NMC releases revised guidelines for Faculty Development Programmes, Details
New Delhi: Through a recent circular, the Undergraduate medical education board of the National Medical Commission has released the general guidelines for Faculty Development Programs conducted by NMC.
Mentioning that these guidelines shall come into force with effect from 17th April 2023, NMC further mentioned in the circular, "Accordingly, existing guidelines issued by erstwhile MCI or by NMC from time to time on these subjects stand superseded or modified to that extent. The guidelines shall be adhered meticulously by all. Any violation will be viewed seriously."
Issuing the revised guidelines for conduct of various Faculty Development Programs by Nodal Centers, Regional Centers, and Medical Colleges, the NMC circular dated March 22 mentioned, "To ensure uniformity in conduct of FDP, training modules have been prepared by the expert group, incorporating certain common suggestions received from the environment. The training modules give a comprehensive overview of each topic besides outlining the objectives of a topic which must be covered during these workshops. These training modules shall be shared separately with NCs and RCs."
"Recognizing the effort that goes in the conduct and implementation of these FDPs, the honorarium for Resource Faculty and NMC appointed Coordinator (previously known as Observers) has been substantially increased. Attention of all stakeholders is also drawn to financial aspect in conduct of these FDPs, more specifically described in Annexure 1 enclosed," it further added.
NMC further mentioned in the circular about its decision to resume the Advance course in medical education (ACME) from 1st July 23. The ACME in its revised form shall be of 06 months duration now including the two onsite sessions of 5 days and 3 days. "Further instructions on ACME shall be issued later," NMC added.
The Commission has recommended that Conveners of NCs and RCs convene an In-house meeting of all stakeholders amongst its MEU and CC to incorporate these new guidelines.
Asking to submit a completion report in this regard, NMC further mentioned, "Concurrently, to sensitize the faculty of allocated colleges, online contact session(s) should also be arranged for their MEU and CC. A completion report to this effect is to be submitted to Academic cell, UGMEB by Conveners of NCs /RCs by 15th Apr 2023."
What are Faculty Development Programs?
With an aim to improve medical education in India, Faculty Development Programs (FDPs) are conducted by NMC to enhance medical proficiency, skills etc. Presently, FDPs are being conducted as per the syllabi formulated by erstwhile Medical Council of India.
However, in the recent circular dated March 22, 2023, NMC mentioned how with the passage of time, the field of medical technology and education has experienced sweeping changes and added, "Therefore a strong need was felt to review and revise the existing guidelines/syllabi etc. on conduct of various FDPs, namely rBCW, ACME and LISP."
Apart from this, NMC UG Board also pointed out how since the inception of NMC, approximately 200 new medical colleges have been set up across India. With altogether 639 medical colleges, creation of more Regional Center (RC) and Nodal Center (NC) to cater to the training need of the growing populace of uninitiated medical teachers has become necessary.
"Towards this endeavor 12 new Regional centers have been added and 02 existing Regional centers have been upgraded to Nodal Center in the past one year. This makes a total of 22 RCs and 12 NCs working towards FDP under flagship of Academic Cell, UGMEB, NMC," mentioned the Circular.
"Thus, to meet the present day expectations of and from the faculties, a Committee consisting of the experts and professionals, was constituted under the Chairpersonship of President UGMEB to review the conduct of various Faculty Development Programs, besides examining other associated aspects including financial aspects etc. vide order No. 43/2023/Academic Cell dated 26.12.2022," it added.
On several occasions, the concerned Committee assembled and examined all aspects/inputs on the subject and submitted its findings and recommendations. Based on this, NMC mentioned that "The rBCW is rechristened as BCME (Basic Course in Medical Education) incorporating relevant changes. And, a Curriculum Implementation Support Program. 3 (CISP-III) has been formulated to take care of the training of additional clinical faculty for better implementation of CBME since the students of CBME curriculum have entered their clinical phase. The recommendations of the expert group have now been accepted and approved by the competent authority."
Revised Guidelines for Faculty Development Programs (FDPs):
The revised FDP guidelines issued by NMC in its recent circular include, Financial Aspects/ Budget Provisions for Faculty Development Programs, Guidelines for composition of MEU and Curriculum committee of Medical Colleges, Guidelines for conduct of Basic Course of Medical Education (BCME), MEU information format for FDP proposal, Curriculum Committee information format for FDP proposal, List of participants for FDP, Guidelines for NMC appointed Coordinator of FDP, Convener's/ Coordinator report format for BCME, CISP III Guidelines, CISP III Program, Convener's report format for CISP III, Coordinator report format for CISP III, and Feedback form for CISP III participants.
