Tuesday 4 March 2014

5th Basic Workshop on Medical Education & Coordinators Workshop March 2014

MCI Regional Centre for Medical Education Technology
Andhra Medical College Visakhapatnam

5th Basic Workshop on Medical Education Technology
25th to 27th March 2014 - Announcement
A   VERY   WARM  WELCOME   TO  THE   5TH  BASIC  WORKSHOP  ON  M.E.T.
Program starts at 8.30AM sharp on 25th March 2014. Registrations start from 8.00AM
venue - AMC Seminar Hall. Panagal block (principal's office block) Andhra Medical College vizag.
Please be there on time. daily sessions go on upto 5.30PM
Please note that attendance for all sessions is mandatory - pl cooperate with us.
course fee = 1500 rs. (working lunch. tea /biscuits)
accommodation available in Sr.residents hostel - on twin sharing basis - on first come first serve basis.
CONTACT NUMBERS: 
Dr.KVV Vijay Kumar - 98491 13744
Dr P Saroj - 98484 44002
Dr KV Ram Prasad - 98665 96696
Dr PJ Srinivas - 
Dr Babji Syam - 98664 21474
Dr Dhanyasri - 99595 60507
Dr Venkatachelam - 94409 23840


the following participants are coming -

DSS Srinivas Prasad
Asst Prof DVL
Guntur Medical College
Guntur
VLM Raman
Assoc Professor Pharmacology
Guntur MC
N.Madhavi
Assoc  Prof Pediatrics
Guntur Medical College
Guntur   (working in RMC)
Neeraja K
Professor Pharmacology
NRI Medical College
Chinakakani Guntur
G Sambasiva Rao
Asst Professor Surgery
NRI Medical College
Chinakakani Guntur
Somanath Dash
 Professor   
 Chest Medicine
GSL  Medical College
Rajahmundry
SK Mishra  
Professor  SPM
GSL Medical College
Rajahmundry
A Gopala Rao
Assoc Professor Medicine
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences Srikakulam
B Nagendra Naidu
Asst Professor SPM

RajivGandhi Institute of Medical Sciences Srikakulam
R Karuna Devi
Assoc Professor Physiology
NRI Institute of Medical Sciences. Sangivalasa Visakhapatnam
L Udayasree
Asst Prof Anatomy
NRI Institute of Medical Sciences  Sangivalasa Visakhapatnam
P Hema Prakash
Assoc Prof Microbiology
Alluri Sitarama Raju Academy of Medical Sciences Eluru
R Somasundara Babu
Assoc Prof Psychiatry
Alluri Sitarama Raju Academy of Medical Sciences Eluru
V Durga Prasad
Asst Professor Medicine
Konaseema Institute of Medical Sciences Amalapuram
KV Dhanvantri Naidu
Assoc Professor Orthopedics
Konaseema Institute of Medical Sciences Amalapuram

I Kiran
Asst Professor Anesthesiology
Siddhartha Medical College Vijayawada
V Srilatha
Asst Professor Anesthesiology
Siddhartha Medical College Vijayawada
D Hemalata Devi
Assoc Professor Gynaecology
Rangaraya Medical College Kakinada (working in AMC)
M Subrahmanyam
Professor of Ophthalmology
Maharaja Institute of Medical Sciences Vizianagaram
Kiran Kumar Patnaik
Asst Professor
Physiology
Maharaja Institute of Medical Sciences Vizianagaram
Venkataramana P

Asst Professor
Pediatric Surgery
Andhra Medical College
Visakhapatnam
Srilakshmi K

Asst Professor
Anesthesiology
Andhra Medical College
Visakhapatnam
M Bharati
Asst Professor Microbiology
Andhra Medical College
Visakhapatnam

Usha Rani
Assoc Professor
Chest Diseases
Andhra Medical College
Visakhapatnam
P Bujji Babu

