?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Global+challenges+of+graduate+level+Ayurvedic+education%3A+A+survey&rft.creator=Patwardhan%2C+Dr.+Kishor&rft.creator=Gehlot%2C+Dr.+Sangeeta+&rft.creator=Singh%2C+Dr.+Girish&rft.creator=Rathore%2C+Dr.+HCS&rft.subject=JOURNALS&rft.description=In+the+present+day+scenario%2C+Ayurveda+is+globally+being+perceived+in+several+contradictory+ways.+Poor+quality+of+Ayurveda+graduates+produced+as+a+result+of+poorly+structured+and+poorly+regulated+education+system+is+at+least+one+of+the+important+factors+responsible+for+this+scenario.+The+present+study+was+carried+out+to+evaluate+the+'Global+challenges+of+graduate+level+Ayurvedic+education'+and+is+based+on+the+responses+of+Ayurvedic+students+and+Ayurvedic+teachers+from+various+educational+institutions+of+India+to+a+methodically+validated+questionnaire.+As+the+study+indicates%2C+the+poor+standard+of+Ayurvedic+education+in+India+is+definitely+a+cause+of+concern.+The+curriculum+of+Bachelor+of+Ayurvedic+Medicine+and+Surgery+(BAMS)+course+of+studies+is+required+to+be+reviewed+and+restructured.+The+syllabi+are+required+to+be+updated+with+certain+relevant+topics+like+laws+governing+the+intellectual+property+rights%2C+basic+procedures+of+standardization+of+medicinal+products%2C+fundamental+methods+of+evaluating+the+toxicity+of+the+medicinal+products%2C+essentials+of+healthcare+management+and+the+basics+of+cultivation+and+marketing+of+medicinal+plants.+Furthermore%2C+the+study+suggests+that+the+Ayurvedic+academicians+are+required+to+be+trained+in+standard+methods+of+research+and+documentation+skills%2C+and+the+educational+institutions+are+required+to+be+encouraged+to+contribute+their+share+in+building+up+the+evidence+base+for+Ayurveda+in+the+form+of+quality+education+and+research.&rft.publisher=Medknow&rft.contributor=Thatte%2C+Dr.+UM&rft.date=2010-02-12&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7031%2F1%2FIJAR-Global_challenges.pdf&rft.identifier=++Patwardhan%2C+Dr.+Kishor+and+Gehlot%2C+Dr.+Sangeeta++and+Singh%2C+Dr.+Girish+and+Rathore%2C+Dr.+HCS++(2010)+Global+challenges+of+graduate+level+Ayurvedic+education%3A+A+survey.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7031%2F