nagpur technology has seeped into every aspect of the human existence the newly proposed vision 2015 of the medical council of india mci aims to take it into the field of medical education too teachers students and medical fraternity hail this step but wish to limit the use of technical wizardrythe board of governors of the apex medical body has suggested making use of simulators mobile phones and computers in order to make teaching more appealing for the younger generation they also want to teach the medical graduates skills like making web pages and powerpoint presentations along with some other computer related skills medical education now can also be passed on through means of distance learningsince the youngsters today are more comfortable with the electronic gadgets like computers and cell phones it is a very good step to use these technological enhancements for their education research would be easier for students if they are well versed with the use of these devices opined dr pankaj nalawade president of maharashtra association of resident doctors mardeven students give the move a thumbs up moving away from the 2d format of textbooks and visualising some procedures in digital format would definitely be a better way to study yet i would still want to retain the old methods of acquiring knowledge as well said medical student abhinav joganiagreed his friend kiran rajput it would sure be helpful but i would want a mixed method of learning of course learning to operate with the help of mmss and videos sounds exciting but witnessing an actual surgery being performed even as seniors give you special pearls of wisdom has no replacementeven teachers were upbeat about this novel way of teaching this is a sign of moving with the times we are living in these techniques would be especially beneficial for some of the private medical colleges where patients are not in such abundance as in government colleges this would enable a complete handson training to students said dr lokendra singh he pronounced proudly that despite being an old timer he completely agrees with these technological advances being infused into medical educationaudio visual medium is a very effective way of teaching several complicated topics as it leaves lesser room for any sort of confusion yet it should be kept in mind that nothing can substitute a teacher in the field of education probably all these changes are being made to ape the other fields of learning without realising that teaching and learning of medicine is totally different opined dr mukund baheti he also warns that being a teacher what he thinks of as being of prime importance is a clear base of knowledge through any means as far as that is taken care of other things only remain secondary he saidhowever a warning is issued by the former dean of government medical college and hospital gmch until a doctor learns to diagnose a patient by touching him he is not a complete doctor use of technology is