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FAIMA Releases RMS Report 2025
The Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) has released the findings of its nationwide FAIMA-Review Medical System (FAIMA-RMS) survey conducted across medical colleges throughout India.
The survey, which was covered pan India in which more than 2000 responses from different medical colleges of the country of the medical students, teachers and professors were obtained from more than 28 states and union Territories, reveals serious deficiencies in infrastructure, faculty strength, and overall training standards in newly established medical institutions.
Professionals from big Institutions like AlIMS, PGI, JIPMER also participated in large numbers. To special mention Doctors from Andaman Nicobar island also participated in this Survey. Of the total participants, 90.4% were from government institutions and 7.8% from private colleges, providing a wide and balanced representation of India’s medical education landscape.
Challenges in Medical Education and Student Well-Being
The analysis highlights significant challenges affecting both education and the mental wellbeing of students.
Only 71.5% of respondents reported adequate patient exposure, 54.3% confirmed regular teaching sessions, and 69.2% found laboratory and equipment facilities satisfactory. Faculty adequacy stood at 68.8%, while just 44.1% reported the presence of functional skills labs. Timely stipend payments were received by only half of the respondents, and a mere 29.5% experienced fixed working hours, indicating a lack of structural and administrative discipline.
Alarmingly, 73.9% reported excessive clerical workload, 55.2% cited staff shortages, and 40.8% described their work environment as toxic. Furthermore, 89.4% of participants felt that poor infrastructure directly affects the quality of medical education.
Comparative Insights & Implementation Gaps in Medical Education Reform
When comparing institution types, private colleges showed slightly better teaching regularity and faculty strength, while government institutions reported greater patient exposure but heavier administrative burdens.
Despite moderate confidence levels in skills acquisition (70.4%), only 57.4% of respondents felt prepared for independent practice, suggesting a growing gap between theoretical learning and practical competence.
In 2024 National Task Force has given Nationwide Recommendations after conducting similar survey among UGs PGs and Teachers. Recommendations include fixed duty hours for residents and interns. Appointment of Mental Health counsellor for Medical students, Involving parents yearly for Mental health wellness of medicos.
Also 10 days leave was recommended by National Task Force. After passing a year through this survey FAIMA has found that only few things applied on ground even after recommendations by National Task force.
FAIMA’s Call for Urgent Reforms in Medical Education
The findings call for immediate intervention by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and the National Medical Commission. FAIMA emphasizes the need for urgent reforms, including improved infrastructure, adequate staffing, reduction of clerical burdens, timely stipends, and mandatory skills lab facilities in every medical college.
The association will formally submit this report to the concerned authorities, urging swift corrective measures to ensure that India’s expanding medical education network maintains global standards of quality and produces well-trained, confident healthcare professionals.
FAIMA will give detailed recommendations to NMC and Niti Ayog for Mental and Academic well being of medicos across country.
The Medical Bulletin
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