By Team Ayurved Sutra
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Syllabus of Ayurvedic Courses to Undergo a Sea Change
The syllabus of BAMS is being reworked from scratch to produce graduates who are competent enough to practise Ayurveda properly in the modern age. According to experts, the present-day BAMS graduates are efficient in theoretical studies. However, quite often they struggle and are found wanting when it comes to orientation towards skill-based practice of Ayurveda. In order to address such issues, CCIM has started a series of interaction and consultation workshops with practitioners, faculty, organisations and students to elicit views and suggestions for the new syllabus. The Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM), the regulatory body for Indian medicine, has started the process of reinventing and updating the syllabus of Bachelor on Ayurveda and Medical Sciences (BAMS), the five-and-a-half-year undergraduate course.
Opinions on the existing syllabus and changes needed would be collected from the four zones in India. Major thrust areas in the syllabus upgrade will be to make it patient-centric, bring in more professionalism, use modern technological tools in education and introduce concepts of learning and skill-based practice. Reforms in examinations, providing enough computer knowledge to our graduates to access research-based websites are also needed. Senior Ayurvedic practitioners are urged to come up with more suggestions to improve Ayurvedic syllabus. For sending your opinions and suggestions on changes needed to Ayurvedic syllabus: mail to president@ccimindia.org.
