The
massive failure of medical students in the state, particularly in the private
medical colleges, has raised serious concern among the medical fraternity, who
point out quality erosion in the medical education sector, including shortage
of faculty and lack of infrastructure for the failure.
With the
results out for the first year MBBS, a majority of the self financing and
private colleges showed a poor performance than the government medical
colleges. As per the results, some colleges had 90 per cent failure and in
total more than 30 per cent of the students have failed.
''The failure only shows that the medical education sector
is distorted,'' said Dr B Eqbal, former Vice-chancellor of Kerala University
and a public health activist. The Kerala
University
It is
alleged that the quality of medical education has come down with the uncontrolled
proliferation of medical colleges in the state. There are not enough qualified
faculty and also proper infrastructure for ensuring that the students are given
the best education, it is alleged. It is also said that the faculty at the
institutions are not given proper training.
Indian
Medical Association (IMA) president Sreejith N Kumar said that the results were of serious
concern and all the aspects that led to the failure should be analysed. ''The
absence of dedicated faculty and lack of infrastructure are some of the reasons
that the IMA sees as a cause,'' he said. Most of the medical colleges engage
faculty during the time of MCI inspection, which has to be strictly monitored,
he said. Kumar noted that a detailed analysis of the student intake was also
needed. Noting that the KUHS also had a major role in ensuring quality of
education, he said '' apart from the MCI inspections, the KUHS should also
conduct random checks and ensure that a system is in place for improving
quality of medical education.
source The Newindian Express
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