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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijamy.0974.6986.11218.4

Abstract

Background: Only a standardised good quality educational hospital can be good tool for quality education. Despite of Minimum Standard Requirement Regulations prescribed by the Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) to Ayurvedic hospital and regular inspection by regulatory body Ayurvedic education system still needs improvement in its quality education. Private hospital establishment acts of state government also yet to achieve in quality medical care. NABH Quality accreditation to college hospitals gives better learning tools for medical students.

Aims & Objective: Implementation of principles of NABH in Ayurvedic college hospitals increases quality of Ayurvedic education.

Materials & Method: Chapter by Chapter guidelines of NABH, like Infrastructure, Documentation, human resource Management, Standard operation procedures, facility management systems, etc protocols are analysed for improvement in learning methodology in education.

Discussion: As NABH is autonomous assessment body which prescribes and frames quality guidelines to health care system, is most trusted organisation in issuing quality accreditation. Lacuna in regulatory body in assessment of quality of health care system in Ayurvedic college hospital may be assessed by NABH which in turn helps the apex body, to grant permission to its affiliated colleges and to improve the quality of education.

Conclusion: Principels of NABH helps to adopt standard operating procedures (SOP), Good clinical practices (GCP), Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) etc. in turn acts like ideal tools in learning methodology.

Keywords: NABH; Quality Education; Ayurveda.

 

Corresponding Author : Vijaykumar S. Kotrannavar, Dean for P.G. Studies & Professor in PG, Department of Rasashastra & BK, Shri J.G.C.H.S. Ayurvedic Medical College, Ghataprabha, Dist-Belgaum, Karnataka 591321, India.