Telemedicine-Driven Under- and Post-Graduate Medical Education for Transforming Public Healthcare Delivery of India

Abstract

In India, many reforms have been occurring in the last few years, including revamping the Medical Council of India, introducing telemedicine practice guidelines (TPG-2020), and increasing the use of technology in healthcare delivery. This paper aims to propose a transformational plan of public healthcare delivery by integrating TPG-2020 with telemedicine-driven under- and postgraduate medical education. The authors discuss various currently used models and offer models for future. The authors hope that these may assist the policymakers, academia, and regulatory bodies to revolutionize the medical education of our country, utilizing the full potential of telemedicine for better health-care delivery in our country.

Keywords

• healthcare delivery models
• india
• medical education
• telemedicine