Sheela G R, Gopa A K, Revankar C R, Ganapati R
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, LTM Medical College, Sion, Bombay.
Indian J Lepr. 1989 Apr;61(2):233-7.
An attempt was made to study the adequacy of leprosy teaching at the undergraduate level of the four medical colleges in Bombay, and to suggest possible routes towards the reorientation of leprosy teaching. Over 55% of the medical faculty contacted expressed dissatisfaction with the existing pattern of leprosy teaching. The survey reveals ample evidence pointing to the necessity of redesigning the curriculum at the undergraduate level, so as to provide increased weightage to both the theoretical and the practical aspects of leprosy. A heartening feature of the study is the inclination shown by a majority of medical teachers to associate themselves with the PSM Department in order to help improve leprosy teaching and thereby help in leprosy control. This offer should definitely be taken advantage of for furthering the cause of leprosy eradication as a part of achievement of "Health for All by 2000 AD".
研究旨在调查孟买四所医学院校本科阶段麻风病教学的充足性，并为麻风病教学的重新定位提出可能的途径。超过55%接受调查的医学教师对现有的麻风病教学模式表示不满。调查揭示了充分的证据，表明有必要重新设计本科课程，以便增加麻风病理论和实践方面的比重。该研究令人振奋的一点是，大多数医学教师倾向于与预防医学系合作，以帮助改进麻风病教学，从而助力麻风病防治工作。这一提议肯定应被利用起来，以推动麻风病消除事业，作为实现“2000年人人健康”目标的一部分。
