2nd Revised Basic Workshop on Medical Education Technology & ATCOM Sensitisation 2016 January 19 to 22

WELCOME - DEAR FRIENDS - 
Whew & Good News - At last, and literally at the last minute, we received approval from MCI to conduct the 2nd Revised Basic Course Workshop in Medical Education Technology and One Day ATCOM (Attitudes & Communications) Sensitisation Workshop to be held at MCI Regional Centre of Andhra Medial College, Visakhapatnam. 
Jan 19th 2016 Tuesday - One Day ATCOM Sensitisation 
Jan 20th to 22nd (Wed to Fri) - 3 day Revised BCW 

venue - Seminar Hall, AMC Panagal Building 
Time - daily 8.30 AM to 5.30PM 
Attendance for all sessions is Mandatory 
course fee - Rs.2,000 
daily tea & working lunch would be provided 
Accommodation - on payment & sharing basis in college guest house / SR hostel - please contact - 
Drs. Saroj (9848444002) or Ram Prasad (9866596696)
or Vijaya Kumar (9849113744) 

Please refresh your Medical Education Technology notes / books as this will be mostly an interactive session. 
The ATCOM module is new - please read it in the link given below (in this same blog site)

Tentative Program Schedule -  ATCOM Sensitisation - One Day Program -

1	Introduction Ø GMR: Goal, Roles, Competencies Ø Overview of attitudinal competencies in revised GMR Ø Project  AT-COM:  purpose, mission and objectives
2	Ø The AT-COM booklet : structure, content and requirements Ø Introduction; Walking through AT-COM; Teaching  AT-COM: who, what, when and how
3	Ø Open House
4	Ø Linking of AT-COM modules with Competencies, Objectives, Teaching-Learning methods and Assessment.  Ø Use Template from AT-COM competencies: I . Competency, Objective & Teaching Learning II. Competency, Objective & Assessment
5	Ø Teaching Ethics cases
6	Ø Teaching Communication skills cases
7	Ø Reflection
8	Ø Open House

Tentative Revised Basic Workshop (3 days)
 DAY 1 -

	Time	Topic
Day 1	8.00 – 8.30	Welcome & Registration
	8.30-8.45	Pre-Test
	8.45- 9.00	Introduction & Ice Breaking
	9.00-9.45	Group Dynamics & Team Building in Teaching / Learning
	9.45-10.10	Systems Approach in Medical Education
	10.10-10.20	Tea
	10.20-10.50	Inauguration
	10.50-11.15	Learning Process – T / L Principles
	11.15-11.40	Principles of Adult Learning
	11.40 – 12.20	Competency Based Medical Education – Principles Goals / Roles / Competencies
	12.20 – 12.40	MCI – Indian Medical Graduate – Goals, Roles, Competencies
	12.40-1.10	Taxonomy & Domains
	1.10 – 1.25	Exercise
	1.25- 1.55	Lunch
	1.55- 2.35	Competencies & Objectives & Relation to Assessment
	2.35 - 2.50	Exercise
	2.50 - 3.20	Competencies & Objectives & Writing them (including domains & skill levels)  - workshop
	3.20 - 3.30	Tea
	3.30 – 4.20	Workshop on writing objectives
	4.20 – 5.10	Principles of Assessment & types & utility
	5.10-5.30	Day Summary & Feedback

DAY 2

	Time	Topic
Day2	8.30-8.45	Review – Preview
	8.45 – 9.15	Choosing a teaching method –  T / L methods
	9.15 – 0.15	Workshop / exercise on choosing a teaching method for various competencies
	10.05 –10.35	Interactive large group teaching &  Demo
	10.35-10.45	Tea
	10.45 – 11.15	Interactive small group teaching & Demo
	11.15 – 11.45	T / L media - T / L media - Choosing appropriate T / L media
	11.45 – 12.15	Exercise
	12.15 -12.45	Lesson plan
	12.45 – 1.00	Exercise
	1.00 -1.30	Lunch
	1.30 –  1.45	Planning an assessment
	1.45 – 2.05	Quality assurance
	2.05 – 2.25	Essay question
	2.25 – 2.40	Short answer questions & Objective questions
	2.40 – 3.00	Exercise
	3.00- 3.15	Tea
	3.15 – 3.45	MCQs
	3.45 – 4.00	Exercise
	3.40 – 4.10	Internal & Formative assessment - Developing a plan
	4.10 – 4.25	Exercise
	4.25 – 5.15	Question paper setting & blueprint
	5.15 -5.30	Day summary & feedback

