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A module for the Basic Course Workshop in Medical Education Technologies has been developed with help from a group of eminent experts. This module is being adopted uniformly by all regional Centres and medical colleges to ensure uniformity. A one-day module for an Orientation programme has also been developed for Coordinators of Medical Education Units. Coordinators are required to attend this in addition to the Basic Course Workshop.

The Regional Centres conduct Orientation Programme for Coordinators of Medical Education Units and Basic Course Workshops for junior and midlevel faculty in medical colleges.They mentor medical colleges who have adequate number of trained faculty to conduct Basic Course Workshops.

Basic Workshop in Medical Education Technologies

Contents

DAY 1:

1.                  Learning process

-                      Teaching Process – Learning, management of memory, retrieval, application of knowledge

2.                  How adults learn

-     Motivation to learn, Self directed learning, problem solving, principles

     of  adult learning,  pedagogy v/s andragogy, integration of knowledge.

3.                  Group dynamics, creative thinking

-                      Exercise to demonstrate group roles (e.g. fish bowl, man on the moon etc.) group dynamics, being productive member of group, team work, managing teams, thinking out of the box.

4.                  Systems approach

-                      Medical Education as a system, need for system approach, applying systems approach.

5.                  Taxonomy of learning,

-                      Taxonomy of learning - Bloom’s taxonomy, domains of learning & levels with examples.

6.                  Education Objectives:

-     Types, source and qualities of Objectives.

7.                  Learning Objective:

-                      Qualities, Components

8.                  Teaching skills and Introduction to microteaching.

DAY 2:

1.                  Media in Medical Education

-                      Types of media and factors affecting choice of same. Effective use of black boards, flip charts, OHP, Slides, LCD.

2.                  Teaching methodology

-    Interactive teaching, application in large and small groups, bedside

teaching, one- minute preceptor model.

3.                  Microteaching practice

-     Small group activity where participants will present 5- 7 minutes

      teaching  session with feedback from the group.

 DAY 3

1.                  Student assessment

-                      General principles, purpose, types, aligning with objectives

2.                  Importance and skills of giving effective feed back

-     Formative assessment and continuous internal assessment, importance

      and  skills of giving feed back.

3.                  Assessment of knowledge

-                      Essay type questions and their improvement, short answer questions, MCQs including item analysis.

-                      Setting of question paper and concept of blue priming.

4.                  Skills assessment -

-     Practical examination, Long case and its improvement / OSCE / OSPE,

     Oral and viva – voce.

            Notes:

1.                  The Faculty should make an attempt to cover all the concepts listed above at the minimum. However, additional areas may be incorporated depending on time and local expertise.

2.                  Efforts should be made to develop standard teaching material for maintaining uniformity.

3.                  Self learning should be promoted by selecting 1 or 2 standard books on ME and providing them to participants before the course.

4.                  Orientation of MEU co-ordinator is recommended to maintain standards.

5.                  Quality assurance is important and one or two experts should represent MCI for each workshop must be appointed. These observers will ensure quality as well train local faculty during sessions.

This module was revised at the meeting of Joint meeting of the Sub-Committee of the Academic Cell on “Planning for implementation of Phase I curriculum in 2011 and discussion on plans for next phase of training under FDP for implementation of the curriculum in 2012” and Deans/Principals and Convenors/Co-convenors of Regional Centres in Medical Education Technology, held on 3^rd May, 2011. The revised module will be implemented in the Basic Course Workshops which will be held hereafter. The revised module of the Basic Course Workshop is given below:

Revised Module of Basic Workshop in Medical Education Technologies

Contents

DAY 1:

1. Learning process

-                      Teaching Process – Learning, management of memory, retrieval, application of knowledge

2. How adults learn

-     Motivation to learn, Self directed learning, problem solving, principles

     of  adult learning,  pedagogy v/s andragogy, integration of knowledge.

3. Group dynamics, creative thinking
   1. Exercise to demonstrate group roles (e.g. fish bowl, man on the moon etc.) group dynamics, being productive member of group, team work, managing teams, thinking out of the box.

4. Systems approach
   1. Medical Education as a system, need for system approach, applying systems approach.

5. Taxonomy of learning,
   1. Taxonomy of learning - Bloom’s taxonomy, domains of learning & levels with examples.

6. Education Objectives:

-     Types, source and qualities of Objectives.

