The Medical Council of India ( MCI) has released a much-awaited reform document that proposes major changes to the existing MBBS curriculum, which they think is not good enough to produce competent doctors. Academicians have said this is the first time in decades that the country with the highest number of medical colleges in the world has taken a step towards changing the face of its medical education. Some of the proposed changes-reducing the duration of the course from four and a half to four years-has already created flutter in the medical community. However, doing away with examinations in the first three years of the MBBS course is being considered the most crucial reform If implemented, students may have to appear for an exam only at the end of four years and another after the completion of a one-year internship. The MCI's Undergraduate Education Working Group has asked medical colleges and stake holders from across the country to provide feedback and sugge...