Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research1735-90662952024091321642164EN1.Deputy Director (Research and Development), Off Campus, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Datta Meghe Medical College, Wanadongri, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India, 2.Department of Community Medicine, Datta Meghe Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wanadongri, Nagpur, Maharashtra, IndiaDepartment of Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Vijaypur, Jammu, India,Department of Community Medicine, Datta Meghe Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wanadongri, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India4Department of Microbiology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Sawangi, Wardha, Maharashtra, India2024101620241016<p class="Pa20">Dear Editor,</p><p>The medical curriculum for implementation in any nation is designed considering multiple aspects. It becomes the responsibility of the local administrators/medical educators to set it to the specific local needs of the community where the institution is located.[1,2] Participatory rural appraisal methods are the qualitative and cost‑effective approaches to involve the rural community in identifying problems and finding potential solutions, thereby empowering them……………..</p>http://ijnmr.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijnmr/article/view/2164http://ijnmr.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijnmr/article/download/2164/70707733