RESUMEN
The study aimed to explore the perception and knowledge-gainof undergraduate medical students during the Medical Council ofIndia-mandated one month foundation course in August, 2019. Atotal of 129 consenting students who underwent the foundationcourse were enrolled and their feedback collected using anemail-based structured questionnaire. A majority (>60%) hadpositive attitudes towards various aspects of the course, withgood scores obtained in the post-test by the majority of thestudents. The information reported will assist in the planning offuture foundation course programs
RESUMEN
Eligibility criteria of Doctorate in Medicine (DM) in Medical Gastroenterology had been changed recently by Medical Council of India fromMD/DNB in General Medicine and Pediatrics to only that of General Medicine. As DM (Pediatric Gastroenterology) has not come up in a big way in India, this will only lead to shortage of skilled manpower in near future in this emerging field. Enthusiastic pediatricians will also be reluctant to take the discipline, as DM degrees in other broad (adult) superspecialities are open to them.