DO WE NEED TO INCREASE THE PASSING PERCENTAGE OF MBBS STUDENTS IN PAKISTAN?

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Lubna Kashif

Abstract

The importance of medical personnel in healthcare settings cannot be understated. Therefore, the best caliber of patient care must be reflected in the knowledge, abilities, and standards set for medical education. By establishing higher benchmarks, we enable physicians to meet the demands of their work, ongoing advancement, and creative approaches to healthcare delivery. Higher standards improve the mentality of educators and legislators and result in better-prepared healthcare workers. Recently, the accrediting and regulating organizations in Pakistan are endeavoring to improve the quality of medical education at the basic and postgraduate levels. For this purpose, the 50% set standard marks attainment is being challenged to increase it to 60-70%. This might create unrest among the medical students. This discussion aims to highlight the pros and cons of enhancing the set standard/benchmark of 50% in both theory and practical summative assessments

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Kashif, L. (2024). DO WE NEED TO INCREASE THE PASSING PERCENTAGE OF MBBS STUDENTS IN PAKISTAN?. Journal of Medical Sciences, 32(2), 119–120. Retrieved from https://jmedsci.com/index.php/Jmedsci/article/view/2058
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Editorial
Author Biography

Lubna Kashif, Khyber Medical College, Peshawar

Department of Medical Education