Remedy the BHMS Curriculum
NATIONAL JOURNAL OF HOMOEOPATHY 2001 May / Jun VOL III NO 3.
Dr M S Pramanik
(Ed: We received a long note from the author about the problems with our current syllabus. Dr Praveen Kumar, NJH Rep of Hyderabad, the honoured and only MD of our NJH team, has prepared a brief which we give here to ponder on.)
In BHMS Syllabus:
The Organon & Philosophy is not there in the final year. It is like Grammar for learning English. Hence, there is an Urgent need for inclusion of Homoeopathic Philosophy & Organon in final year and eve for internship.
(Ed: They can be taught in Microbiology at Para clinical level.)
The superfluous subjects like Microbiology & Bio chemistry have to be curtailed.
(Ed: This is contradictory to the 2nd statement.)
Psychology & especially psychoanalytical part should be included in the syllabus as it helps in the case taking of mental symptoms.
(Ed: It is there but not totally.)
In the pharmacy subject Pharmacopoeia and pharmacodymanics which would tell us the drug physiology and drug pathology.
(Ed: This is essential.)
B. Regarding MD
MD Course is conducted in Jaipur as correspondence course for the past 5 to 6 years, where as in NIH, Calcutta it is a full time course for 3 years. Both cannot be equated. This correspondence course is meant for CIPs and their people to occupy higher posts.
(Ed: P G Course in Homoeopathy is mainly meant for producing P G teachers. For this purpose External MD was started at Jaipur and also even in Beed (for one year only). Now that the regular MD candidates are available, the Ext MD should be stopped.