Professor of Radiology
Andhra Medical College
Visakhapatnam
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K Kamala
Asst Professor Pharmacology
Andhra Medical College
Visakhapatnam
N N Raju
Professor Psychiatry
Andhra Medical College
Visakhapatnam
P V Krishna Rao
Asst Professor DVL
Andhra Medical College
Visakhapatnam
Madhusudhana Babu
Professor Medicine
Andhra Medical College
Visakhapatnam
The workshop is being conducted at the AMC Seminar Hall in the building of the Principal's office- Panagal Building-  Andhra Medical College. 
For those who are not familiar with this place - the college and hospital (andhra medical college and king george hospital or KGH are in the same campus which is quite    big - the hospital is on the northern side & the Physiology /Anatomy dept on the southern side with the Principal's office in the middle.)
The way to the college & principal's office & our venue is through the KGH Main gate.
KGH has 3 gates - OP gate at the western end and the Main /In gate at the eastern end. In between is the 'outgate' which allows vehicular traffic only in outward direction.

The hospital - KGH or King George Hospital is very popular and once you get into its Main Gate it leads slightly  obliquely  (crossing various wards) but right up a slope to the Principal's Office in Panagal Building. 
This building has the Principal's office and depts of SPM (and also Biochem & Pharma) - the seminar hall is in the ground floor.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE IS GIVEN HERE -

Day 1
8.00 –
8.30
Registration

8.30-
8.45
Pre-Test

8.45
9.00
Introduction

9.00
9.45
Group Dynamics & Exercise

9.45
10.15
Systems Approach

10.15
10.30
Tea

10.30
11.10
Inauguration

11.10
11.40
Learning Process

11.40
12.10
Adult Learning 

12.10
12.50
Taxonomy & Domains

12.50 -
1.20
Exercise

1.20-
2.00
Lunch

2.00-
2.30
Educational Objectives

2.30-
3.00
Exercise

3.00-
3.30
Introduction to  Microteaching

3.30-
3.45
Tea

3.45 –
5.15
Curriculum-  Introduction & Exercise

5.15-
5.30
Day Summary & Feedback

Day 2
8.30-
8.45
Review - Preview

8.45 –
9.15
T/L methods (large group)

9.15 –
9.45
T/L methods (small group)

9.45- 10.15
T/L methods (practicals /clinical /bedside)  

10.15 -10.35
Exercise

10.35 -10.50
Tea

10.50 -11.30
T/L media (BB, OHP, computers, others)

11.30 -12.00
T/L Media –Powerpoint

12.00 -12.30
Lesson Plan

12.30-
12.45
Exercise

12.45 -1.30
 Open house - Microteaching sessions

1.30 –
2.00
Lunch

2.00-
4.00
CISP – Foundation Course
Early Clinical Exposure

4.00-
4.15
Tea

4.15 –
5.15
CISP – Integrated Learning
Skill Development

5.15-
5.30
Day Summary & Feedback

Day 3
8.30 –
8.45
Review & Preview

8.45 –
9.45
Evaluation – Principles

9,45- 10.45
Evaluation & Feedback

10.45 -11.00
Tea

11.00 -11.30
Assessing knowledge – Essay question

11.30 -12.00
Short Answer questions

12.00 -12.20
Exercise

12.20 -12.50
MCQs & Item analysis

12.50 -1.20
Exercise

1.20 –
2.00
Lunch

2.00-
2.30
Question Paper setting & Blueprint

2.30-
2.45
Exercise

2.45 –
3.25
Assessing skills – Practicals clinics orals

3.25–
3.50
OSCE /OSPE

3.50-
4.05
Tea

4.05-
4.40
OSCE Exercise & Demo

4.40 –
5.05
Post Test Day Summary & Feedback

5.05 -
5.30
Valedictory

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pl read the following or your material on medical education if you can (before coming) - it hastens /facilitates our workshop activities -
Educational Technology for Medical Teachers – A Recap
Education = process to bring a desirable change in the behavior of the student

Latin e-ducere means ‘to lead out’.