Financial Aspects/ Budget Provisions for Faculty Development Programs:
NMC mentioned that the Faculty development programs (BCME/ CISP III/ ACME) conducted by NC /RC / Medical colleges shall bear a compulsory Registration fee as specified in subsequent paras. This shall be collected from the participants by organizing NC /RC / Medical colleges before the start of the course/program. The revised registration fee for various FDPs is as follows -
a. BCME INR 5000/ + applicable GST
b. CISP III INR 3000/ + applicable GST
c. ACME INR 18000/ + applicable GST
"The total GST, collected from participation fee shall be handled and deposited by the conducting NC /RC / Medical College as per Govt. Rules," mentioned the circular.
"Remittance of fee share to NMC: 50% of the total fee component collected for BCME and and 30% of the total fee component collected for ACME per course shall be remitted to NMC by way of an online bank transfer preferably prior to but not later than 1s' day of the program. The amount shall be deposited in favour of SECRETARY, NATIONAL MEDICAL COMMISSION, Canara Bank's Savings bank Ac number 90682160000025, IFSC code CNRB0019109," it added.
NMC mentioned that the Dean / Principal shall email the transaction reference number from their official Id to the Academic cell (email Id: academiccell@nmc.org.in) the same day with a copy to Accounts dept of NMC (email Id: accountsl@nmc.org.in). The subject heading of the e-mail shall be 'Remittance - FDP Fee'.
The email shall also include following details –
Course Name (BCME / CISP III / ACME), Name of NC / RC/ Medical College, where the FDP is being conducted, Dates of FDP, Total number of participants attending, Total amount of fee collected (Rs), Amount remitted to NMC, Transaction reference number, and Date of Transaction.
"The percentage fee share as mentioned above shall be remitted to NMC irrespective of configuration of workshop, in terms of the venue and the participants," NMC added in the circular.
"The NMC shall utilize this fund in providing honorarium to the Resource faculty conducting FDP sessions and to the NMC appointed Coordinators. It shall also be utilized towards payment of travelling & stay arrangements of NMC appointed Coordinators. NMC shall also provide funds towards Secretarial assistance. The specifics of funding from NMC is as enumerated below under relevant paras of each program," it added.
The balance fee component of 70% in case of ACME and 50% in case of BCME / CISP-III shall be utilized by respective Nodal Center / Regional center /Medical College in providing -
a. Printed course material to participants
b. Stationary to participants
c. Lunch & Tea refreshments etc. to participants and
d. Any other sundry expenses
"A record of all such expenses shall be maintained for future audits," read the NMC circular.
"The Nodal Center / Regional center / Medical College may at their discretion subsidize accommodation cost or any other expenses that participants may incur, from their surplus funds, if any," it added.
The Convener's report / NMC appointed Coordinator's report on FDP shall invariably include a copy of the details of remittance, further mentioned the circular.
FINANCIAL ASPECTS / BUDGET PROVISIONS - BASIC COURSE IN MEDICAL EDUCATION (BCME) -
The apex medical commission has mentioned in the circular that the Registration fee for participation would be Rs. 5,000/- (Rupees five thousand) per candidate per course, needs to be paid to the Nodal/ Regional center / Medical college, where BCME is being held. GST shall be extra as applicable. The fee once collected is non-refundable, non-transferrable and not to be carried forward.
"Expenses for travel and stay is to be borne by participants," it added.
As per the circular, the concerned institutions of the participants may sponsor their FDP training under any of the academic heads as per mutual agreement (of the participant and parent institution).
Funding pattern from NMC for each BCME at RC / NC will be as under -
a. Funding shall be towards Faculty honorarium and Secretarial assistance only.
b. It shall be provided for BCME courses being conducted for MEU and Curriculum committee members of allotted colleges and Faculty of Stand-alone PG Institutes.
c. Faculty honorarium shall be paid @ INR 3000/- (Rupees three thousand) per day per faculty. The maximum honorarium for a faculty shall be INR 9,000/-(Rupees Nine thousand). Maximum honorarium per course shall not exceed INR 60000/ (Rupees sixty thousand). Faculty honorarium will be given for approved NC/RC faculty only.
d. Secretarial assistance shall be INR 10,000/-(Rupees ten thousand) per course (for the secretarial staff and helping staff).
