The Paradigm Shift - Medical Education
The Paradigm Shift of Medical Education. This Blog is in continuity of my last blog. Medical Education has seen a slow Paradigm Shift. Pre Independence and early Post Independence....almost till 1950-60,Medical Education was predominantly male dominated,mostly perceived by affluent class. Reason....a very long and expensive course compared to other professional courses. The girls in the family couldn't even Dream of becoming Doctor and were neither encouraged nor allowed to pursue Medical course. In my family, except for a distant aunt from my Maternal side,nobody in the family ...males or females ,opted nor were encouraged to pursue MBBS inspite of scoring good marks and even topping the entire District and University. Reason- Long,Expensive. In such an Era of Indian Society, my husband 's Nanaji ,who was LMP( Licensed Medical Practitioner) in a small village near Irkal,Maharashtra, sent my MiL to a private Medical College at Manipal ,Karnataka to study MBBS. Sending ...