DAY 3

	Time	Topic
Day3	8.30-8.45	Review & Preview
	8.45 – 9.05	Teaching the attitudinal domain & developing a T/L method & assessment
	9.05 – 9.25	Reflection & narrative
	9.25 – 9.45	The ATCOM module – discussion
	9.45 -10.10	Choosing an assessment method for a competency / objective
	10.10 -10.40	Exercise
	10.40-10.50	Tea
	10.50 -11.20	Teaching practical & clinical skills – T/L methods incl. skills lab
	11.20- 11.40	Exercise
	11.40 -12.10	Assessing practical & clinical skills – Assessment methods
	12.10 -12.20	Exercise
	12.20 -12.45	Skills lab & skills assessment station
	12.45 – 1.05	Workplace based assessment of skills
	1.05-1.35	Lunch
	1.35- 2.05	Assessment of clinical skills – OSCE / OSLER / mini-CEX etc
	2.05 – 2.20	Exercise
	2.20-2.50	Self directed learning -  using technology for SDL
	2.50 – 3.20	Feedback
	3.20-3.30	Tea
	3.30 – 4.10	Educational networking for educational growth
	4.10 – 4.30	Exercise & discussion
	4.30 – 5.00	Post –test & feedback
	5.00-5.30	Valedictory

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ATCOM - PROGRAM

The Medical Council of India has decided to implement Attitude and Communication module (ATCOM) in all medical schools across the country over the next two years. It is against this backdrop that the ATCOM module is prepared along with facilitators guide. 

The overall goal of undergraduate medical education programme as envisaged in the revised Regulations on Graduate Medicalhttps://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5296311861500832883#editor/target=post;postID=6844583651013401819;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=0;src=link Education - 2012 (GMR 2012) is to create an “Indian Medical Graduate” (IMG) possessing requisite knowledge, skills, attitudes, values and responsiveness, so that he or she may function appropriately and effectively as a physician of first contact of the community while being globally relevant. In order to fulfill this goal, the IMG must be able to function appropriately and effectively in her/his roles as clinician, leader and member of the health care team and system, communicator, lifelong learner and a professional. In order to effectively fulfill the above mentioned roles, the IMG must obtain a set of competencies at the time of graduation. In order to ensure that training is in alignment with the goals and competencies, MCI has proposed new teaching learning approaches including a structured longitudinal programme on attitude, communication and ethics. 

 See the following post in this blog for the full details of the MCI ATCOM program for medical students that aims to train them in attitude & communication competencies -
https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5296311861500832883#editor/target=post;postID=5434786272777331690;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=2;src=postname

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CBME (COMPETENCY BASED MEDICAL EDUCATION)

Definitions 
Competency framework: An organized and structured representation of a set of interrelated and purposeful competency objects.
Competency-based medical education: An outcomes-based approach to the design, implementation, assessment of learners, and the evaluation of medical education programs, using an organizing framework of competencies. 
Domains of competence: Broad distinguishable areas of competence that, in the aggregate, constitute a general descriptive framework for a profession. 
Competency: An observable ability of a health professional, integrating multiple components such as knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes. Since competencies are observable, they can be measured and assessed to ensure their acquisition.
Milestone: A defined, observable marker of an individual’s ability along a developmental continuum.

Traditional Time Based Curriculum is Fixed Time and Focuses on Knowledge Skills & Attitudes and has rotations.   CBME has Variable Time and focuses on outcomes demonstration of competence, and relevant, paced learning opportunities.
Traditional curriculum goal is knowledge acquisition and happens from teacher to learner. CBME goal is knowledge application and happens with Teacher AND learner with relevant role models.
Traditional Assessment is by Summative, Norm referenced and by Evaluation Form.  CBME assessment is by Formative, Criterion referenced and by Evaluation Portfolio.

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