e. Changes in financial funding to NC / RC is as depicted below –
| Nomenclature | Existing (in Rs) | Proposed (in Rs) |
| Faculty honorarium | 25,000 | 60,000 |
| Incidental expenses | 5,000 | -- |
| Stationary | 10,000 | -- |
| Secretarial assistance | 10,000 | 10,000 |
Funding pattern from NMC for BCME at medical colleges -
a. Medical Colleges will conduct BCME from their own resources. No financial funding will be provided from NMC.
b. NMC appointed Coordinator honorarium @ INR 5000/- (Rupees five thousand) per day shall be borne by NMC. For each BCME of 3 days, maximum honorarium shall be INR 15,000/-(Rupees fifteen thousand).
c. NMC appointed Coordinator duty for BCME can be performed on a maximum of 03 occasions in a financial year. This shall be strictly ensured by NC/ RC.
d. TA/DA shall be paid to NMC appointed coordinator as per Govt rules on the matter. The payment shall be made after receipt of detailed report of the Workshop in the approved format with all its enclosures.
FINANCIAL ASPECTS / BUDGET PROVISIONS -CURRICULUM IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT PROGRAM (CISP)
The circular mentioned that the Registration fee for participation shall be @ INR 3000/- (Rupees three thousand) per candidate per course to be paid to the Nodal / Regional center / Medical College, where CISP III is being held. GST extra as applicable. The fee once collected is non-refundable, non-transferrable and not to be carried forward.
"Expenses for travel and stay is to be borne by participants," it added.
"The concerned institutions of the participants may sponsor their training under any of the academic heads as per mutual agreement (of the participant and parent institution)," mentioned the circular.
Funding pattern from NMC for each CISP for the NC/RC and allocated Medical Colleges will be as under –
For CISP 111 at NC/RC -
a. Faculty honorarium shall be paid @ INR 3000/- (Rupees three thousand) per day per faculty. The maximum honorarium for a faculty is INR 6,000/- (Rupees six thousand). Maximum honorarium per course shall not exceed INR 40,000/- (Rupees forty thousand). Faculty honorarium is for NMC approved NC/RC faculty only.
b. The Secretarial assistance shall be @ INR 5,000/- (Rupees five thousand) per course (for the secretarial staff and helping staff).
For CISP 111 at allocated Medical colleges -
a. Medical colleges will conduct CISP from their own resources. No financial funding will be provided from NMC.
b. NMC appointed Coordinator honorarium @ 1NR 5000/- (Rupees five thousand per day shall be borne by NMC. For each CISP of two days, maximum shall be 1NR 10,000/-(Rupees ten thousand
c. NMC appointed Coordinator duty for CISP III can be performed on a maximum of 03 (three) occasions in a financial year. This shall be strictly ensured by NC/ RC.
d. TA/DA shall be paid to NMC appointed coordinator as per Govt rules on the matter. The payment shall be made after receipt of detailed report of the Workshop in the approved format with all its enclosures.
FINANCIAL ASPECTS / BUDGET PROVISIONS - ADVANCE COURSE IN MEDICAL EDUCATION (ACME) -
Clarifying that the detailed ACME guidelines and program shall be shared separately, NMC mentioned in the circular, "The ACME registration fee is revised to Rs. 18,000/- (Rupees eighteen thousand plus applicable GST for two contact sessions including course material, food etc. Expenses for travel and stay is to be borne by participants."
"The concerned institutions of the participants may sponsor their training under any of the academic heads as per mutual agreement (of the participant and parent institution)," it added.
"Faculty honorarium of INR 3000/- (Rupees three thousand) per day per faculty per batch for onsite contact sessions. The maximum honorarium for a faculty shall be INR 30,000/ (Rupees thirty thousand). Maximum honorarium per course shall not exceed INR 1,50,000/- (One lakh fifty thousand). Faculty honorarium will be given only to NMC approved faculty for ACME course. For Online session moderation- honorarium of 1NR 3000/- (Rupees three thousand) per faculty per online topic. At least 2 two main moderators to be appointed for each topic. The total shall not exceed INR 30,000/-(Rupees thirty thousand) per batch," the circular further mentioned.
Secretarial assistance- INR 25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand) per course, (for the secretarial staff and helping staff) shall be borne by NMC, clarified the Commission.
