The revised guidelines of the Medical Council of India for academic promotions: Need for a rethink

Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 3-5

  Aggarwal, Rakesh ^a   Gogtay, Nithya ^b   Kumar, Rajeev ^c   Sahni, Peush ^d  

^a Indian Journal of Gastroenterology   (India)

^b Journal of Postgraduate Medicine   (India)

^c Indian Journal of Urology   (India)

^d National Medical Journal of India   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELECTRONIC JOURNAL; HUMAN; INDIA; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SOCIETY; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE;

EID: 84985920172     PISSN: 09759476     EISSN: 09762809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaim.2016.03.002     Document Type: Editorial

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