Teaching and Training of Unani Medical Officers in Ilaj Bit Tadbeer under State Health Society Scheme of Govt.of Maharashtra: Significance & Impacts

Abstract

State health Society of Govt.of Maharashtra has assigned ZVM Unani Medical College & Hospital Pune to teach and trained Govt Unani Medical officer in Ilaj Bit Tadbeer. The College then appoints the author as chief coordinator to design a suitable programme with teaching module to fulfill the assignment. A suitable programme was designed and teaching module were prepared and submitted to the concerned authorities, which were then approved to conduct the teaching and training of the Medical Officer. The programme designed was of six days for each batch (10 delegates for each batch) based on theory and practical training with demonstration and practice sessions. Other expert faculties of college were also assigned to deliver different lectures and practical sessions. A total of 56 registered Unani Medical Officers in five batches were deputed for training out of which 47 attended and extensively taught and trained. The efficacy of this teaching and training was assessed through a pre and post training assessment test. A questionnaire based telephonic survey after one year was also conducted to assess the impact of the acquired training. The findings of these data were statistically analyzed for inferring the significance and impact of the training that is to assess the translational value of the training.

This study is being published to encourage, facilitate and promote such a kind of teaching and training during medical practice through CMEs and workshops. Further the teaching and training of different health workers including doctors is the part of community health programme and public health services. Hence such studies can serve as an evaluation mark for reference.