7. Learning Objective:
   1. Qualities, Components

8. Teaching skills and Introduction to microteaching.

DAY 2:

1. Media in Medical Education
   1. Types of media and factors affecting choice of same. Effective use of black boards, flip charts, OHP, Slides, LCD.

2. Teaching methodology

-    Interactive teaching, application in large and small groups, bedside

teaching, one- minute preceptor model.

3. Microteaching practice

-     Small group activity where participants will present 5- 7 minutes

      teaching  session with feedback from the group.

4. Orientation to Curricular reforms and Curricular Implementation Support Program (CISP)   2 hours

The purpose is for the participants to be oriented to the new curricular reforms proposed by the MCI and CISP

Objectives

The participant will

·         Discuss the curricular reforms proposed by the MCI and the need for the CISP

·         Discuss the purpose and objectives , and content of the CISP

·         Understand their role in the curricular reform

 DAY 3

1. Student assessment
   1. General principles, purpose, types, aligning with objectives

2. Importance and skills of giving effective feed back

-     Formative assessment and continuous internal assessment, importance

      and  skills of giving feed back.

3. Assessment of knowledge
   1. Essay type questions and their improvement, short answer questions, MCQs including item analysis.
   2. Setting of question paper and concept of blue priming.
4. Skills assessment -

-     Practical examination, Long case and its improvement / OSCE / OSPE,

     Oral and viva – voce.

            Notes:

1. The Faculty should make an attempt to cover all the concepts listed above at the minimum. However, additional areas may be incorporated depending on time and local expertise.
2. Efforts should be made to develop standard teaching material for maintaining uniformity.
3. Self learning should be promoted by selecting 1 or 2 standard books on ME and providing them to participants before the course.
4. Orientation of MEU co-ordinator is recommended to maintain standards.
5. Quality assurance is important and one or two experts should represent MCI for each workshop must be appointed. These observers will ensure quality as well train local faculty during sessions.

Orientation to Curricular Reforms and Curriculum Implementation Support Program

(CISP) : 2 hours

Faculty Guide

The purpose is for the participants to be oriented to the CISP

Objectives

The participant will

·         Discuss the curricular reforms proposed by the MCI and the need for the CISP

·         Discuss the purpose and objectives , and content of the CISP

·         Plan implementation of the curricular reforms in their institution

·         Understand their role in the curricular reform

            Notes:

1. The Faculty should make an attempt to cover all the concepts listed above at the minimum. However, additional areas may be incorporated depending on time and local expertise.
2. Efforts should be made to develop standard teaching material for maintaining uniformity.
3. Self learning should be promoted by selecting 1 or 2 standard books on ME and providing them to participants before the course.
4. Orientation of MEU co-ordinator is recommended to maintain standards.

Quality assurance is important and one or two experts should represent MCI for each workshop must be appointed. These observers will ensure quality as well train local faculty during sessions.

Orientation Programme Training of MEU Coordinators

MEU coordinators can play a very important role in implementing the concept of faculty development promoted by Medical Council of India. In a way, the whole process follows the ‘cascade approach’ to continuing medical education, wherein concepts developed at the central level are percolated down to one and all. The message, in this approach, may get distorted as it passes many levels. The MEU coordinators will play a crucial role in ensuring that the message is properly delivered without distortion. They are also the linking pins between the faculty, colleges and regional centers.

This role requires a training and orientation of MEU coordinators to enable them to optimally undertake these roles. With this perspective, the objectives of training MEU coordinators are:

a.       Orient them to the concept of faculty development, trends and tools used globally and their applicability in our setting

b.      Enable them to use sound managerial concepts like program planning, implementation and evaluation

c.       Enable them to produce with assistance from course faculty the syllabi, faculty guides and reading materials for the workshops

d.      Orient them to the administrative requirements associated with this function

To meet these objectives, it is proposed to have a one day training of MEU coordinators. This training will be interactive and prepare the MEU coordinators to act as role models of interactive teaching for their co-faculty and workshop participants. The topics covered will include:

a.       Concept of faculty development

b.      Roles and responsibilities of MEUs/ MEU coordinators

c.       Learning in workshops: Sharing of best experiences of learning in workshops and how to use these experiences for planning FD workshops

d.      Program planning tools like Gantt charts, backwards planning etc. with practical examples

e.       Material preparation: syllabi, faculty guides, resources

f.       Program evaluation: tools like session evaluation, retrospective pre-post evaluations

Long term program evaluations at own institutions

g.      Administrative aspects: record keeping, reporting, networking, relationship and expectations from Regional centers

This training should happen once a year and should include MEU coordinators as well as co-coordinators from the attached colleges. Faculty from regional centers will organize such training for their attached colleges. Regional centers will also evaluate this training.

