title: Evolution of medical education in India: The impact of colonialism.
abstract: The cross-cultural exchanges between the people of India and their colonial rulers provides a fascinating insight into how these encounters shaped medicine and medical education in India. This article traces the history of how Indian medicine was transformed in the backdrop of colonialism and hegemony. It goes on to show how six decades after independence, we have have still been unable to convincingly shrug off the colonial yoke. India needs to work out a national medical curriculum which caters to our country's needs. A symbiotic relationship needs to be developed between the indigenous and allopathic systems of medicine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
authors.affiliation: Dean, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Supe
mesh_terms: D018595:Colonialism / Q000266:history*; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000266:history* / Q000639:trends*; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D007194:India