Sensitization of Medical Teachers on Teaching Learning Procedures based on Guidelines of Medical council of India-A Study in West bengal

Objectives: The medical college curriculum in India has not seen a change for the past several years. An initiative has been taken by the Medical Council of India (MCI) in the Graduate Medical Regulation 2018 to bring a uniform change in teaching-learning methods. This change is necessary in all fields of medical education. Restructuring the physiology laboratories to teach practical procedures using digital computerised equipment and techniques could bring about deeper learning. The past several years have made physiology merely imaginative rather than experiential. Materials and Methods: A qualitative study was done using a questionnaire to obtain the perceptions of medical teachers of both genders engaged in teaching medical physiology. Desires and opinions of physiology teachers in changing the way physiology is taught were obtained. Results: Medical teachers felt that a change is necessary to provide better learning experience. More than 80% opined that computerised equipment provide better practical experience with wider understanding of the concepts which students can relate to theoretical concepts. About 85% of teachers supported the move to suggest to MCI on restructuring the laboratories with computerised equipment. More importantly, many teachers expressed that the digital laboratories would make learning very interesting, autonomous and self-directed. The study is not just a platform for opinions but is intended to prompt reflection and bring clarity to the regulatory bodies showing a way forward to change the laboratory setup urgently. Conclusion: Most of the medical teachers in India are finding it appropriate to employ digital ways in teaching Physiology to have better learning outcomes.

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Medical Council of India's amended qualifications for Indian medical teachers: Well intended, yet half-hearted

Indian Journal of Cancer ◽

10.4103/ijc.ijc_654_17 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 55 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

SunitaV. S. Bandewar ◽

SanjayA Pai ◽

Amita Aggarwal ◽

Rajeev Kumar ◽

Rakesh Aggarwal ◽

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Keyword(s):

Medical Council ◽

Indian Medical ◽

Medical Teachers

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Is English language as a medium of instruction a hurdle for first year MBBS teaching learning? Perceptions of students and teachers

International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences ◽

10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20174012 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 5 (9) ◽

pp. 4195 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Madhur M. Gupta ◽

Mahesh Deshmukh ◽

Suresh Chari

Keyword(s):

English Language ◽

Abrupt Change ◽

National Language ◽

Medical Graduate ◽

First Year ◽

Medium Of Instruction ◽

Indian Medical ◽

Perceptions Of Students ◽

Teaching Learning ◽

Medical Teachers

Background: Presently there is a linguistic dualism i.e. thinking in one language and studying in the other. Proficiency in English is the need of the hour. However, for some an abrupt change in the medium of language along with introduction of terminologies can become a potential barrier to academic success.Methods: A questionnaire based study was carried out in 150 students and 25 teachers of first MBBS.Results: Majority of the students and teachers considered that English as a medium of instruction is not a problem. They also opined that English should be retained as a medium of instruction since it is of global importance; use of regional /national language should be allowed since it will help in dealing with patients and thus better patient care.Conclusions: Since English is the language of global importance, medical teachers should work together to find out a practical approach in addressing some of the problem areas faced by few medical students to help them perform better as an Indian medical graduate.

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Microteaching in Medical Education

MVP Journal of Medical Sciences ◽

10.18311/mvpjms/2014/v1/i2/822 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 84

Author(s):

Preeti Bajaj ◽

Mrunal Suresh Patil ◽

Balaji Almale

Keyword(s):

Medical Education ◽

Educational Technology ◽

Teaching Skills ◽

Good Teacher ◽

Experienced Teacher ◽

Teaching Techniques ◽

New Faculty ◽

The Individual ◽

Teaching Learning ◽

Medical Teachers

Medical teachers need training in pedagogic techniques in order to become better teachers. Despite the fact that our teaching techniques improve gradually over the years as we gain experience and also owing to continuous practice undertaken for different kinds of teaching learning situations; nevertheless educational technology has evolved ways and means for better development of teaching skills even at earlier stages by undertaking some methodical exercises, one of which is Microteaching. Microteaching, an innovative technique of teacher training, helps teachers to improve their teaching skills. It aims at development of competence in teaching skills through the practice of microteaching sessions1. In other words, it teaches teachers how to teach. This is especially important in cases of new faculty implying the budding teachers. Even an experienced teacher can benefit by this technique, particularly for learning some new skills1. The individual may be very sound in his/ her own subject but may not necessarily be a good teacher.

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An Overview and Changing Scenario of Post-graduate Medical Education in Nepal: What Is the Way Forward?

Journal of Nepal Health Research Council ◽

10.33314/jnhrc.v18i4.3345 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (4) ◽

pp. I-III

Author(s):

Ganesh Dangal

Keyword(s):

Medical Education ◽

Information Technologies ◽

Academic Program ◽

Computer Assisted ◽

Medical Council ◽

National Board ◽

Global Trends ◽

Medical Education Program ◽

Regulatory Bodies ◽

Teaching Learning

The goal of the Postgraduate (PG) Medical Education Program in any country is to produce high quality professionals with required clinical competency and capability in teaching, research, leadership, communication, collaboration and health advocacy in addition to sound knowledge of the given specialty. Countries like Nepal should adopt the contemporary global trends and implement innovative approaches in medical education utilizing skill labs, information technologies; computer assisted teaching learning, simulation-based learning if practicable and others. The MD/MS/ or National Board curriculum should reflect and be in line with the core principles advocated by the world leaders/institutes of medical education. Additionally, an institution imparting postgraduate program should provide facilities consistent with the overall academic program including exposure in applied basic medical sciences and other related subjects/areas as prescribed by the regulatory bodies like Medical Education Council (MEC), Nepal Medical Council (NMC), academia and the line ministries; in addition to the required number of faculties of related specialties for facilitating teaching/ learning as per the set guidelines along with facilities of ancillary departments related to the concerned subject as per the requirement of the curriculum as well.

