Abstract

Government of India is now increasing the number of Medical Colleges and health care facilities. In such scenario, National Medical Council highest governing Medical body has brought revolutionary changes in under graduate medical curriculum like usage of various teaching-learning modalities like OSCE, OSPE, vertical and horizontal integration of medical subjects, short group teaching (SGT), flipped teaching methods etc. so as to improve the quality of the medical education to provide high quality health care providers. AIM AND OBJECTIVES: To observe the perception of undergraduate medical students and faculty regarding new curriculum. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Students and faculty were asked to respond to structured questionnaire based on 3-point LIKERT scale regarding their perception towards the new curriculum. RESULTS: In our study new curriculum is student friendly as per 89% study population,7% are in neutral opinion and 4% are in negative opinion. New curriculum gives better learning platform compared to traditional learning method as per 92% study population ,5% are in neutral opinion and 3% are negative towards it. About 95% of the study population felt that every student has chances of better opportunity to participate in blended learning methodology compared to old traditional method,2% are neutral and 3% are in negative opinion. CONCLUSION: Overall new curriculum has advantages of improving skill in an undergraduate medical student.

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