Doctors trained in NMC’s programs in CMC

Ludhiana(hs kitty)  National Medical Commission (NMC)’s 12^th   ‘Advance Course in Medical Education (ACME)’ course is being conducted in CMC onsite after the course going online for last 2 sessions due to pandemic. Fifty six faculty of various medical colleges of India from as far as West Bengal, Assam, Bihar and Jammu & Kashmir attended the poster session today. The faculty presented 26 research posters in research in medical education especially related to new competency based curriculum in MBBS. Dr. William Bhatti, Director, CMC inaugurated the program and appreciated the efforts of all faculty of department of medical education, CMC for contributing to the growth of the medical education. Dr. Bhatti added that CMC is always at forefront to train medical teachers of various medical college to improve the overall health and safety of patients. Dr. Jeyaraj 

D. Pandian, Principal, CMC, welcome the participants and highlighted the type of research being done in medical education in various colleges in one year long ACME course and its impact in improving medical education. Dr. Dinesh Badyal, NMC Task force member and Convener of the NMC, Nodal center informed that the 12^th Advance course required is being conducted onsite as it is important part of training 30% faculty of medical colleges in higher educational programs. He added that the total duration of the course is one year and poster session is being conducted using thematic methodology which is a unique methodology. Dr. Monika Sharma, Co-convener of Nodal Centre and Incharge ACME course informed that advance course also trains doctors in attitude, ethics and communication aspects. She added that in this course medical doctors are trained to adopt a student centered approach in teaching the MBBS students. Nodal centre is training facility in various components of new competency based curriculum of MBBS like new assessment methods, internal assessment, leadership, e-learning, curriculum planning & implementation, new teaching-learning methods and educational research. The training is in alignment for new curriculum for MBBS in India. He added that CMC is one of the ten Nodal centers for faculty development in India.The resource faculty of program included  Dr. Badyal, Dr. Monika, Dr. Pamela Alice K., Dr. Aroma Oberoi, Dr. Roma Issac, Dr. Anjali Jain, Dr. Maria Thomas, Dr. Kavita Mandrelle, Dr. Christina George, Dr. Clarence, Dr. Gagandeep Kwatra, Dr. Ajay Kumar and Dr Rinchu Loomba.

 

 

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