About
The process of teaching has changed a lot in recent times. It has
advanced at a tremendous pace, especially in medical education.
Advances in digital technology have transformed the way medical
students are taught now. Earlier the good old didactic lectures
were the norm. Nowadays, the medical teacher has lots of options
to choose from for imparting knowledge to his students; many of
these teaching techniques aided by computer technology. Medical
educationists are devising ways to make the process of learning
more enjoyable and learner-friendly. Similarly, the process of
assessment has seen a sea of changes recently. More and more
researches are being done in the field of medical education to
find innovative teaching and learning techniques.
Vision
The vision of the Medical Education Unit of the AIIMS Kalyani is
to be recognized as the centre of excellence for imparting
training to medical educators in latest educational science
technology.
Objectives
- Sharpening
the skills of medical education in medical educators by
conducting various workshops and faculty development programs
- Training
faculty in preparing curriculum for various courses related to
medical education
- Proper
usage of educational technology for effective teaching
- Facilitate
good quality research in medical education
- Producing
learning resource materials for the training of medical and
other health care personnel
Team Members
The Medical Education Unit (MEU), AIIMS Kalyani was constituted on
11th October 2019, constituting the following functionaries:
- Dr S
Anandhalakshmi – Team Leader
- Dr Rekha
Dutt – Member
- Dr Ritesh
Singh – Member
- Dr Sanjay
Kumar Patel – Member
- Dr Atanu
Kumar Dutta – Member Secretary
Activities
The first workshop on “Research Grant Writing” organized by the
Medical Education Unit (MEU) was held on 16.11.19 at the AIIMS
Kalyani interim campus in the College of Medicine and JNM
Hospital, Kalyani premises. Professor Avijit Hazra from the
Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata
was the resource person for the workshop. Nine faculty members
from the College of Medicine and JNM Hospital also participated in
the workshop along with all the faculty members of AIIMS Kalyani.
The MEU also conducted an online session on “Blueprinting in
Educational Assessment” on 18.06.2020. Dr. Sitanshu Sekhar Kar
Additional Professor, Dept. of Community Medicine, JIPMER,
Puducherry was the resource person for this training session.