Educate = develop the knowledge, skill or character of . . . 
Educational spiral / triangle consists of 3 components of any educational program –

-          Objectives

-          Teaching/ Learning Experience or Activity

-          Evaluation
Educational Objectives can be

-          National objectives (broad goals of medical education)

-          Institutional Objectives (for the college)

-          Departmental objectives (for the particular dept./ speciality)

-          Specific Learning objective (for a given task/ knowledge)

SIO / SLO : A specific learning or instructional objective must be 
                                    ‘FORUM’ –

Feasible

Objective

Relevant

Unequivocal & clear

Measurable
e.g. at the end of the posting in Gynaec, the 3rd semester student must be able to

- perform the 4 grips in abdominal examination of a pregnant woman

- mention the normal values of Hb, urinalysis & GTT in a pregnant woman

            - interpret the lab report of GTT of a pregnant woman as normal or diabetes  

            - be gentle & maintain privacy when performing a pelvic examination
3 taxonomical domains of learning –

-          Cognitive = theoretical / knowledge domain (Head)

-          Psychomotor = practical skills (Hand)

-          Affective = attitudes (Heart)
e.g. in the above objectives, 1 is psychomotor, 2&3 are cognitive and 4 is affective.
Curriculum –

Is more than syllabus. Besides the syllabus or knowledge to be learnt, curriculum includes how the knowledge will be learnt, when, by whom, with what aids and how it will be assessed. It is a written description of what happens during the educational course.
Teaching /learning principles –

Memory consists of 3 stages – Receiving the stimulus, Primary or short term memory & Permanent or long term memory

Learning is influenced by

-          Frequency of stimulus

-          Reinforcement

-          Internal motivation

-          Logical sequence, relating unknown to known

-          Competition with peers

-          Personal experiences
Teaching /learning methods -

Large group teaching – for 30 or more students –

-          Lecture

-          Symposium – by  a group of experts speaking serially

-          Panel – experts interact with a moderator
Small group teaching / learning methods – for < 30 students

Group discussion – free or controlled by a teacher.

Seminar – usually by advanced learners

Tutorial – teacher guides a group, clarifies doubts, etc.

Workshop – for hands on experience

Bedside Clinics

Demonstration

Role play

Field visits

Buzz group

Syndicate
Individual learning methods

-          Reading / self study

-          Programmed learning – e.g. with a computer

-          Project

-          One to one conference

-          Simulation
Teaching learning aids –

Visual –          Non- projected – blackboard, marker board, other boards, charts, pictures,

Specimens, models, photographs, microscope slides, 

-          Projected – OHP, slide projector, silent films, epidiascope, projector,

LCD projector /powerpoint


Audio –           Microphone/speakers, record player, CD /cassette player, Radio


Audiovisual – Synchronized Tape-slide, Video films, TV, cine films, computer  /DVD


Others –          Simulators, manikins (for psychomotor skills), computers for simulation, etc
Chalkboard – inexpensive; can solve problems, explain organization of a concept; only smaller group can see; no eye contact

Plan; don’t overcrowd board; be neat and simple.


Overhead Projector – need not switch off lights; easy to prepare; can reuse.

Can write / draw /Xerox. Eye contact present.

Use only 1 or 2 colors. Preferably <7  lines per sheet. Letters at least 7 mm. high & at least 7 mm. apart. One concept per sheet.
Evaluation –

Determining how well (the extent to which) the student has acquired the educational objective. A test is a tool for evaluation and has a series of items /questions. Evaluation or the tests of evaluation may be –

1.      Formative (to provide feedback to student for improvement) or

-          Summative (test for certification for pass /fail)

