Indian Journal of Medical Specialities (ISSN: 0976-2884)

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Greetings to the readers of the “Indian Journal of Medical Specialities”. It is my proud privilege to communicate to all in the capacity of Editor-in- Chief of Indian Journal of Medical Specialities. The foremost question that comes to the mind is why exactly a journal is required and specifically, what is the need for this particular journal. Apart from the need to share scientific developments and communicate scientifically, there is a felt-need to have a multidisciplinary journal. In the era of superspeciality, wherein the stress is on knowing finer points, gradually the broad base or the foundation stone of Medicine is being eroded. The art of history taking and eliciting clinical signs is fading, in turn giving way to superficiality and the no-touch technique of examining patients. Medical education is deteriorating no ends and with this feeling, we are bringing out the first issue of the Indian Journal of Medical Specialities, an all-encompassing journal, which shall include inputs from all specialities; and articles of all hue and colour- original articles, review articles, clinical vignettes, case reports, debates, revisiting clinical signs, clinical or radiological/pictorial quiz, postgraduate and undergraduate clinics, brief communications, letters to the editor, etc. An important highlight will be the emphasis on undergraduate and postgraduate education . There are very few such multidisciplinary medical scientific journals and I hope this journal shall fill that void. This journal shall cater to all sections of the medical community and specially the undergraduate and postgraduate students.