Introduction of Medical Humanities in MBBS 1 Year.

Context: Most vital areas of patient management such as empathy, professionalism, and ethics are lacking in fresh undergraduates. These areas are considered to be part of hidden curriculum, and as these are not formally taught, we lack competent medical graduates. Introduction of medical humanities (MH) early in the medical curriculum can help to inculcate required soft skills.

Implementation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation workshop in first MBBS.

Context: Students should be exposed to early clinical scenario so that they start developing competency-based learning right from their MBBS 1(st) year. Medical Council of India has recognized this need and has suggested early clinical exposure of MBBS 1(st) year students in their document Vision 2015. Medical education in India needs change for achieving desired competencies.