The changes in funding pattern are depicted in the following table –
| Nomenclature | Existing (in Rupees) Proposed (in Rupees) | |
| Consumables | 5,000 | -- |
| Learning Resource Material / Books (Including e- learning materials) | 15,000 | -- |
| Stationary | 20,000 |
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| Secretarial assistance | 10,000 | 25,000 |
| Contingency including venue arrangements | 5,000 | -- |
| Participant Handouts | 5,000 | -- |
| Faculty honorarium | 75,000 | 1,80,000 |
GUIDELINES ON COMPOSITION OF MEU AND CURRICULUM COMMITTEE OF MEDICAL COLLEGES -
The Curriculum committee (CC) shall ensure implementation and monitoring of curriculum at their colleges e.g conduct of CISP, Time table scheduling etc . The Medical Education Unit (MEU) shall of a medical college focus on training support e.g conduct of BCME and other in-house training of faculty.
Constitution of Curriculum Committee in a Medical College:
Curriculum Committee of a medical college shall consist of -
1. Dean/Principal cum Professor (Department). — Chairman of the Committee.
2. MEU coordinator
3. 01 x Professor/ Associate Professor - Pre-clinical branch.
4. 01 x Professor/ Associate Professor - Para-clinical branch.
5. 01 x Professor/ Associate Professor - Medicine and allied branch.
6. 01 x Assistant Professor with minimum of 5 years teaching experience Medicine and allied branch.
7. 01 x Professor/ Associate Professor - General Surgery and allied branch.
8. 01 x Assistant Professor with minimum of 5 years teaching experience
9. General Surgery and allied branch.
10. Student representative from Phase III.
All Curriculum Committee members including Principal / Dean should have undergone MCl / NMC revised Basic Course Workshop in MET or Basic Course in Medical Education (BCME) at their allocated Nodal Centre (NC)/ Regional Centre (RC).*
Note : If they are not already trained at NC/RC, they must get trained within 06 months on a priority basis.
Curriculum Committee Members should also possess additional qualification of ACME/ FAIMER/ MHPE/ Dip Med Ed.etc as specified.
"There should be a quarterly meeting of CC in the colleges every year and the report shall be submitted to the respective NC/RC within a month of the meeting. Conveners of NC/RC shall forward a consolidated report to Academic cell, UGMEB every quarter and highlight any issues of concern in the allocated colleges," read the circular.
Constitution of Medical Education Unit (MEU) in a Medical College –
NMC mentioned that the Officer- in-charge of the Medical Education Unit will be the Dean/Principal of the Medical College or /Vice-chancellor of the University. MEU Coordinator should be of the rank of Professor/ Associate Professor. The Coordinator should continue for a minimum of 03 (Three) years. For any change in Coordinator if required thereafter, prior approval of NMC shall be taken.
MEU Coordinator must have undergone MCI/NMC rBCW or BCME at the allocated NC/RC and MCI/NMC Advance Course in Medical Education (ACME), or any other additional qualification like M. Med, MHPE, Diploma in Medical Education, FAIMER Fellowship, or IFME, clarified the Commission.
(Note: A waiver of additional qualification of A1ME/FAIMER etc is granted till 31st January 2024)
MEU shall consist of Minimum 08 faculty and Maximum 14 faculty, including all cadres of full time faculty (out of which number of Assistant Professors shall not exceed 50% of total) with the following qualifications –
a. Have undergone rBCW or BCME at the allocated Nodal / Regional Centre
b. It shall also be ensured that MEU faculty so appointed must continue for a minimum of 03 (Three) yea6. Any change prior to this shall only be permitted if the MEU faculty has retired/left the college. For any change in MEU faculty a prior approval of Convener of allocated NC/ RC shall be taken. A record shall be maintained at NC/RC and can be asked by Academic Cell, UGMEB at any time for verification.
c. At least 50% faculty (minimum 04) should have received additional educational qualificationt or training: i.e. MCI/NMC Advance Course in ME (ACME) at Nodal Centre, or any other additional qualification like M. Med, MHPE, Diploma in Medical Education, FAIMER Fellowship or IFME.
('Note: A waiver of additional qualification of ACME/FAIMER etc is granted till 31st January 2024. However, it should be responsibility of Principal/Dean and MEU) coordinator to enroll members into required courses on priority).
Support Staff shall be as per requirement. However the college shall ensure that a minimum of 02 Support Staff (01 x Clerk, 01 X helper/ peon) are available with MEU at all times.
