GMER-23 decoded: What's new on the syllabus for MBBS? Check details

Medical students shall have a variety of choice-based credit courses of limited duration offered in addition to the NMC curriculum

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has initiated a major overhaul of the nation's undergraduate medical education for the first time since 1997. “The new regulation, i.e., Graduate Medical Education Regulations 2023 (GMER-23), is a continuation and evolution of thought in medical education making it more learner-centric, patient-centric, gender-sensitive, outcome-oriented, and environment appropriate,” said India’s apex medical education regulator in a circular.

So, what are some of the major changes and why were they introduced? Business Standard explains.

Why?

It has been nearly 25 years since the Regulations on Graduate Medical Education were notified in 1997, and according to the NMC,