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Letter to EditorIndian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and ResearchVol. 50 | Issue 3 | 2026 | pp. 502–503Open access
Challenges and Opportunities in Integrated Curriculum of Health Professions Education – A Critical View
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- 1 Centre for Pharmaceutical Research (CPR), Raghavendra institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (RIPER), Anantapur, AP, INDIA.
- 2 College of Allied Health Sciences, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.
- 3 College of Pharmacy, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.
- 4 Faculty of Pharmacy, AIMST University, MALAYSIA.
- 5 Department of Pharmacology and therapeutics, Eastern Medical College & Hospital, Camilla, BANGLADESH.
Published in Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research
Correspondence: Peraman Ramalingam
Centre for Pharmaceutical Research (CPR), Raghavendra institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (RIPER), Anantapur, AP, INDIA.
Email: drramalingamp@gmail.com
Copyright: © 2026 Manuscript Technomedia. This is an open access article.
- Published:
- Aug 12, 2026
- Received:
- Feb 10, 2016
- Accepted:
- Mar 3, 2016
How to cite
Ramalingam, P., Muthukrishnan, R., Palaian, S., Parasuraman, S., & Md, Z. I. (2026). Challenges and Opportunities in Integrated Curriculum of Health Professions Education – A Critical View. Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, 50(3), 502–503. https://doi.org/10.5530/ijper.50.3.26
Abstract
Dear Editor,
Integrative learning is a well known learning theory that describes a movement toward integrated lessons, that mean the concept of ‘brought together in to a whole’ and thus helping students make connections across curricula. The integrated curriculum, a dimension of teaching and learning pro cessin developed countries, and is defined as ‘an education system that interlinks different area of learning with a definite line across subject-matter requirement on unifying con cept.1 The concepts of integrated curriculum had traced back in 1960 among educators, but introduced increasingly into health pro fessions education in recent years particularly in the developing countries.
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Article metadata
| Title | Challenges and Opportunities in Integrated Curriculum of Health Professions Education – A Critical View |
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| Authors | Peraman Ramalingam; Ramprasad Muthukrishnan; Subish Palaian; Subramani Parasuraman; Zakirul Islam Md |
| Affiliations | Centre for Pharmaceutical Research (CPR), Raghavendra institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (RIPER), Anantapur, AP, INDIA.; College of Allied Health Sciences, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.; College of Pharmacy, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.; Faculty of Pharmacy, AIMST University, MALAYSIA.; Department of Pharmacology and therapeutics, Eastern Medical College & Hospital, Camilla, BANGLADESH. |
| Corresponding author | drramalingamp@gmail.com |
| Journal | Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research |
| Volume / Issue | Vol. 50, Issue 3 (2026) |
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