Nagpur: Even as the health care system has seen rapid advancements over the years, the country has witnessed minuscule progress in the field of research in physiology. This is evident from the fact that in the year 2014-15, total 43,689 publications came out from all 421 medical colleges of the country, including eight premier institutions. The contribution of the department of physiology was, however, just 0.82%.

Revealing these figures, chancellor of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Deemed University, Dr Ved Prakash Mishra, rued the fact that the field of physiology hasn't grown much in the country.

Mishra also talked about the poor research work being carried out in private clinics. "If we talk about our country's private clinical set-ups, the conversion of their clinical work into research material is mere 4.2%, while in a small country like Poland their utilization is 92%. In the US, their utilization rate is 72%, while even China manages it to an extent of 52%."

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India lags in clinical research field: Dr Mishra - Times of India