Perspectives of Teachers at Medical Colleges Across India regarding the Competency based Medical Education Curriculum – A Qualitative, Manual, Theoretical Thematic Content Analysis

Background: Competency-based medical education (CBME) curriculum has been implemented in India since 2019 with a goal to create an “Indian Medical Graduate” (IMG) possessing requisite knowledge, skills, attitudes, values, and responsiveness. Objectives: To explore teachers’ perceptions across India at medical colleges on the newly implemented competency-based medical education curriculum. Methods: This was a qualitative cross?sectional study conducted among teachers working at medical colleges across India, between February and April 2022 (n = 192). The data collection was done using Google forms online survey platform on teachers’ perception regarding CBME, its specific components, and perceived bottlenecks. We analyzed this qualitative data using manual, theoretical thematic content analysis following the steps endorsed in Braun and Clarke’s six-phase framework. Results: The majority of the teachers (64.1%) have positively responded to the CBME curriculum’s implementation. However, it came with a caution that the curriculum should continuously evolve and adapt to regional demands. The foundation course, early clinical exposure, and the family adoption program were the specific components of CBME curriculum over which the teachers raised concerns. The need for additional teachers in each department (department-specific teacher or faculty per hundred students ratio to be worked out) and the need for enabling faculty preparedness through adequate training was highlighted. Concerns were also raised regarding implementing CBME with teachers without a medical background (especially in preclinical departments). Conclusion: It is the need of the hour for the curriculum to incorporate a systematic feedback mechanism built into the system, though which such critical appraisals can be meaning collated and acted upon, to ultimately evolve, thereby creating an “Indian Medical Graduate” for the needs of todays’ society

Synthesis and structural characterization of Na2MnP2O7 crystal

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Hydrothermal synthesis, structure and characterization of new NASICON related potassium iron (III) pyrophosphate

A new potassium iron (III) pyrophosphate was synthesized by hydrothermal technique and characterized by X-ray studies. The compound crystallizes in a monoclinic space group,P2 1/c, with cell parameters,a = 7 365(2) Å,b = 10017(2) Å,c = 8.214(1) Å,β = 106.50(1)° andZ = 4. The structure has tunnel-type cavities and are congenial for ion transportation through them. The compound exhibits moderate thermal stability

Synthesis and structural characterization of CsNiP crystal

CsNiP crystals were synthesized by hydrothermal technique and characterized by the X-ray diffraction method. This alkaline transition metal phosphide crystallizes in the hexagonal system with space group P6(3)/mmc and cell parameters, a = 7.173(2) Angstrom, c = 5944(9) Angstrom, V = 26487(7) Angstrom(3) and Z = 2. The final residual factor is R1 = 00362 for 206 reflections with I > 2sigma(1)

Hydrothermal synthesis, crystal structure and characterisation of Na2ZnP2O7·HCl

Na2ZnP2O7·HCl single crystals were synthesised by hydrothermal technique and characterised by X-ray diffraction method. The compound crystallises in tetragonal system with space group P41212 and cell parameters a=7.687(5) Å, c=20.529(1) Å, Z=8, having tunnel type of cavities in the structure. DTA study indicates that this compound is thermally fairly stable