This is in regard to bringing the Subject of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in to the curriculum of the MBBS Students for the following reasons.
1. Predominantly the subjects deals with Rehabiltation of the chronically ill patients like stroke, traumatic brain injury, orthopedically injured patients, geriatric patients etc.. and as a primary care physician the Medical graduate needs to know about the availabilities of the Rehab services and role it can play in bringing these patients to realise their abilities and incorporate them into the society and reduce the social burden.
2.This also deal with Disabled persons and Medical graduate needs to know about impairment, disabilty, handicap and how to help the disabled person to realize his independence
3. Brief knowledge about physiotherapy and occupational therapy is essential as a medical graduate need to know about the services rendered by these paramedical group personnel
Hope Physical Medicine and Rehabilitaion will be included in subsequent syllabus.
Dr.P.Thirunavukkarasu
Associate Prof in Physical Medicine
Govt. Vellore Medical College
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