ABSTRACT
Between 2005 and 2008, a nation-wide survey was planned and executed by an Ayurvedic teacher, Dr. Kishor Patwardhan, as his doctoral research work. The objective of his study was to evaluate the “Relevance of current system of Ayurvedic education in the emerging global scenario” with special reference to graduate level Ayurvedic education in India leading to a BAMS degree. The sample frame that became available to the investigator constituted a list of 242 Ayurvedic colleges spread all over 28 states and 7 union territories of India. The study reported an inadequate exposure to a wide variety of clinical conditions during the graduate level of Ayurveda education. Based on these findings, the investigator suggested that the tendency to practice and prescribe allopathic medicines, commonly seen among Ayurveda physicians, was probably because of this status, though the legality of such cross-prescription was debatable. The study reported a general tendency toward an agreement, among both students and teachers, regarding the issues.
