Mauritius is an island located in the Indian Ocean covering a total area of 2040 km2. Mauritius is a multi-nationality island and people here are of Indian, African, European (mostly French), and Chinese descent. It remained an uninhabited island before the Portuguese visited it, followed by Dutch, French East India Company, and British.
The Framework for medical education in Mauritius has been made and approved by Tertiary Education Commission (TEC Board) at a meeting held on 31st July 2008. This framework has been developed to provide a comprehensive picture of the requirements and criteria that any Medical College wishing to offer an MBBS course will have to fulfill.
This framework for Medical Education in Mauritius has been divided into two components, non-clinical and clinical. The non-clinical component comprises the minimum standard requirements such as staff, infrastructure, and equipment that the Medical College must satisfy for the non-clinical part of the MBBS Program. The clinical component indicates the guidelines and minimum requirements for Clinical Training at the teaching hospital.
Faculty training in the form of workshops should be conducted frequently so that the medical faculty remains abreast of the latest advancements in medical education. Further, it should be ensured that these techniques are incorporated actively in the present curriculum to foster active learning among students. Self-directed learning can be encouraged in medical schools. Problem-based learning (PBL) and task-based learning (TBL) are included.
Modern medical education techniques such as Team-based Learning and Work Place-based Assessment (WPBA) can be introduced in the present curriculum to assess the performance of medical students. As said, "Education reforms and transforms society."