AN OVERVIEW OF INTEGRATED MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNDERGRADUATE PRE-CLINICAL CURRICULA AT B. P. KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES, NEPAL: A MULTIPROFESSIONAL APPROACH

  • M A Nagarani B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan
  • S Bhattacharya B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan
  • B P Das B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan
  • S Koirala B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.693

Abstract

Curricular innovations such as multiprofessional education (MPE) sensitise health
professionals towards the role of other health professionals and inculcate team spirit.
This is a preliminary report on MPE in practice in the preclinical phase of dental and
medical undergraduate courses at B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Nepal.
The preclinical curriculum of the undergraduate courseis integrated, organ system
based and partially problem based. There is an emphasis on early exposure of students
to patients and to community. The undergraduate course in medicine started in 1994
and in dental surgery in 1999 based on the core curriculum developed at various
workshops. The course duration and structure is similar in bot

Published
2003-10-01
How to Cite
Nagarani, M., Bhattacharya, S., Das, B., & Koirala, S. (2003). AN OVERVIEW OF INTEGRATED MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNDERGRADUATE PRE-CLINICAL CURRICULA AT B. P. KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES, NEPAL: A MULTIPROFESSIONAL APPROACH. Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 40(140), 219-224. https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.693
Issue
Vol 40 No 140 (2001)
Section
Review Article

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