEGES OF EASTERN INDIA

Abstract

Competency Based Medical Education (CBME) was introduced in medical education in India in the year 2019 with an aim of producing more competent and globally relevant doctors to the community. CBME is a learner driven process where faculty members play the role of facilitators only. Though CBME has its own advantages but implementing it across all the medical colleges in India has been a huge challenge. Curriculum Implementation Support Programs (CISP) were already introduced for the faculty members of rst and second professional MBBS in a phase wise manner by National Medical Commission (NMC) under the National Faculty Development Program (FDP) to orient the faculty members regarding the implementation of this new curriculum. Students of Phase II MBBS were exposed to this new curriculum for the rst time in the year 2021, an unavoidable delay caused by the pandemic situation. This study was conducted to analyze the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and challenges of this new curriculum from the perspectives of faculty members of Phase II M.B.B.S.