CHENNAI:AUGUST 17: Tamil Nadu Dr.MGR Medical University vice chancellor, Dr. Mayilvahanan Natarajan told that the syllabus for courses in Indian medicine and Homoeopathy would therefore be revised to avoid the overlap between alternative, traditional and modern streams of medicine reacting to the latest judgement.
Dr.Natarajan has now asked the board of studies for Siddha, Ayurveda, Unani and Homoeopathy to revise the syllabus and exclude all allopathic contents for undergraduate and postgraduate courses. "In some streams of Indian medicine, students learn more than what is taught in MBBS courses, but they don't read it in depth. Now, the board of studies is revamping the syllabus. It will introduce elements of research into the streams and delete allopathic medicine. We intend to update the syllabus with recent advancements in their own streams, like new drugs and treatment methods,” Dr. Mayilvahanan said.