The current education system is in such a way that the students study the most expected questions and provide expected answers in an expected time in an expected format and receive unexpectedly high marks. Students are not trained to tackle the unexpected scenarios outside this prescribed syllabus in the real world. A teacher should be a guide on the side rather than a sage on stage to inculcate a more practical oriented approach in students. In this 21st century students are found to be living in the area of megatrends that include the inter-techno sphere, inter-psycho sphere and intersocial sphere. Education in digital age will be relevant only if students are empowered to ride on these global megatrends and thrive in these ecologies. Unless teaching, learning and assessment connects with these megatrends students might not accept them. Classrooms tend to become unattractive and boring and a contemporary classroom requires assimilation of megatrends. Teaching and learning should happen with a large sense of future and scope rather than syllabus.
A collaborative effort from people of all domains including engineers, nutritionists, therapists etc can be effectively used for the betterment of health technologies and also to advance the research. Young people are experts on their health needs, technologies they use and how they access information. To design a sustainable digital solution for young peoples health one needs to listen to them. Find a middle path between the age old traditions and young people’s wisdom. This requires constant brainstorming of ideas and innovations.
Budding doctors have to be involved in such research based classes so that more ideas can be inculcated in the research projects and it will also improve the scientific temper among students.
What do you think about adding health research fundamentals in medical syllabus?
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