THE WORKSHOPS

These workshops expose the participants to:

Basic Course Workshop on Medical Education Technology:

• • Curriculum planning and implementation.
  • Developing and constructing learning objectives.
  • Methods to foster adult learning.
  • Lecture method and other methods of instruction.
  • Optimal use of audio visual aids and other teaching tools.
  • Principles of lesson-planning.
  • Method of conducting a small-group teaching session.
  • Practice teaching sessions.  
  • Concept of teacher as a classroom leader.
  • Basics of student assessment and appropriate tools to conduct assessments
  • Innovative teaching methodologies and Planning and implementing OSCE/OSPE etc.

This workshop exposes the participants to the:

• Principles of Student assessment
• Use of evaluation to promote learning.
• Guidelines for setting and evaluating essay questions.
• Guidelines for setting and evaluating objective questions.
• Objective structured practical & clinical examination.

Guidelines for setting a question paper

Ph.D. Orientation Programme

This workshop gives the delegates, who are newly joined Ph.D. scholars, an insight into how to:

• Write a dissertation.
• Use a library effectively
• Review a journal article.
• Use the common audio-visual aids.
• The importance of developing soft skills
• Understand the basics of ethics in biomedical research, informed consent et

Postgraduate Orientation Workshop (Duration: 3 days)

This trains and sensitizes the first year Postgraduate/resident students to:

• Select a topic for research, write a synopsis, understand statistics, and plan and implement the research design.
• Understand ethical issues related to biomedical research and obtain proper informed consent.
• Write a dissertation.
• Use the library, especially the digital library.
• Conduct Literature Search.
• Review a journal article.
• Use the common audio-visual aids.
• To develop soft skills

Microteaching Programmes:

The newly appointed teachers get an insight into:

• The importance and potential of the lecture method of teaching.
• The art of effective lecture taking.

The importance and impact of set induction

Interns Orientation Programmes:

• Duties of an intern in various departmental postings.
• Development of communication skills and their importance.

Emergency Medical Care, medico legal aspects, ethical issues and empathy etc

PG cum Intern Symposium Forum on Patient Safety:

This activity encourages participants to apply their knowledge for

• Defining Human Safety Factor.
• Understanding Systems & the impact of system-complexity on patient care.
• Engaging with patients & caregivers.
• Minimizing infection through improved infection care.

Undergraduate Bridge Courses:

Initially started as orientation programmes for the newly joined undergraduates, these have now evolved into ‘bridge’ programmes, divided into Part 1, for the new entrants and Part 2, for the students going for their first clinical experience. This orientation programme exposes the new entrants and their parents towards course curriculum, duration, statutory requirements including facilities and student support system information.

This activity is for the new entrants in the hospital when the clinical exposure begins. This Programme sensitizes regarding hospital etiquette, ethics and code of conduct in the hospital environment.

Workshop on Art and Science of Learning

This innovative half day work shop for the fresher’s (Newly joined first MBBS students), is organized keeping in mind variety of learners and sensitizing them to choose appropriate method.                                                                      

• Appropriate learning style.                                                                
• Strategic learning.                        
• Studying independently.                        
• Time management.
• Reading strategy, writing techniques.
• Memory tips and techniques.
• Stress management.

This programme re-orients the teachers for being better postgraduate guides and the duties towards postgraduates including guiding research.

This workshop focuses towards understanding nuances of research and grants writing for faculty covering Ins & Outs of external Funding sources ,Procedures & Execution  of budget  Interdisciplinary research –the future, Data Collection & Data Quality assurance, How to search for funding resources etc.

This innovative hands on workshop guides, encourages and trains the faculty in construction of multiple choice questions