(LML) Leprosy training at Medical Colleges worldwide is lacking?

Leprosy Mailing List – September 15,  2013 

Ref.:  (LML) Leprosy training at Medical Colleges worldwide is lacking? 

From:  Dr.Maneesha Godbole, Karnataka, India

 

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Dear Dr. Schreuder,

 

 

This is regarding the dialogue on lack of leprosy training in medical colleges. I worked in the leprosy program with an NGO for 21 years and have now joined the medical college as faculty in the department of community medicine.

 

While I was there at the NGO, students from various medical colleges(MBBS as well as ayurvedic and homeopathic) and nursing schools would visit our centre and I would take a theory class for them on leprosy for about 1 and 1/2 hours and then take them around the ward for practical demonstration of cases including various aids and appliances, followed by a visit to the rehabilitation center. It used to be a half day program.

 

Now that I have joined the medical college, I see that the students have one theory class, one case discussion during their entire UG program. As interns they are posted for 15 days to the urban leprosy center of the college. If the concerned medical officer takes interest, he/she can teach them a lot about leprosy. Considering the burden of syllabus on the undergraduate students, this is all the time that can be devoted to leprosy. It is upto the teachers to drill into the students about the importance of leprosy during this time available to us.

 

 

Dr.Maneesha Godbole

Assistant Professor

Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences

Hubli, Karnataka

India

 

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