Curriculum Implementation Support Program
Curriculum Implementation Support Program was held by MEU of TMMC&RC under Regional Center (HIMS, Dehradun) from 13th to 15th May 2019.
The purpose of this three-day workshop was to sensitize the faculty about the changes in New MBBS Curriculum which has to be implemented from August 2019 for the New MBBS Admission of the Year 2019 onwards.
The workshop was conducted in the presence of MCI Observer, Dr Hemant Nautiyal from HIMS, Dehradun. Thirty faculty members from different streams were registered for the program as per guidelines received from MCI. The program was conducted by the Curriculum Committee Members (Dr. Jayballabh Kumar, Prof. - Physiology; Dr. Ashutosh Kumar, Prof. - Pathology; Dr. Sadhna Singh, Prof. - Community Medicine; Dr. N. K. Singh, Prof. - Surgery; Dr. Atul Goel, Prof & HOD ??? Pediatrics & Dr. Prithpal S. Matreja, Prof & HOD - Pharmacology & MEU Coordinator) were trained by Regional Center on 14th to 16th March, 2019 as well as any other Regional Center / Nodal Center. As per guidelines received 10 participants were selected from Pre- Clinical, Para-Clinical and Clinical Department.
The Topics covered on the first day were Competency-based medical education, IMG, Deriving objectives from competencies, linking competency objectives to teaching-learning method, proposed changes in GMER 2019, electives, foundation course and AETCOM module.
The second day had topics of early clinical exposure, integration, aligning & integrating competencies and skill training.
Whereas the topics for the third day were assessment if CBME, Aligning assessment to competency, objectives & TLM, Learning resource material, curricular governance and the road ahead.
This was followed by feedback of the session and valedictory function also the certificate was awarded to the participants after the completion of the program.
The FDP was granted 12 credit hours by the UP state medical council. The training program included all the aspects of the new curriculum starting from framing the objectives to linking it with teaching-learning method and also finally an assessment of the concerned competency. There are certain concepts which were new like electives, early clinical exposure and skill assessment which were thoroughly discussed and opinion of participants were taken. The participants were also told about the changes in the assessment method and integration.