The Council has taken executive decisions for the efficient conduct of these workshops and these are given below:

Decisions of the Council regarding conduct of Workshops in MET

I.          Minutes of the meeting of the Conveners of the Regional Centers on Medical Education Technologies held on 11^th June, 2009, as approved by the Executive Committee meeting held on Thursday, the 8^th October, 2009 at 11.30 a.m.  

1. The TA / DA of participants to the Basic Course will be met by the Medical Colleges/institutions to which they belong. They will be on deputation during this period.

2. The participants would be junior and mid-level faculty, up to Associate Professors.

3. On receipt of information from the Convener about the details of the workshop, the Medical College would be required to send the names and other details of the faculty who would attend the workshop, to the respective Convener of the Regional Centre.

4. The number of participants per workshop would be from 15-25.

5. The Convener of each Regional Centre would inform the Academic Calendar of the workshops to the respective Medical Colleges at the beginning of the Academic calendar year, with copy to Director, Academic Cell, Medical Council of India.

6. Modality of Evaluation and certification would be based on a uniform system of grading which would be developed by Dr. Krishan Prakash, MAMC, New Delhi and sent to Director, Academic Cell, Medical Council of India, who will convey this to all Regional Centres.

7. Director, Academic Cell, Medical Council of India would communicate to each Regional Centre, the names of the Medical Colleges under their charge.  The average number of Medical Colleges under each Centre would be 25-30.

8. The expenses likely to be incurred towards honorarium to be paid to the participating faculty would be worked out by the Convener of each Centre and intimated to Director, Academic Cell, Medical Council of  India for the purpose of reimbursement. The admissible expenses, limited to honorarium to be paid to the faculty participants in the programme, will be reimbursed by the Council.

9. The Regional Centres would exchange among themselves the LRM developed by them.  The pool of experts/resource persons available at Centres may be made available to those centres who require their expertise.

10. Certificates would be printed by the institutes and would carry the signatures of (1) Director, Academic Cell, Medical Council of India, (2) Dean/Principal of Regional Centres and (3) Convener, Regional Centre.

II.      Minutes of the meeting of the Expert Group to develop the programmes for Advanced and Degree courses in Medical Education Technologies held on 14^th July, 2009 at 2.30 p.m in the office of Medical Council of India, at New Delhi, as approved by the Executive Committee of the Medical Council of India in its meeting held on 08.10.2009.

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1. Regional centres would conduct four Basic Course Workshops i.e., two per academic session. One of these workshops would be for Coordinators/in-charge of MEUs.

2. Faculty in-charge of MEUs in medical colleges would be the participants who would attend the Basic Course Workshop in MET at Regional Centres. In addition, five more faculty members from each medical college would be trained to create sufficient resource pool.

3. The Council would communicate to the Dean/ Principal of Medical College concerned, the following:

a)  that it is mandatory for the Co-ordinator of the MEUs in medical colleges to attend the one-day Orientation Workshop and 3-day Basic Course Workshop in MET which would be organized by the Regional Centre under which their institution falls,

b)  that TA/DA of the Coordinators of MEUs of medical colleges to attend these meetings will be paid by the medical college concerned,

c)  the coordinators of MEUs will be on deputation to attend the above   workshops organized by the Regional Centres,

d) Certificate of participation will be issued by MCI, on receipt of copy of attendance signed by the Convener of the Regional Centre.

4. The Head of each medical college would inform the name of the coordinator of   MEU to the respective Convener of the Regional/Nodal Centre within two weeks of receipt of the above communication from MCI.

5. MEUs in each medical college would conduct two workshops in Basic Course in MET. The feedback from participants would be sent to the Convener, Regional centre who would in turn send a consolidated report at the end of the year to Director, Academic Cell.

