Volume 12 Issues 6 June, 2022 A substantial proportion of our time as medical trainees is spent gathering and retaining colossal amounts of medical information. The abyss of continually updating knowledge that will likely continue to sneer at even the most senior or experienced us is simply a reminder of the sophistication that stands behind […]
INVITED ARTICLES
The Competency-based medical education (CBME) Psychiatry
Dr Kishor M Volume 12 Issue 5 May, 2022 The Competency-based medical education (CBME) Psychiatry, should students & teachers jointly decide teaching learning sessions? The Competency-based medical education (CBME) in India was implemented in 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic affected the entire teaching learning adversely and new approaches were tried. Many sessions were given up in […]
Wellness initiatives for Medical Students
Dr Naresh Nebhinani Volume 12 Issue 5 May, 2022 “Look at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work”- Dr A P J Abdul Kalam Medical education is generally perceived stressful due to vast syllabus, longer period […]
Self-directed learning in psychiatry for medical undergraduates
Dr Anil Kumar M N Volume 12 Issue 5 May, 2022 The CBME has emphasized Self-directed learning (SDL). SDL is a multi-faceted approach and hence poses difficulty when we try to define it. The concept was first explained for adult education by John Dewey, an American philosopher and educational reformer, in 1913, and it was […]
Understanding Soft Skills to Create Better Doctors
Dr. Z. Zayapragassarazan Volume 12 Issue 5 May, 2022 Introduction Physicians with well-developed soft skills are likely to earn higher patient satisfaction scores because of their ability to establish better relationships with patients and health care teams (1). Soft skills help people communicate more effectively and foster better health outcomes. It is now agreed that […]
The journey of cancer when yoga is beside!
Volume 10 Issue 10 October, 2020 Most of the people diagnosed with cancer chose to do Yoga after cancer treatment. They do not know that Yoga should/can be practised right from the time of diagnosis. This is precisely due to lack of awareness and Yoga is considered more as a form of fitness world wide. […]
Domestic violence during COVID times-An Indian perspective
Volume 12 Issues 4 April, 2022 India is a country where women are held in high regard and are referred to as “maata” (mother) or Devi (goddess) and at the same time discriminated against; female feticide is a classic example of this. As per United Nations Development Program’s Human Development Report (2013), India ranks at […]
THE GROWING WORLD OF INFANT MENTAL HEALTH
Volume 10 Issue 9 September, 2019 A common phrase heard throughout a doctor straining journey is “Prevention is better than cure”. This became very apparent for psychiatrists while treating acute mental illness in adults. We realized that for many of our patients standard treatments were insufficient in reducing morbidity due to delayed on set of […]
INSOMNIA
Volume 10 Issue 8 August, 2019 “The best bridge between despair and hope is a good night’s sleep”. -Matthew Walker Sleep is fundamentally a physiological drive, just as hunger and thirst are, which is necessary to maintain homeostasis in every human being. Sleep is essential for various physiological functions including energy conservation, hormone secretion, neuronal […]
COVID-19 and its impact on psychiatry training
Volume 12 Issues 2 February, 2022 Clinical exposure is quintessential for any resident/trainee to learn, precautionary measures such as lockdown and travel restrictions have significantly reduced the number of people accessing mental health care in the hospitals. During the peak of the pandemic many outpatient departments were closed, and many hospitals restricted the admissions. This […]