New Delhi, July 20 -- Amid a fierce debate over the Centre's proposed integrated MBBS-BAMS course, experts have asserted that sharing of clinical exposure and research collaboration between the two specialisations is key to India establishing a gold standard in integrative healthcare.
However, central to the discussion among medical professionals, educators and policymakers is a key question: Can India successfully unify its ancient Ayurvedic medical wisdom with modern scientific practices?
Dr Ajaya Kashyap, a senior plastic and reconstructive surgeon and Triple American Board-certified practitioner, said, "India is the birthplace of Sushruta, the father of surgery, whose surgical techniques like rhinoplasty (nose reconstruction), catarac...