The circular also stated that MEU library should have books on medical education (minimum 10 titles as hard copies, not older than previous 02 editions/10 years) and books should be relevant to MEU activities. The MEU should have access (print or web) to at least two of the following journals –
a. Medical Teacher
b. Medical education
c. Academic Medicine
d. The Clinical Teacher
e. BMC medical education
f. The National Medical Journal of India
As per the circular, the Medical Education Unit is to be housed in a designated area. The area measurements should be as per regulations. The main area/hall should accommodate around 40 persons in a workshop format with proper seating facilities and should have the following minimum number of equipment –
a. Multimedia PCs, internet enabled, with color Monitors : 02
b. Multimedia projector : 02
c. Screen for projection : 01
d. Scanner + printer + copier : 01
e. Laptop : 01
f. Flip chart / White boards : 06
g. PA system with cordless mikes and Collar mikes : 02 + O2
ln addition, there should be availability of –
a. High speed broadband with 3Oombps speed with two high resolutions camera - one facing faculty and another facing the entire participants to enable linking of live sessions of the workshop or webinars with colleges under RC/NC.
b. Facility for recording and storing all MEU workshops in online LMS as well as with storage in their own MEU.
c. Digital photography.
d. Video-editing facility in a sound proof room.
MEU can be assessed/inspected at any time by NC/RC/NMC.
Department of Medical Education at NMC Regional Centers and Nodal Centers shall have the following composition in terms of manpower and infrastructure requirements-
1. Officer in Charge: Dean/Principal/Vice-chancellor
2. Convener of RC/ NC: At the pay scale of Professor/Associate Professor. She/He should have undergone revised Basic Course Workshop& CISP training at the allocated
NMC mentioned that Nodal/Regional Centre and MCI/NMC Advance course in Medical Education at allocated Nodal Centre or any other additional qualification like M. Med, MHPE, Diploma in Medical Education, FAIMER, or IFME Fellowship.
The Convener of RC / NC shall hold the post for a minimum period of four years. For any change if required thereafter, prior approval of Academic Cell, UGMEB shall be taken.
A Co-Convener shall be nominated by the Dean. Co-convener shall be responsible for conducting/monitoring Faculty Development Programs, in the absence of Convener, Regional Centre, mentioned the circular and it further added that each Regional Centre shall have minimum -10; maximum - 20 number of Resource faculty including Convener/Co-Convener of the Centre.
Each Nodal Centre in Medical Education shall have minimum -12; maximum - 25 number of Resource faculty resource faculty in addition to conveners and 02 Co-Conveners. At the Nodal Centre, in addition to the Convener, there shall be two Co-conveners, one Co-Convener for ACME and one Co-Convener for BCME and CISP.
All resource faculty of RC / NC Should be Associate Professor or above. They must fulfill the academic requirements in Medical Education as given below –
1. Should have undergone TBCWBCME & CISP training at the allocated Nodal/Regional Centre. She/He should have received any of the additional educational qualifications or training: eg. Advance Course in Medical Education, M. Med, MHPE, Diploma in Medical Education, FAIMER or IFME Fellowship.
2. At least 05 of these faculty should be associated with the Department of Medical Education for at least 05 years.
3. Out of the above, not more than 25% of the Resource Faculty (of the total number of Resource Faculty) in each Regional Center could be from outside the Nodal and Regional Centre but should be from the colleges allocated to the RC/NC.
Supportive Staff –
1. Stenographer / Office Assistant – 01
2. Office assistant / Computer Operator - 01 for RC, and 02 for NC
3. Technicians for Audio Visual Aids /Photography – 01
4. Peon – 01
Journals –
The Medical Education Department library should have books on Medical Education (minimum 20 different labels; not older than previous 2 editions or 10 years) and should have access (print or web) to at least three of the following Journals –
1. Medical Teacher
2. Medical education
3. Academic Medicine
4. The Clinical Teacher
5. BMc medical education
6. The National Medical Journal of lndia
Infrastructure and equipment –
The Department of Medical Education of the RC / NC shall be housed in an appropriate air-conditioned area which can accommodate around 40 participants in a workshop format. The venue should be backed up by a continuous power supply.
Following infrastructural facilities should be available –
1. Facilities for holding small group discussion.
2. Facilities for holding large group discussion.
3. Facilities for locating OSCE/OSPE stations.
4. Accommodation facilities within reasonable distance from campus at reasonable cost.
The list of equipment required at the NMC RC / NC is as given below –
1. Multimedia PCs, internet enabled, with color Monitors : 02
2. Multimedia projector – 02
3. Screen for projection – 01
4. Scanner + printer + copier – 01
5. Laptop – 01
6. Flip chart / White boards – 06
7. PA system with cordless mikes and Collar mikes – 02+ 02
ln addition, there should be availability of –
1. High speed broadband with 300mbps speed with two high resolutions camera - one facing faculty and another facing the entire participants to enable linking of live sessions of the workshop or webinars with colleges under RC/NC
2. Facility for recording and storing all MEU workshops in online LMS as well as with storage in their own MEU
3. Digital photography
4. Video-editing facility in a sound proof room
5. Module based or any other learning management system (LMS) for faculty training
GUIDELINES FOR CONDUCT OF BASIC COURSE IN MEDICAL EDUCATION (BCME) –
NMC in the circular has renamed the Revised Basic course workshops (rBCw) in Medical Education Technologies as Basic Course in Medlcal Education (BCME).
