Medical education in Pakistan, Where Do we Stand?: Medical Education in Pakistan

Abstract

Healthcare providers and doctor community is considered very respectable in society. It is not a small task to deal with human lives. This high regard for the community has a big responsibility. This is a very important and sensitive profession where a small mistake can cause disaster. Considering its importance and sensitivity it is required that doctors and healthcare providers should have proper skill, knowledge, ethics and professional attitude to avoid the repercussions and deal the challenges that daily life brings. Medical education system is way to prepare and equip healthcare providers from raw recruits to skillful manpower. Medical education curriculum should be updated with time according to the advancement in science, medical practice and social needs. Many factors play the role in converting and preparing the student of first year in medical college and university into a professional doctor. Some of the factors cannot be controlled like his social activities, financial problems, family and social problems and intellectual acumen. Factors that can be planned and controlled are quality of medical curriculum and standard of teaching. Corona virus pandemic which started from Wuhan has greatly affected the teaching and education. It has brought new challenges in medical education. Students of the whole world have suffered due to the closing of universities and colleges. Medical institutes have shifted from physical classes to the online teaching. New advancements in technology of our time has opened many opportunities for distant learning and exchanging the knowledge and experience worldwide due to the internet connectivity and accessibility. Medical education systems of the world has developed and designed online courses considering the present situation. Developing world has different challenges to shift to online learning from the developed countries .