6. The Co-ordinator of MEUs in medical colleges would inform the Convener/s of their respective Regional Centre, sufficiently in advance, the details of the schedule for conducting the Basic Course Workshop in MET.  The programme would be the same as developed by MCI-nominated group of experts. The Convener of the respective Regional Centre or his representative would monitor this activity. The Convener of the Regional centre would help the coordinator of medical colleges to structure their workshop and prepare an annual schedule of activity of the MEU. The Convener of the Regional Center would be reimbursed TA/DA (as permissible) to visit MEUs in medical colleges under their charge for monitoring, with approval from MCI.

7. Expenses to conduct these workshops will be made available to the coordinator of MEUs by the Head of the Institution/ medical colleges.

8. Convener/s of each Regional Centre would undertake a one-day sensitization programme for coordinators of MEUs under their charge. Coordinators of MEUs would be informed that it is mandatory for them to attend this Workshop. Compliance would be communicated to MCI by Conveners of each Regional centre. Coordinators would be on deputation and reimbursed travel and daily allowances, as admissible, by their own college. “

III.    Minutes of the Executive Committee meeting held on Tuesday, 1^st December, 2009 at 11.30 a.m. in the Council office at Sector 8, Pocket 14, Dwarka, New Delhi.

The Executive Committee also approved the amendment to agenda item 28 point 8 of EC meeting held on 08.10.2009 Recommendations of the meeting of the Conveners of the Regional Centres on conduct of basic course in Medical Education Technologies, which reads as under:-

8.      The expenses likely to be incurred towards honorarium to be paid to the participating faculty would be worked out by the Convener of each Centre and intimated to Director, Academic Cell, Medical Council of India for the purpose of reimbursement.  The admissible expenses, limited to honorarium to be paid to the faculty participants   in the programme and Rs. 5000/- only for incidental expenses, will be reimbursed by   the Council.

IV.    Minutes of the Executive Committee meeting held on 12^th January, 2010 at 11.30 a.m. in the Council office at Sector 8, Pocket 14, Dwarka, New Delhi - 110077.

Honorarium of Convenor & Faculty – Reg

Read: The matter with regard to honorarium of Convenor & Faculty and/or convenor conducting workshop by the regional nodal centers.

The members of the Executive Committee of the Council noted that the Committee at its meeting held on 8th October, 2009 while perusing the recommendations of the Expert Group to develop programmes for Advanced & Degree Courses in Medical Education Technologies (MET) dated 14.07.2009 decided as under:-

“The Executive Committee of the Council perused the recommendations of the Expert Group to develop programmes for Advanced & Degree Courses in Medical Education Technologies (MET) of its meeting held on 14.07.2009 which read as under:-

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1.  Regional centres would conduct four Basic Course Workshops i.e., two per academic session. One of these workshops would be for Coordinators/in-charge of MEUs.

2.  Faculty in-charge of MEUs in medical colleges would be the participants who would attend the Basic Course Workshop in MET at Regional Centres. In addition, five more faculty members from each medical college would be trained to create sufficient resource pool.

3.   The Council would communicate to the Dean/ Principal of Medical College

concerned, the following:

a)   that it is mandatory for the Co-ordinator of the MEUs in medical colleges to attend the one-day Orientation Workshop and 3-day Basic Course Workshop in MET which would be organized by the Regional Centre under which their institution falls,

b)   that TA/DA of the Coordinators of MEUs of medical colleges to attend these meetings will be paid by the medical college concerned,

c)   the coordinators of MEUs will be on deputation to attend the above workshops organized by the Regional Centres,

d)   Certificate of participation will be issued by MCI, on receipt of copy of attendance signed by the Convener of the Regional Centre.

4.   The Head of each medical college would inform the name of the coordinator of MEU to the respective Convener of the Regional/Nodal Centre within two weeks of receipt of the above communication from MCI.

5.   MEUs in each medical college would conduct two workshops in Basic Course in MET. The feedback from participants would be sent to the Convener, Regional centre who would in turn send a consolidated report at the end of the year to Director, Academic Cell.

6.   The Co-ordinator of MEUs in medical colleges would inform the Convener/s of their respective Regional Centre, sufficiently in advance, the details of the schedule for conducting the Basic Course Workshop in MET. The programme would be the same as developed by MCI-nominated group of experts. The Convener of the respective Regional Centre or his representative would monitor this activity. The Convener of the Regional centre would help the coordinator of medical colleges to structure their workshop and prepare an annual schedule of activity of the MEU. The Convener of the Regional Center would be reimbursed TA/DA (as permissible) to visit MEUs in medical colleges under their charge for monitoring, with approval from MCI.