As earlier, it shall be conducted at Nodal (NC) /Regional Centers (RC) or at Medical Colleges (under the supervision of NMC nominated Coordinator, previously known as Observer). The following guidelines are issued for the conduct of BCME –
a. Curriculum of BCME-PG shall be same as that of BCME. However, while explaining the concept or for hands on activity, more examples from PG curriculum should be used.
b. The proposal of BCME must reach Academic Cell UGMEB at least 3 weeks prior to the proposed dates. Details of MEU and Curriculum Committee should be attached with the proposal as per the formats attached as Annexure 5 and Annexure 5.
c. The participants shall be full time teaching faculty of colleges as per NMC regulations.
d. The participants will be considered on Duty Leave during the period of the BCME workshop.
e. The total number of participants per workshop should be from 25 (minimum) to 30 (maximum). A waitlist of upto 05 extra participants may be included in same excel sheet at the end of main list of nominated participants. Changes in participant list is to be avoided. Any last minute change must have valid reason duly supported by a letter from Dean / Principal.
f. Substitution of upto 03 participants shall only be permitted from the 05 wait-listed participants. These changes are to be communicated to Academic cell by email, preferably before the start of BCME but not later than 1'1 day of BCME program. Any deviation from this shall make participation of substituted participants invalid. ln this regard also refer to UGMEB, NMc letter No, D 11011/228/2023/Academic cell 007803 dated 21 Feb 203.
g. lf any last-minute changes / absence of participants leads to decrease in participant strength to less than 25, the said BCME shall stand CANCELLED The same shall be intimated to Academic cell immediately.
h. Expenses to conduct BCME at medical colleges shall be made available to the MEU Coordinator by the Head of the institution/medical colleges.
i. The TA/DA of the participants will be met by the Participants/ Medical Colleges/ Institutions to which they belong, as is permissible.
j. Participation in BCME shall be counted against entitlement for a Zonal / National Conference wherever a applicable.
k. For conduct of BCME at a medical college, the MEU Coordinator of the college shall send following documents to the Convener of their respective NC or RC well in advance so that the proposal is received a minimum of 03 weeks in advance at Academic cell UGMEB, after vetting by Convener of affiliated NC / RC. The correctness of data in the documents must be ensured.
1.Program of BCME, in word file, with details of resource faculty nominated to take that session
2. List of MEU Resource Faculty (which is already approved) in word file as per format attached as Annexure 5, with all training details (updated). Any ACME participants attending BCME should not be added as resource faculty for the same BCME.
3. List of approved Curriculum Committee in word file as per format attached as Annexure 6.
4. List of Participants in word file as per format attached as Annexure 7a, with all columns filled. No abbreviations shall be used at all.
5. Action taken report, in cases where some suggestions / observations were given by NMC appointed Coordinator at an earlier rBCW/ BCME.
"The BCME at medical colleges shall be conducted under the supervision of NMC appointed Coordinator from NC/RC, who shall be of Associate Professor or above rank. They will adhere to the guidelines as enumerated in Annexure 8," NMC mentioned.
"All communications with Academic Cell UGEMB shall only be via email sent from Official Mail IDS of NC/RC/Medical Colleges. Hardcopies may be sent were necessary," it added.
NMC further stated that in order to ensure uniformity in the content / syllabus of BCME across lndia a training module is is being shared separately. The objectives of the topic / session have been defined and these must be covered and elaborated upon by Resource Faculty while conducting BCME.
The circular also mentioned about the format for submitting Convener's / NMC appointed Coordinator's Report and the format for Feedback report by the participants, after completion of the course.
lssuance of Certificates –
1. Certificates shall ONLY be printed by the Nodal/Regional Centers, as per approved format. The format will be shared separately. These certificates shall then be handed over to NMC appointed Coordinator for BCME at allocated colleges.
2. The Certificate of Participations shall be given only those participants who have attended all the sessions throughout the Workshop.
