Table 1.

Thematic analysis of the faculty perspective on challenges faced during implementing competency-based medical education curriculum (n=60)

Themes	Codes
Deficiency of trained faculty in basic course in medical education	Lack of trained faculty
	Excessive workload for faculty
	Untrained senior residents and assistant professors
Lack of teamwork among faculty	Lack of interdepartmental collaboration
	Not able to align the topics
	Resistant to adopt new changes
Lack of adequate infrastructure	Lack of space for conducting small group discussions
	Skills lab not upgraded
	Need adequate support from IT teams
Senior administrators need training in CBME	Many senior administrators are not aware of the CBME reforms
	Senior administrators should cooperate for full implementation of CBME
Lack of sensitization among students regarding CBME	Some students not interested in the newer curricular changes
	Lack of motivation among students
	Poor attendance
	Students attending PG entrance trainings
Faculty training in assessments	Faculty lack training in OSCE/OSPE/newer assessments
	Difficult to give adequate feedback

CBME: Competency-based medical education; OSCE/OSPE: Objective structured clinical examination/Objective structured practical examination