Educating Medical Undergraduates on Rational Antimicrobial Prescribing and Stewardship: A Fundamental Step Toward Tackling Global Antimicrobial Resistance Pandemic

competency-based undergraduate curriculum for the Indian medical graduate," notified in the revised Graduate Medical Education Regulations, Part II, 2019 (GMER 2019) by the Government of India, a mandate for electives has been included. 25According to this, it is mandatory for students to do two elective blocks (in basic sciences, research settings, or join ongoing clinical programs) of 2 weeks each at the end of the third Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) Part I.The mechanism for allocation of electives; number and nature of electives; and number of students/ learners in each elective will be determined by the institutions based on the local conditions, available resources, and faculty. IntroductIon][9] The World Health Organization (WHO) has also emphasized the sensitization and training of all stakeholders, particularly healthcare professionals and medical students, on rational antimicrobial prescribing or "antimicrobial stewardship (AMS)" as a pivotal component of all AMR confinement strategies. 10However, most AMS activities are targeted toward the modification of behaviors and perceptions of healthcare professionals during residency or thereafter, with limited attention being given to future doctors during undergraduate training. 113][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] Hence, enough emphasis needs to be placed on including adequate training on AMR, antimicrobial prescribing, and AMS in medical undergraduate degree programs.2][23][24] In India, exclusive training on AMR, AMS, and antimicrobial prescribing has not yet been part of the medical undergraduate curriculum.