The National Commission for Homoeopathy on January 06, 2024, issued the National Commission for Homoeopathy (Homoeopathy Graduate Degree Course – Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S.) Amendment Regulations 2025 to further amend the National Commission for Homoeopathy (Homoeopathy Graduate Degree Course – Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine and Surgery (B.H.M.S). Regulations- 2022.
The following amendments have been stated:
• Regulation 3 shall be numbered as sub-regulation (1) thereof, and after re-numbering of sub-regulation (1) as so re-numbered, the following sub-regulation (2) shall be inserted, namely:-
“(2) Objectives of Homoeopathy Graduate Degree Course: (a) National Goals: At the end of undergraduate course, the medical student should be able to:
(i) Recognise the strength of homoeopathy, its applicability and limitations in health care of society and the individual;
(ii) Learn the integration of medical services for effective delivery of health care;
(iii) Recognise the purpose of the National Health Policy and “Health for all” as a national goal and health right of all citizens and undergo training to achieve the realization of this social responsibility.
(iv) Achieve competence in the practice of homoeopathy with holistic approach, encompassing promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative aspects of common diseases;
(v) Develop a scientific temper, acquire educational experience for proficiency in profession and promote healthy living based on the tenets of homoeopathy;
(vi) Become an exemplary citizen by observing medical ethics and fulfilling social and professional obligations so as to respond to national aspirations;
(vii) Develop skills to perpetuate homoeopathy and practice it with zeal so that it stands parallel to other scientific healing methods.
(b) Institutional Goals: In consonance with the national goals, each homoeopathic medical institution should evolve institutional goals to define the kind of trained homoeopathic professionals they intend to produce. The undergraduate students coming out of a homoeopathic medical institute should:-
(i) be competent in clinical diagnosis and homoeopathic management of health problems of the individual and the community, commensurate with his/her position as a member of the health team at the primary, secondary or tertiary levels, using his/her clinical skills based on history, physical examination and relevant investigations;
(ii) be competent to use homoeopathic medicines scientifically for health problems in preventive, promotive, curative palliative and rehabilitative mode;
(iii) appreciate the rationale for the use of different therapeutic modalities & engage in cross- referral when required;
(iv) be able to appreciate the socio-psychological, cultural, economic and environmental factors affecting health and develop a humane attitude towards patients in discharging professional responsibilities;
(v) be able to identify community health problems and learn to work to resolve these by understanding, designing, instituting corrective steps as per homoeopathic principles and evaluating outcome of such measures;
(vi) develop sensitivity to environmental sustainability and engage in community work towards achieving it with responsibility and commitment;
(vii) be trained in critical thinking, evidence-based practice and possess research aptitude and documentation skills necessary in professional work;
(viii) possess the attitude for lifelong learning and be ready to develop competencies as and when conditions of practice demand it;
(ix) be familiar with the basic factors which are essential for the implementation and integration of the National Health Programmes with homoeopathy including practical aspects of Family Welfare and Mother and Child Health (MCH), Sanitation and water supply, Prevention and control of communicable and non-communicable diseases, Immunization and Health Education;
(x) acquire basic management skills in the area of human resources, materials and resource management related to homoeopathy in health care delivery, general and hospital management, principal inventory skills and counselling;
(xi) be able to work as an active and responsible partner in health care teams and acquire proficiency in communication skills with colleagues, patients and the community at large;
(xii) be competent to work in a variety of health care settings; and
(xiii) develop personal characteristics and attitudes required for professional life such as personal integrity, sense of responsibility, dependability and ability to relate to or show concern for other individuals”.
• In regulation 7 of the principal regulations, after sub-regulation (2) following sub-regulation shall be inserted, namely:-
“(3) Competency Based Dynamic Curriculum at Graduate level – the Homoeopathy Education Board shall publish the competency based dynamic curriculum and the outcome objectives of the same from time to time on the National Commission for Homoeopathy website. The curriculum standards are subject to modification from time to time with the changing healthcare scenario. The Competency Based Dynamic Curriculum document modifications shall only be done after approval from the Commission in the meetings of Commission.”
They shall come into force on January 06, 2025.
[File No. 3-34/2023/NCH/HEB/C.C/Pt.I]
