Dilemmas and Perceptions regarding Medical Education in Hindi medium among Medical Community of Northern India: A Cross Sectional study

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dc.contributor.authorAgarwal, Pankaj Kumaren_US
dc.contributor.authorKhan, Imran Ahmeden_US
dc.contributor.authorAgarwal, Pragyaen_US
dc.contributor.authorGupta, Satish Kumaren_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-21T11:36:11Z
dc.date.available2023-07-21T11:36:11Z
dc.date.issued2023-03
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: The medical curriculum, the medium of instruction and evaluation in India, is primarily English. While it has the advantage of preparing Indian medical graduates to represent and interact globally, it also translates into learning difficulties for a substantial population of Indian medical students. Hindi is the common language of communication among majority of the population in Uttar Pradesh.Madhya Pradesh Government in India has already started the option of pursuing the allopathic graduate medical course in Hindi. There is paucity of data regarding opinion of medical professionals about implementation of Medical Education in Hindi in Uttar Pradesh and nearby states. Objective: To assess the attitude and opinion of medical students and medical professionals towards using Hindi in Medical Education. Method: A cross-st stsectional web-based online survey was conducted between 1 December 2022 and 31 January 2023. Undergraduate medical students, interns, residents and faculty from medical colleges, hospitals of Uttar Pradesh and neighbouring states (Uttarakhand and Bihar) were contacted to participate in this survey using pretested structured questionnaire. Results: A total of 1606 participants responded and answered the questionnaire and 1575 responses were found complete and used in analysis.Most participants (52.8%) believed that Medical Education in Hindi would attract more students from Hindi backgrounds to join the medical field. Similarly, 58.9% of participants were of the opinion that Medical Education in Hindi would improve communication with patients. However, about half of the participants (49.5%) perceived teaching in Hindi as a hurdle in acquiring higher education. Conclusion: More than half of the participants thought that medical education in Hindi will attract more students from Hindi backgrounds to join the medical field. Similarly, Medical Education in Hindi was perceived to improve communication skills with patients, at least where Hindi is a vernacular language by majority of the participants.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Professor,Department of Human Metabolism and Endocrinology,LLRM Medical College, Meerut, UP, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsSenior Resident, Department of Community Medicine, BRD Medical College, Gorakhpur, UP, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Rama Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Hapur, UP, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Seth GS Medical College Hapur, UP, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationAgarwal Pankaj Kumar, Khan Imran Ahmed, Agarwal Pragya, Gupta Satish Kumar. Dilemmas and Perceptions regarding Medical Education in Hindi medium among Medical Community of Northern India: A Cross Sectional study. Healthline Journal of Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine. 2023 Mar; 14(1): 79-84en_US
dc.identifier.issn2320-1525
dc.identifier.issn2229-337X
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/220862
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherIndian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine (IAPSM)en_US
dc.relation.issuenumber1en_US
dc.relation.volume14en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.51957/Healthline_489_2023en_US
dc.subjectCurriculumen_US
dc.subjectHindien_US
dc.subjectLanguageen_US
dc.subjectMedical Educationen_US
dc.subjectOpinionen_US
dc.subjectPolicyen_US
dc.titleDilemmas and Perceptions regarding Medical Education in Hindi medium among Medical Community of Northern India: A Cross Sectional studyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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