Dr Eswara Das MD (Hom), MBA( Health Care)
We have a problem if Allopath wants to study Homeopathy. We have problem if Homeopaths wants to study Allopathy. We have a problem when Homeopaths prescribe combinations, we have a problem when Homeopaths prescribe formulations, we have a problem when a Homeopath use life support system, we have a problem when a Homeopaths uses minimal surgical interventions, we a problem if somebody conduct a delivery, we have a problem when somebody prescribe based on Mental generals, we a problem when somebody specialises on dreams, — we have a problem everywhere. We don’t have a solution on any!
As far as the Organon of Medicine, no where Hahnemann prohibits use of Surgery, when required. In Homeopathy there is lot of medicines , that we could use in certain surgical conditions like fracture, ano rectal fistula, podiatic disorders, haemorrhoids, burns. What is required is to develop the skill in the medical students. If these skills are developed during the education, they can be an asset to manage these conditions.
There was a demand from some Allopaths to study Homeopathy. The regulators and the Homeopathic profession vehemently opposed this demand. Education is a fundamental right of every citizen in the country. The opposition was not based on any logic but because of fear of losing my bread to him!. This great opportunity would have brought some good brains into Homeopathy. The regulator always has an option to grant registration based on an independent evaluation of each candidate. . We lost an opportunity. In our colleges, we take allopathic graduates to teach allied science, we have an idiosyncrasy on them getting trained in Homeopathy.
There was a demand from some quarters to learn Allopathic Pharmacology by Homeopaths. We opposed it again. Again denying somebody’s fundamental right. There is no force on anybody on taking this optional course. The fear of losing our numbers forcing to keep legal quackery in some parts of the country.
Homeopaths around the world celebrated the 260th birth anniversary of Master Hahnemann in April. Almost everywhere new pledge, new declaration and new resolutions have been taken. The acceptability of Homeopathy is increasing, so also the criticisms. Patrons and promoters of Homeopathy are increasing so also the detractors.
Does it happen anywhere else other than in this medical discipline that remained a controversy ever since it was introduced in 1810? To many, Homeopathy is a religion, to some it is passion, for some it is a science, for few it is an art. Some consider it the nano science, some others consider it quantum medicine, yet others consider the ultimate panacea. Still we get the report of Australian National Health and Medical Research Council, Science and Technology Committee report of UK and very recently, the FDA notification on their intention to look into the regulatory aspects of Homeopathic Medicine in USA, after remaining being unregulated marketing over 50 years. We saw the Abraham Flexner Report that killed Homeopathy in 1910
We have the largest number of Homeopathic teaching institutions, now 191. About 12000 young students take admissions in these institutions to be the doctors of tomorrow. The education special is important in one sense that, it makes an effort to understand the perception towards Homeopathy from different quarters- the aspirations of the students, the expectations of the parents, the motivation of the colleges, the responsibility of the regulators, the objective of the Government etc.
I have been a contributor to the Education field for a long time and meticulously read most of the articles appear in every journals. Some of the ideas comes out in these issues are really great; sad enough to see that the people who are expected to read, either are not reading or ignoring the ideas emerging through these articles. Thus we stand where started and trying to reinvent the wheel!
We have a system where people are committed to their system limited to the speeches. If at all Homeopathy has to come out of its glitches and aspire to be nano medicine or quantum medicine, we need to bring innovations in the teaching. “I scratch your back, you scratch my back” attitude should change. We should have a gut feeling to look beyond what others think. Go with the aspirations of the students; go with the expectations of the parents who send their wards to the colleges of Homeopathy.
Should, the growth and development of Homeopathy be restrictive to the individual idiosyncrasies or should it go beyond the personal perceptions. Yes it should go beyond the personal perceptions to make it a game changer in health. We prefer to keep Homeopathy a protected science. We are scared of opening the tenets of Homeopathy for validation. We interpret the concepts based on our convenience. We prefer to remain isolated at individual level, institutional level, professional level, organisational level, say at every level so as to save from challenges that would emerge. Unless there is an honest effort to face the challenges, progress in the science may not become easy. The academicians should be facilitator to ideas, facilitators to ask questions and facilitators to change.
The campus of the Homeopathy College should become incubating centres of ideas. The students should be vibrant with innovation. The faculties should have the ability to incubate the ideas of the students to innovations. The Homeopathic institutions should become centres of excellence in academics, research and patient care service. These should form the centres for Drug development, quality assurance and also centres for personality development of the young doctors. Instead what we have and how we perceive our institutions are merely becoming factories of a breed neither confidence nor competence.
Dr. ESWARA DAS MD (Hom), MBA( Health Care)
Former Director, National Institute of Homoeopathy
E mail: daseswar@yahoo.com
It is a great problem in Homoeopathy that many higher officers, different head of the departments of homoeopathic colleges are not homoeopathy (exception is everywhere). They are only certificate holders. If anyone doesn’t believe make survey.
It is not possible in any other System. Usually higher officers and different head of the departments of any faculties have depth in the concerning subjects.
If an Allopathic Doctor wants to study homoeopathy, then I think he had a sound knowledge of Allopathy, whereas in Homoeopathy, when homoeopathic doctor don`t know alphabet of Homoeopathy then he wants to do practice Allopathic Medicine.
It is basic difference in my view.
Nowadays, it is very difficult to be honest.
Oh..Thanks a lot sir..after a long time you came out with your expert writing on Homoeopathy and HOMOEOPATHS……
Being an most expert authority and after working at Govt. and other institutional level you know basic problems of Homoeopaths and different authorities in the field of Homoeopathy.
(Homoeopaths have problems everywhere but no solution). Problems at Academic level, Problems at University level, Problems at students level, Problems at practioners level, different schools,different concepts,…………………………………etc
People who talks on development of Homoeopathy they are pulling the legs of other Homoeopaths.
In all every where sad story…
SORRY TO WRITE BUT EVEN AFTER KNOWING ALL THE ABOVE PROBLEMS IT SEEMS THAT YOU TOO HAVE NO SOLUTION.
At last what you wrote is true, what we have and how we perceive our institutions are merely becoming factories of a breed neither confidence nor competence.
As someone wrote,we all needs to join our hands together and bring forward this beautiful science.
Prof.Dr. Vidyadhar Khanaj
PG & PhD Guide
Dept. of Repertory
Jaysingpur ( Maharashtra)