Research Wing In Ayurveda Colleges Mandatory: NCISM
As per National Commission for Indian System of Medicine's (NCISM) recent guideline now all recognized Ayurveda colleges in India need to have a research wing, read here to know more.
National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) has said that all Ayurveda medical colleges in India need to mandatorily have a research wing to help students pursue research methodology and medical statistics under the Department of Swasthavritta and Yoga during their third professional Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery Program.
This announcement by NCISM was circulated by the Minister of Ayush, Sarbananda Sonowal.
The autonomous board under the board of Ayurveda which is constituted under the NCISM has set up standard norms for infrastructure, quality of education, faculty and research in medical institutions of the Indian System of Medicine including Ayurveda, as reported by the Health Site.
New rules for Ayurveda colleges
As per the regulations, the colleges are to comply with the provisions specified under the minimum standards of undergraduate Ayurveda education. The graduates of Ayurveda should have profound knowledge of Ashtanga Ayurveda along with the contemporary advances in the field and they should also be well versed in the knowledge of scientific and technical advances in modern sciences and technology.
Ayurveda graduates should also have extensive practical training as efficient surgeons and physicians for service in the health care sector. NCISM also added a provision for clinical laboratory for clinical diagnosis and investigations in hospital complex with specified infrastructure and manpower for carrying out routine, pathology, biochemical and haematological investigation and Ayurvedic diagnostic techniques on patients.
It was also specified in the guidelines that the Ayurveda colleges should have more laboratories for students and laboratories for certain subjects have been specified as mandatory like for Sharir Kriya, Dravyguna, Rasa shastra and Bhaishajya Kalpana, Rog Nidanaevum Vikriti Vigyana and Dissection hall for Rachana Sharira.
Apart from all these new additions, NCISM is also training Post graduate teachers in 'Scientific Writing an Publication Ethics.'
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