Establishing Departments of Medical Education: A Major Challenge for Medical and Dental Colleges in Pakistan

Abstract

The past few decades have witnessed numerous trends in
transforming medical education including the development
of educational frameworks, competency-based education
and increased demands for compassion and care from the
healthcare providers (Maniate, 2017). Globalization has
intensely jolted the process of medical education, leading to
a more complex procedure for the development of physicians
(Rizwan, Rosson, Tackett, & Hassoun, 2018). There is
increasing realization that the complex medical education
system be driven by professional educationists with well-
established educational infrastructure in medical colleges.
This has resulted in escalating trend for the establishment of
departments of medical education in the medical and dental
colleges to run educational affairs. These departments form
essential component of infrastructure to provide effective and
high-quality educational services in education institutes. The
scope of these departments has been well recognized globally
(Khalid, 2013).