3. Proper record of issuance of certificates shall be maintained at RC /NC.
lssue of Duplicate certificate:
lt may be issued only in cases where a written request is received from the participant duly countersigned by their Principal/Dean, for having lost their original issued certificate of FDP. The word 'DUPLICATE' shall be mentioned clearly on the new certificate. The Convener of the RC/NC shall do proper verification before issuance of Duplicate certificate. NC/RC is authorised to charge a fee of INR 3000/ fee for this.
Proposed Program :Basic Course in Medical Education (BCME) -
Day 1
| Day Time | Session | Objectives Duration | Suggested methods | ||
| 9:00 | Introductory session and Group Dynamics | â– Pre-test
| 75 minutes | Team building exercises, Examples of small group/team working in the institutes | |
| 10:15 | Learning process, Learning domains &Principles of learning |
| 60 minutes | interactive Building from participants' knowledge | |
| 11.15 | Tea break | ||||
| 11:30 | Goals, roles and Competencies, Learning objectives (LO) in CBME |
â– Elaborate the principles of competency based learning
| 60 minutes | Use CBME UG/PG modules | |
| 12:30 | Teaching learning methods (TLM): including Interactive Large Group, Small Group methods |
| 105minutes , | Use CBME module methods, introduce new methods e.g. like DOAP Demonstrate few methods, highlight role of facilitator | |
| 13:30 | Lunch | 45 min |
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| 14:15 | Teaching learning methods (TLM): | Contd.... I |
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| 15.00 | Tea Break | ||||
| 15:15 | Introduction to assessment |
| 45 minutes | Basic principles based on the prior knowledge of the participants | |
| 16:00 | Internal assessment (IA) and Formative assessment |
students
| Demonstrate how IA can be calculated in all phases Share examples of IA module | ||
| Day 3 | ||||
| 9:00 | Writing a lesson plan |
| 60 Use examples from minutes UG/PG courses | |
| 10:00 | Tea Break | 15 min |
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| 10.15 | Assessment of clinical and practical skills |
| 120 Discuss methods, minutes demonstrate few like OSCE/OSPE, DOPS other WPBA _, | |
| 12.15 | Academic growth &networking |
| 45 minutes |
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| 13:15 | Lunch | 45 min |
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| 14:00 | Aligning assessment to |
| 60 minutes | Use examples of competencies from 4 phases, 15 min group work for selecting methods for provided competencies, 8 min per group for sharing |
| 15.15 | Tea Break |
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| 15:30 | Mentoring |
mentoring â– Apply these principles in UG/PG curricula | 60 min |
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| 16.30 | Post-test Retropre feedback - |
| I Pre, post-test to be developed by institute conducting BCME, Retropre as per provided doc | |
| 16:45 | Closing |
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Use examples from UG/PG curriculum as needed and use examples from PG curriculum for standalone PG institutes. Each session to have a conceptual part followed by hands on experiences as needed.
NMC circular also adds the format for submitting details of medical education unit. It should mention name of the doctor, along with the designation, department, mobile and email id, history of attending rBCW/BCME, additional qualification as per NMC, history of attending CISP I/II/III, and knowledge and expertise in medical education.
The format regarding detail of Curriculum Committee (CC) members include name of CC member, Designation and Department, teacher ID, Mobile and Email ID, Date of Appointment, history of attending rBCW/BCME, history of attending CISP and ACME/other advanced course.
Apart from this, the Circular also contains the format for main list of participants for BCME and wait list of participants for BCME, main list of participants for CISP III, and wait list of participants for CISP III.
GUIDELINES FOR NMC APPOINTED COORDINATOR –
Coordinator has a Facilitator's role in the conduct of FDP, hence the Coordinator should –
1.Contact the college/ lnstitute at least a week before the actual workshop and discuss/review the program and its logistics.
2. Be present in all sessions.
3. Verify the particulars of the participants from the proposal list forwarded to Academic cell. The names of absentees or those missing the sessions shall be communicated in the report.
4. Ensure that the FDP is conducted as per NMC approved program.
5. Ensure that only the approved faculty is taking sessions.
6. At the end of each session of FDP, provide 5 min summary. Feedback on conduct of session may also be provided, if needed.
7. Ensure lnstitute has designed Pre and post-test before the conduct of the actual workshop and Participants' Feedback form are also ready beforehand.
8. Review MEU infrastructure as per NMC guidelines and provide your comments in the repo rt.
9. Review and confirm the action taken by the college on any points that were highlighted for correction/ implementation by Observer's in any of the previous workshops held at the college.