2.      Subjective – e.g. essay q., orals,

-          Objective – e.g. MCQs, OSCE,

3.      Supply type – e.g. fill in blanks, essay q.

-          Selection type – e.g. MCQs, True/false

4.      Open ended – e.g. essay

-          Closed ended – e.g. MCQs, true /false

5.      Internal exam – examiner involved in instruction

-          External exam – examiner not the teacher of the student

6.      Criterion based evaluation – a set pass mark is pre-fixed & those who get it pass

-          Norm based evaluation – a set proportion of students are passed

7.      Product evaluation – seeing if student got answer

-          Process evaluation – seeing how student proceeded to the answer

8.      Written / oral / practical

9.      Continuous evaluation

-          Terminal evaluation
Written tests can be – Long essay question, Structured essay q., Short answer question (short notes), Multiple choice questions, fill in the blanks, true/false, matching,


Practicals can be experiments, clinical examinations, OSCE/OSPE, standaradised patients,


Orals /viva voce


Other evaluation methods – observation & global rating, structured observation, role play, project work, Self assessment, peer assessment, patient assessment (360 degree assessment), portfolio, logbook, record, interview.


OSCE / OSPE – Objective Structured Clinical / Practical Examination is a way of structuring the clinical /practical exam to make it more objective. There are several ‘stations’ and students keep rotating from one to the next. The student performs a given task at each station where he is observed by an observer/ faculty with a check list to see which steps he has done, which he has omitted, etc. This can be used for evaluation and also as formative evaluation for feedback.
Microteaching – is a method to improve one’s teaching/ presentation skills. The teacher takes a short ‘class’ to a small group of 4 or 5 peers or students, after deciding which skill he will practise. The group gives feedback and the teacher may once again take a class if needed to improve that skill. (e.g. skill of maintaining eye contact, or voice modulation, etc.)
Micropresentation is a modification of the above technique which can be used to train PGs / UGs in presentation skills – like case presentation, or viva voce. The emphasis here is on presentation skills and not on subject content per se.
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older announcements -
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(first announcement) 
The 5th basic workshop on Medical Education Technology will be held at the MCI Regional Centre at Andhra Medical College for 3 days from 25th Tuesday to 27th March 2013, under the aegis of the MCI.  
This course is mandatory for all medical college faculty as per the MCI rules.  (including professors as per latest communication of 2014)
Interested participants are requested to send their names with designation, department, name of medical college, contact telephone number and email address. Applications /names to be sent through proper channel.
Please address the application to Principal, AMC and hand over the applications to Dr Venkatachelam (Cardiology-94409 23840) or Dr Ram Prasad (Anatomy-98665 96696) or Dr Vijay Kumar (Chest-98491 13744) or Dr Saroj (Anesthesia-98484 44002 ) or Dr Krishnaveni (SPM-94405 47244).
Email: mecell@rediffmail.com    Blog: mcircvizag.blogspot.in    
Attendance for all sessions on all three days (8.30 to 5.30) is mandatory for issue of certificate. Please cooperate.
The number of participants would be limited to 25 per workshop.
Please send your names before 10th March 2014.
Course fee of Rs. 1500 includes a working lunch and tea /biscuits.
The next workshop is likely to be held in April 2014.

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MCI Regional Centre for Medical Education Technology
Andhra Medical College Visakhapatnam

Medical Education Unit Coordinators Meeting
28th March 2014  - Announcement

This meeting /workshop is mandatory for all coordinators of Medical Education Units.
Coordinators /co-convenors and those who are likely to become convenors of M.E.Units are requested to send their names with designation, department, name of medical college, contact telephone number and email address. Applications /names to be sent through proper channel.
MEU Coordinators /co-coordinators attending this Coordinators’ Workshop should have completed the Basic Workshop training at an MCI Regional Centre.  
Please address the application to Principal, AMC and send / hand over the applications to Dr Venkatachelam (Cardiology-9440923840) or Dr Ram Prasad (Anatomy-9866596696) or Dr Vijay Kumar (Chest-9849113744) or Dr Krishnaveni (SPM-9440547244).
Email: mecell@rediffmail.com    Blog: mcircvizag.blogspot.in    
Please send your names before 10th March 2014.
Course fee of Rs. 600 includes a working lunch and tea /biscuits.
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