Kiran Tawalare

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Background: In health science several assessment methods are applied to assess the level of cognitive domain of students. MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions) is one of reliable method widely used in medical education system. Unfortunately, it was removed from B.A.M.S. under graduate curriculum in 2011 by Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) due to some technical reasons. With this background, the present study was aimed to focus on need and importance of MCQs based assessment in BAMS curriculum. Materials and Methods: Cross sectional questionnaire-based study was carried out after seeking permission from Institutional Ethics Committee. Randomly selected hundred BAMS students and thirty faculties were participated in the study. Their perceptions were collected using pre validated questionnaire by Intrinsic Motivation Inventory method. Result: It was observed that students as well as teachers are coincided on need of MCQs based assessment in BAMS under graduate curriculum. Conclusion: Majority of teachers and students agreed that MCQs based assessment will beneficial for improving student’s learning methods. Thus, MCQs should be re-starting in the BAMS curriculum as one of assessment criteria. Keywords: Assessment criteria, BAMS Curriculum, MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions).

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Introduction: Ayurveda is a life science, hence put forth maximum stress on health and its maintenance. Sadavrutta (code of good conduct) has a major capacity in maintaining good health, as it contain the set of rule to be followed by person for maintenance of health. Charaka stated that aarogya (health) and indriyavijay (control over the sense organ) can be achieved by adapting sadavritta in routine life. Similarly to achieve the health, Charaka explain various normative theories of ethics, unfortunately non highlighted till now. Objectives: Objectives are to put forth the Charaka’s the normative theories of ethics and to highlighten the importance of Charka’s normative theories, as existing other traditional theories of ethics. Materials and Methods: Classical texts of Ayurveda viz. bruhatrayee and laghutrayee were studied for literature regarding ethics from Ayurveda, ethical theories from modern science was also collected. Conclusion: Charaka’s theory of dharma (virtue), harsha (contentment), karma (obligations), sadvritta (social conduct), vyavasaay (professional conduct), aacharana (high value care) all these theories of ethics explain moral and ethics about living life up to quite high level as theory of virtue, greatest happiness principle, Kant’s principle, ethics of care exist in modern science. These Charaka’s theories have importance as good as traditional theories of ethics existing at that time in modern science. Keywords: Ayurveda, Ethics, Sadavrutta, normative theory, Dharma, Harsha.

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