NMC circular has mentioned about the format about the NMC appointed Coordinator Report- BCME. It shall contain- the BCME workshop details, details of participants, workshop evaluation by NMC coordinator, feedback from the participants and observations by coordinator from nodal/regional centre. It should also mention a short summary report, comments, and it should be duly signed by NMC appointed Coordinator.
In the BCME feedback form, the participants will be asked questions including what was good about the sessions, what could have been better, what would they change if they were the organisor of the workshop.
GUIDELINES FOR CONDUCT OF CURRICULUM IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT PROG RAM v.3 (CISP III) –
The Competency based Undergraduate Medical Education Curriculum mandates focused training of faculty on its content and nuances. As the students of CBME curriculum have entered their clinical phases, the CISP is required to take care of training of additional clinical faculty for better implementation of Competency Based Medical Education (CBME). The following guidelines are issued to conduct CISP for NC/RC and allocated Colleges –
NMC mentioned that it is compulsory for Curriculum Committee members and members of Medical Education Department/Unit to attend CISP at NC/RC if they have not attended CISP I or II. Themedical college faculty who have attended CISP l/ll need not undergo CISP III now.
Each Nodal and Regional Centre shall conduct a maximum of 03 CISP Workshops for teaching faculty of allocated colleges at the RC/NC and 1-2 CISP Workshops in house for their own college faculty. Medical Colleges shall conduct CISP workshop under Coordinatorship of NC/RC, as per need.
The participants shall be full time teaching faculty as per NMC norms of colleges. The participants will be considered on Duty Leave during the period of workshop.
For CISP at NC/RC, the participants from allocated colleges shall be a team of three and will include –
1. Principal/Dean
2. MEU coordinator (if not trained in CISP I or ll)
3. Curriculum Committee members from medical/surgical sciences (if not trained in CISP I or ll)
lf these are already trained, then HOD of major clinical subject of phase 3 part 2 shall be included. Therefore, per college 3 participants will attend the CISP III mandatorily.
For CISP lll at Medical colleges, the resource faculty shall be their CISP trained Curriculum Committee members and team of above three trained faculties.
"The CISP at medical colleges shall be conducted under the supervision of NMC appointed Coordinator from NC/RC, who shall be of Associate Professor or above rank," mentioned the circular.
"The proposal of CISP must reach Academic Cell UGMEB at least 3 weeks prior to the proposed dates. Details of MEU and Curriculum Committee should be attached with the proposal," it added.
Upto 03 additional names of participants can be included as waiting list in the proposal for approval. Change in participant names should be avoided. Any last minute change(s) in participants list, must have valid reason. The substitution(s) is only permitted from the already approved 03 wait-listed participants. These changes are to be communicated to Academic cell on or before 1" day of CISP program by email. Any deviation from this shall make participation by substitution faculty as invalid.
NMC clarified that if any last-minute changes / absence of participants leads to decrease in participant strength to less than 25, the said CISP shall stand CANCELLED. The same shall be intimated to Academic cell immediately.
Participation in CISP shall be counted against entitlement for a Zonal / National Conference. Expenses to conduct these workshops in colleges shall be made available to the MEU Coordinator by the Head of the lnstitution/Medical College.
NMC has also attached the format of Convener/ Co-Convener's and NMC appointed Coordinator's Report of CISPS and feedback report from the participants.
lssuance of Certificates –
1. Certificates shall ONLY be printed by the Nodal/ Regional Centre as per approved format The format shall be shared with NC / RC separately.
2. The Certificate of Participation shall be given by the Nodal/Regional Centre Conveners/MEU coordinator to only those participants who have attended all the sessions throughout the workshop.
The circular has also attached the 2 days program for CISP-III- including the details regarding time, session, objectives, duration and faculty. As per the format of Convener's report attached with the circular, it should add the details about the total registered participants, and total participants attended and college wise distribution of participants.
Apart from the name of the institutes and the number of participants from that institute, the report should also mention the cadre-wise distribution of participants, number of faculty of allocated colleges trained in the CISP-III workshop, Convener's observations, comments and suggestions, and evaluation of the course.
Similarly, the NMC appointed Coordinator report- CISP III should mention the details including CISP III workshop details, details of participants, workshop evaluation by convener, feedback from participants, and observations by coordinator.
In the feedback form, the participants need to answer questions including what was good about the sessions, what could have been better, what would they change if they were the organisor. The circular also mentions a format for retro pre-evaluation, which participants are asked to enter scores as per improvement in knowledge and their understanding of importance.
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