The practice of medicine has, over centuries, been aiming at enhancing health and well-being of mankind all over the globe. To achieve this goal, medical education has been the tool to transmit the knowledge, impart the skills, and inculcate the values of the profession in an appropriately balanced and integrated manner. The moral dimension of medical education has been stressing the acquisition of a crucial set of professional qualities, at the heart of which is the willingness to put the patient at the very top of priorities. These have been the sacred tasks that medical schools have shouldered and taken pride in over the years. In so doing, medical colleges have established themselves as major pillars of nations' progress, responsible for boosting the social, cultural as well as the economic facets of development.

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