Naeem A Jafarey.
Towards Competency Based Undergraduate Curriculum In Pakistan.
J Bahria Uni Med Dental Coll Jan ;2(1):1-2.

Knowledge in the biomedical field has grown exponentially, and is likely to keep on growing exponentially. Not only has the quantum of knowledge in the traditional subjects grown, but completely new subjects have been added in biomedical science. Thus, it is impossible for any one person to know everything about a subject. Hence,the need towards specialization has emerged in narrower and narrower sub-specialities. This situation has created a dilemma for those planning the undergraduate MBBS curriculum. Since it is impossible to know everything, teaching everything is also impossible. The critical question is 'what should be included in the five year MBBS curriculum?’Or if we frame the same questiondifferently and ask‘what should be excluded from the undergraduate curriculum?’ Subject specialists of both basic and clinical sciences view the curriculum from their specialitypoint of view,and always tend to demand more time for their respective speciality. If the advices of subject specialists are taken then even five years of MBBS education are not sufficient to gain mastery over one of the undergraduate subjects, what to say about all of them.We need to remember that after graduation, the MBBS graduate will have innumerable options for specialization. So, what the MBBS should aim to cover in five years is which actually forms the ‘core’ that is applicable to all specialities

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