IQAC Training of Health Profession Teachers in Medical Education
December 30, 2025 2026-02-23 11:34IQAC Training of Health Profession Teachers in Medical Education
Training of Health Profession Teachers in Medical Education
Title of the Practice
Training of Health Profession Teachers in the art of Medical Education through a dedicated Regional Centre for Medical Education Technologies, in Northern India.
Objectives of the Practice
- To train teachers and conduct Faculty Development Programs (FDPs) in medical education technologies.
- To organise continuous medical education programmes.
Context
In its initial years as a Medical College, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences (HIMS) faced challenges in hiring good faculty members since it was located in a rural area. It was important that teachers should use innovative methods in classroom and make the experience for a student, more enjoyable- as envisioned by the founder, HH Swami Rama.
Practice
In the above background, two teachers from HIMS were initially trained at Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi as part of Training-of-Teachers. Further, AIIMS (Delhi) conducted workshops for HIMS faculty in teaching methodologies. Later, several workshops were also held on leadership by Manipal University. This led to a capable training team of 10 HIMS faculty members some of whom are even FAIMER fellows with several also acquiring advanced training in Medical Education.
The dedicated team started conducting regular workshops on medical education technologies for its own faculty members. This led to improvement in the teaching standards at HIMS. Appreciating the potential of the teacher training wing of HIMS, MCI awarded the effort and recognised the Center as a Regional Center for Medical Education for training of teachers of other Seventeen medical colleges of northern India.
Once the Medical Education Unit at HIMS was granted the status of the regional centre, it began to take up faculty development programs for teachers of other medical colleges conducting the Basic Course Workshops in Medical Education (BCME)- a three-day training program for enabling faculty from medical colleges to function as more effective teachers. This workshop includes teaching, learning, assessment, and personal development themes designed specifically for professional teachers. MCI/NMC mandated HIMS to start conducting the BCMEs and Curriculum Implementation Support Program (CISP) for Medical College teachers by creating master trainers. The master trainers, in turn, conduct FDPs for their own and for the 17 allocated medical colleges. These workshops are designed and developed by Academic Cell of NMC and implemented with the help of Regional and Nodal Centers across the country.
Evidence of Success
Workshops & Beneficiaries as tabled below:
| S.No. | Programmes | Workshops | Beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|---|
1. | Faculty Development Programme: Basic Course Workshop/AETCOM/CISP I, II, III | 87 | 2158 |
2. | CMEs / Guest Lecture, Clinical Grand Round | 172 | |
3. | PG Orientation Programmes | 14 | 1073 |
Problems Encountered and Resources Required
- Getting trained resource persons is challenging. Hence, we internally groomed some faculty members, who had a passion for medical education, from different specialities. They underwent advanced courses and FAIMER fellowships and continued their additional engagement with the centre.
- We also faced challenges during COVID times when our systems were not ready for taking online sessions.
Notes
- We are in the process of extending the same model in our other academic units in allied health sciences area, and even others such as engineering, and management. We also aspire to become a Nodal center in the near future.
- Institutions can learn from our experience which demonstrates how the vision of few individuals can create excellence leading to set up of a Regional Center with sheer dedication, focus, and unrelenting efforts.
Title of the Practice
Training of Health Profession Teachers in the art of Medical Education through a dedicated Regional Centre for Medical Education Technologies, in Northern India.
Objectives of the Practice
- To train teachers and conduct Faculty Development Programs (FDPs) in medical education technologies.
- To organise continuous medical education programmes.
Context
In its initial years as a Medical College, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences (HIMS) faced challenges in hiring good faculty members since it was located in a rural area. It was important that teachers should use innovative methods in classroom and make the experience for a student, more enjoyable- as envisioned by the founder, HH Swami Rama.
Practice
In the above background, two teachers from HIMS were initially trained at Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi as part of Training-of-Teachers. Further, AIIMS (Delhi) conducted workshops for HIMS faculty in teaching methodologies. Later, several workshops were also held on leadership by Manipal University. This led to a capable training team of 10 HIMS faculty members some of whom are even FAIMER fellows with several also acquiring advanced training in Medical Education.
The dedicated team started conducting regular workshops on medical education technologies for its own faculty members. This led to improvement in the teaching standards at HIMS. Appreciating the potential of the teacher training wing of HIMS, MCI awarded the effort and recognised the Center as a Regional Center for Medical Education for training of teachers of other Seventeen medical colleges of northern India.
Once the Medical Education Unit at HIMS was granted the status of the regional centre, it began to take up faculty development programs for teachers of other medical colleges conducting the Basic Course Workshops in Medical Education (BCME)- a three-day training program for enabling faculty from medical colleges to function as more effective teachers. This workshop includes teaching, learning, assessment, and personal development themes designed specifically for professional teachers. MCI/NMC mandated HIMS to start conducting the BCMEs and Curriculum Implementation Support Program (CISP) for Medical College teachers by creating master trainers. The master trainers, in turn, conduct FDPs for their own and for the 17 allocated medical colleges. These workshops are designed and developed by Academic Cell of NMC and implemented with the help of Regional and Nodal Centers across the country.
Evidence of Success
Workshops & Beneficiaries as tabled below:
| S.No. | Programmes | Workshops | Beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|---|
1. | Faculty Development Programme: Basic Course Workshop/AETCOM/CISP I, II, III | 87 | 2158 |
2. | CMEs / Guest Lecture, Clinical Grand Round | 172 | |
3. | PG Orientation Programmes | 14 | 1073 |
Problems Encountered and Resources Required
- Getting trained resource persons is challenging. Hence, we internally groomed some faculty members, who had a passion for medical education, from different specialities. They underwent advanced courses and FAIMER fellowships and continued their additional engagement with the centre.
- We also faced challenges during COVID times when our systems were not ready for taking online sessions.
Notes
- We are in the process of extending the same model in our other academic units in allied health sciences area, and even others such as engineering, and management. We also aspire to become a Nodal center in the near future.
- Institutions can learn from our experience which demonstrates how the vision of few individuals can create excellence leading to set up of a Regional Center with sheer dedication, focus, and unrelenting efforts.
