Report of ATCOM module training
The
day one of four days training programme is dedicated for the Attitude and
Communication (ATCOM) module. The MCI is has decided to implement ATCOM module
in undergraduate curriculum across the country in next two years. The key
faculties of MEU of all colleges will be trained by regional centre and these
trained faculties will train their own faculties at college level. The Graduate
Medical Education (GMR 2012) is pending for approval of Government of India.
The key goal of GME 2012 is to produce Indian Medical Graduate (IMG) with
requisite knowledge, skill, attitudes, values and responsiveness; so that
he/she may function appropriately and effectively as physician of first contact
of community while being globally relevant. To achieve this goal the key focus
of GME 2012 rule is competencies. In these competencies they divided in two
groups. First group of competencies are subject-specific and second group is
some common competencies like attitude, communication and ethics.
ATCOM
module is the training of common competencies at college level. Each teacher
needs to play important role for achieving these competencies. MCI has
determined the various competencies year-wise. We need to sensitize our college
core group and teachers for these competencies.
The module,
which is given during training, is consisting of year-wise competencies and the
objectives with teaching method of each competence. It also consists of the
assessment pattern guideline. The MEU of college needs to work on these
competencies and as per feasibility college needs to plan of action. The train
MEU faculties will play important role in this exercise.
Report of Revised Medical Education
Technology workshop
The
three days revised basic course workshop attended at MCI Regional Centre, PS
Medical College Karamsad during 19th to 21st April 2016.
The salient point of revised course is the competences. In continuation of GMR
2012 the MET workshop is also revised and key focus on competence of IMG.
The
ultimate goal of revised MET workshop is to train faculty in such a way that
he/she can able to develop competencies based curriculum and able to make
assessment of same.
Majority
of topics are same as the basic course workshop. But modification is done in
depth of knowledge and new principles added at various places. The new topics
covered, they were Competence Based Medical Education (CBME), identification of
key competencies in subject wise, competence linked SLO, assessment of
competence during internal & external exam and educational networking for
growth.
Overall
the workshop was enjoyable and good for future IMG. The concept is good but the
effective implementation is questionable area.
This
report is prepared by Dr. Niraj Pandit, Professor, Community Medicine, SBKS
MI&RC