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Review on the Gender Sensitive Women Education- Legal Revolution in Higher Education

International Journal of Management, Technology, and Social Sciences ◽

10.47992/ijmts.2581.6012.0017 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 53-65 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Pradeep M.D. ◽

Ravindra B.K.

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Social Science Research ◽

Science Research ◽

Policy Framework ◽

Medical Council ◽

National Council ◽

Political Empowerment ◽

The Status ◽

Education In India ◽

Teaching Learning

Education spreads parallel with the life span of a person starting from his birth to death. Education is known to be the instrument which fills human actions with the essence of values, dignity, ethics and human virtues. Life progress along with the process of civilization equipped with social, moral, cultural attributes in the path of education. The Educational system should be gender sensitive to impart knowledge and disseminate skills to the marginalized sections of the society. The country could excess by facilitating contribution of the marginalized folk in the near future. Autonomous bodies like University Grants Commission (UGC), National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) regulates women education system in India. Institutions like United Nation’s International Children’s Educational Fund (UNICEF), Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Medical Council of India (MCI) and Dental Council of India (DCI) facilitates women education in India. Women Study Centres aided by UGC study the status, problems, issues concerned with women education. The illiteracy among women makes them dependent and deprived in general. Social, economic and political empowerment of women through education is the need of the day. This paper reviews various legislative and policy framework to improve the teaching, learning and evaluation aspects in the higher education in India.

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Whatever Ought Not To Be Spoken Of Abroad: Formation (of Medical Students) and Information (of Patients)

Journal of Medical Law and Ethics ◽

10.7590/221354015x14319325749991 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 25-43

Author(s):

Al Dowie

Keyword(s):

Medical Curriculum ◽

General Medical Council ◽

Hippocratic Oath ◽

Medical Professionalism ◽

Medical Council ◽

Clinical Learning ◽

Romantic Period ◽

The Uk ◽

Teaching Learning ◽

Self Formation

Confidentiality has a pre-eminent status in the medical curriculum for ethics, law, and professionalism because it does not depend on prior clinical learning or scientific knowledge, and it provides students with the opportunity to engage in the work of self-formation in professional practice from the very beginning. The historical tendency to romanticise medical professionalism, and confidentiality in particular as a symbol for this, was able to thrive in previous eras as a result of uncertainty around the boundaries of disclosure. To some extent echoes of this romanticism can still be heard today in rhetorical appeals to the Hippocratic tradition despite the development of detailed clarification in frameworks of law, standards, codes, professional regulation, and guidance from the second half of the 20th century. This paper considers two iconic portrayals of medical professionalism from the romantic period of the Victorian past, contrasting that era with the present-day environment of normative codifications. While ethics is commonly approached in an intellectual mode as a discussion of theory, a purely cognitive understanding is deficient on its own since learning in professional ethics must by definition be reified as sets of practices. The shift to the clinical accountability of today means that practices are of central importance to the undergraduate medical curriculum, not least in the area of confidentiality, for which the General Medical Council guidance sets the UK agenda for medical educational approaches to teaching, learning, and assessment, before students repeat the Hippocratic Oath at graduation as they embark on their future careers as doctors.

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Medical Council of India's amended qualifications for Indian medical teachers: Well intended, yet half-hearted

The Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research ◽

10.4103/jcsr.jcsr_24_19 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

pp. 155

Author(s):

SunitaV S Bandewar ◽

SanjayA Pai ◽

Amita Aggarwal ◽

Rajeev Kumar ◽

Rakesh Aggarwal ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Medical Council ◽

Indian Medical ◽

Medical Teachers

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Attitude of School Teachers of Dooars Region of West Bengal towards Elementary Education

IRA International Journal of Education and Multidisciplinary Studies ◽

10.21013/jems.v6.n3.p1 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 209

Author(s):

Gour Sundar Ghosh ◽

Prasenjit Deb

Keyword(s):

Elementary Education ◽

Social Participation ◽

Education System ◽

Family Income ◽

West Bengal ◽

Head Teacher ◽

School Teachers ◽

Training Experience ◽

Teaching Learning ◽

Value Judgement

Teachers are one of the most important components in education system. Apart from teaching learning, teachers are directly involved towards mental, physical, moral, spiritual, and psycho-social development of the students. This study conducted in Jalpaiguri, a Sarva Shiksha Mission (SSM) district of West Bengal to evaluate and assess the level of achievement earned by the Elementary Teachers from the SSM. While the level of attitude of school teachers towards elementary education (Y) had been the dependent/predictor character (Y), the contributory factors had been Age (X1), Education of teachers (X2), Training Experience (X3), Year of Experience (X4), Engagement in other activity (X5), Family Income (X6), Social Participation (X7), Interaction with Head Teacher (X8), Interaction with School Inspectors (X9), Interaction with SSM Personnel (X10), Organizational Interfacing (X11), Involvement in SSM activities (X12), Value Judgement (X13), Response about SSM activities (X14), Use of TL Materials (X15), Exposures to Media (X16), and Opinion about present education system (X17). The statistical analysis illustrated that while the variables: like (1) Education of teachers (X2), Engagement in other activity (X5), Family Income (X6), Social Participation (X7), Interaction with Head Teacher (X8), Use of TL Materials (X15) had wielded a substantive effect on the determining level of attitude of school teachers towards elementary education (Y) and (2) variables: like Year of Experience (X4), Interaction with Head Teacher (X8) have been found to exercise significant regressional effect on the level of attitude of school teachers towards elementary education (Y).

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