NMC CBME syllabus: ‘Suicide Risk Assessment’ As ACertifiable Skills For MBBS Students

NMC CBME syllabus: According to Competency Based Medical Education (CBME) Curriculum 2024 guidelines

NMC has included that all MBBS students should have to learn on ‘Suicide Risk Assessment’ as a certifiable skill. According to the updated CBME 2024 guidelines, which were recently published, suicide risk assessment is now part of the MBBS curriculum and must be completed by students. For the purpose of developing this skill, role play and bedside instruction are among the recommended teaching-learning methods.

“Suicide Risk Assessment’ as a certifiable skill in 706 MBBS Colleges

The academic branch of the Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine and the Indian Teachers of Psychiatry (IToP) have supported the inclusion of this ability in undergraduate medical education.
Speaking on the subject, Professor and Head of the Psychiatry Department at JSS Medical College in Mysuru and Chief Coordinator of IToP Kishor M. told The Hindu that all MBBS students in more than 706 medical colleges in India will now be required to receive suicide risk assessment training due to the Apex Medical Commission’s approval.

The Commission’s clearance was given just days before the Lancet released research on the financial impact of suicide deaths in the nation, according to the most recent media source from The Hindu. India leads the globe in the number of suicide fatalities, with an estimated $16.7 billion in national economic costs associated with suicide, with Karnataka leading the way.

Training for 40 hours, 6 weeks of training

In this context, Dr Kishor emphasised how, upon finishing their bachelor degrees, generations of doctors in the nation have little to no expertise in psychiatry. “Though part of medicine, psychiatry was paradoxically not part of the evaluation in any phase of MBBS till now,” he stated.

He went on to point out that in the CBME 2024 curriculum, the NMC has considered suicide risk assessment as a valid skill and is therefore now accredited, he said: NMC’s Certificate of Medical Education (CBME) He has been training for 40 hours, 6 weeks of training. Clinical awareness in psychiatry is an important part of MBBS training.According to CBME 2024 guidelines, suicide risk assessment and diagnosis and management of depression are integrated skills. medical students, every doctor must train in psychology to be licensed as a doctor.

In Mysuru, a mobile app was launched during Covid by a group of volunteers comprising psychologists and technologists to self-evaluate their mental health, daily reported. This program showed encouraging results at Bangalore Medical College and JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research (JSSAHER).The program called Self Assessment for Life (SAFL) was used not only by the faculty of Bangalore Medical College to train its medical students, but also by the JSS School of Nursing to train its teachers and his students, said Dr. Kishore. He added that this program can be used not only to evaluate yourself, but also to evaluate a friend or family member. It is designed to ensure user privacy