Quality Assurance in Medical Schools of Rural India :  the Seven Strategic Challenges

Lalitbhushan S Waghmare; Tripti K Srivastava; Suresh R Tankhiwale

Volume : IV, Issue : II, February - 2014

Quality Assurance in Medical Schools of Rural India : the Seven Strategic Challenges

Lalitbhushan S Waghmare , Tripti K Srivastava , Suresh R Tankhiwale

Abstract :

The demand for Higher Education is dramatically outstripping the capabilities of the nations to expand access . Higher Education Institutes must change; and indeed, they are changing to meet future needs. As they continue to do so ; they are facing a number of strategic challenges which are needed to be addressed to persuade Quality assurance in higher education. These challenges are further accentuated in medical education scenario.

Internal Quality Assurance Cell of the stated University has been continuously reviewing the challenges coming in way of quality improvement specific to the Institute in particular and Medical Education Institutes in the country in general. This article identifies seven key strategic challenges from the experiences in achieving Quality Assurance , pertaining to Trained Human Resource, Funding, Community expectations, Accountability, Maintaining Quality of teaching learning process, Establishing interdisciplinary programs and Internationalization.

The paper infers that it is the need of the hour for the governing bodies in the country to address these challenges in a structured and time bound manner so as to meet an ever-growing demand for quality health manpower in country.