7.   Expenses to conduct these workshops will be made available to the coordinator of MEUs by the Head of the Institution/ medical colleges.

8.   Convener/s of each Regional Centre would undertake a one-day sensitization programme for coordinators of MEUs under their charge. Coordinators of MEUs would be informed that it is mandatory for them to attend this Workshop. Compliance would be communicated to MCI by Conveners of each Regional centre. Coordinators would be on deputation and reimbursed travel and daily allowances, as admissible, by their own college.”

After due deliberations, the members of the Executive Committee decided to approve the above recommendations of the Expert Group. It was further decided to communicate these guidelines to each medical institute and regional centres/nodal centres for organizing the workshops on Medical Education Technologies within the time frame work as mentioned above.

The Executive Committee reviewed its earlier decision to the extent that the Faculty and Convenor of the Regional Centres be paid an honorarium of Rs. 1000/- per day for 3 days under the National Faculty Development Programme of the Council

V.    Minutes of the meeting of the Convenors of the Regional Centres in Medical Education Technologies held on 3^rd August, 2010 at 10.30 p.m. at the office of the  Medical Council of India, Dwarka, New Delhi

1.      The programme for the Advanced Course in Medical Education Technologies was approved and copy given to all Convenors. The Advance Course Workshop will be held by the Nodal Centres and for the sake of uniformity, the Convenors / Co-convenors of the Nodal Centres would be deputed to attend the Advance Course Workshop being organized by the Nodal Centre, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana and will be paid TA and Honorarium of Rs.1000/day by the Medical Council of India.

2.      Approval was given for the following Regional Centres to be upgraded to Nodal centres and to conduct Advance Course workshops, in addition to routine Basic Course Workshops during 2010-2012. The Regional Centres recognized as Nodal Centres are: (1) Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, (2) Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad, (3) Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College, Wardha, Sawangi, (4) Seth GS medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai, (5) Sri Ramachandra Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Chennai, and (6) St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore.

3.      The Chairperson informed that the Board of Governors is proposing to convene a meeting of Directors, Medical Education and Secretary, Health Services of various States and State Medical Councils. At this meeting, the need to accelerate training programme for teachers and financial inputs for the same would be discussed.

4.      The Modality of Evaluation and certification was approved.

5.      Programme for Orientation Course Workshop for Coordinators of MEUs in medical colleges was discussed (see earlier item for details) and approved.

6.      Convenors of Regional Centres would inform the Chief Consultant, Academic Cell, of the names of the coordinators of MEUs in medical colleges who did not attend the Orientation Workshop. A letter would be sent to the Dean of the respective medical college and to the Coordinator of the MEU of the College, by the member, Board of Governors, Medical Council of India, informing them of the importance of the coordinators attending the Orientation Programme. It was also decided that the Orientation programme would be clubbed with the Basic Course Workshop and the Coordinators of MEUs will attend both courses.

7.      In view of the need to increase the pace of Training Programmes, the Nodal/Regional Centres have provided the revised Academic Calendar is placed as Appendix I. This will train approximately 1030 extra teachers by May 2011.

8.      The name of Co-convenors has been sent by three centres only. The remaining Centres would send the name at the earliest.

9.      The reallocation of medical colleges will be done after new Regional Centres are established and the same will be conveyed to Convenors of Nodal and Regional centres by the Academic Cell, Medical council of India.

10.  The meeting approved the recommendation that (a) medical colleges conducting institutional Basic Course Workshops in Medical Education Technologies will conduct the same after sufficient prior information to the Convenor of the concerned Regional Center, who will depute an Observer, (b) the Observer will be paid TA and honorarium of Rs. 1000/day, after receipt of detailed Report of the Workshop and name and address of participants, and (c) the Convenor, Regional Center would inform the Chief Consultant, Academic Cell of the Workshops conducted by the medical colleges and their evaluation of the same in the proforma developed by Medical Council of India.

The Certificate of Participation (placed in file) to be distributed to participants of Basic Course Workshop being conducted by the medical colleges under supervision by Convenor, Regional Centre or representative of Regional Centre, was approved and will be used hereafter. The Convenor of each Regional Center will send a copy of this Certificate of Participation to Coordinators of MEUs in the medical Colleges, under their charge.

11.  The Chairperson requested the members to prepare an Action Plan for enhancing the number of teachers trained and the budgetary requirements for the same.