title: PG medical training and accreditation: responsibility of the government for the adequate health service delivery.
abstract: On one hand there is obvious inadequate health coverage to the rural population and on the other hand the densely populated urban area is facing the triple burden of increasing non-communicable and communicable health problems and the rising health cost. The postgraduate medical training is closely interrelated with the adequate health service delivery and health economics. In relation to the prevailing situation, the modern medical education trend indicates the five vital issues. These are i). Opportunity needs to be given to all MBBS graduates for General Specialist and Sub-Specialist Training inside the country to complete their medical education, ii). Urgent need for review of PG residential training criteria including appropriate bed and teacher criteria as well as entry criteria and eligibility criteria, iii). Involvement of all available units of hospitals fulfilling the requirements of the residential PG training criteria, iv). PG residential trainings involve doing the required work in the hospitals entitling them full pay and continuation of the service without any training fee or tuition fee, and v). Planning of the proportions of General Specialty and Sub-Specialty Training fields, particularly General Practice (GP) including its career and female participation. With increased number of medical graduates, now it seems possible to plan for optimal health coverage to the populations with appropriate postgraduate medical training. The medical professionals and public health workers must make the Government aware of the vital responsibility and the holistic approach required.
authors.affiliation: Chief Medical Education Unit, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital, Mahaboudha, Kathmandu, Nepal. mdb@ntc.net.np
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Bhattarai
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000592:standards*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000592:standards*; D058006:General Practice / Q000193:education*; D006076:Government; D006801:Humans; D009390:Nepal; D014504:Urban Health / Q000592:standards*