National Faculty Development Programme
Objective: To improve the quality of medical training by training the teachers
Aim:
 sensitize teachers about new concepts in teaching and assessment methods
 develop knowledge and clinical skills required for performing the role of competent and
effective teacher, administrator, researcher and mentor
 assist clinicians to acquire competency in communication and behavioral skills
 update knowledge using modern information and research methodology tools.
1.
Basic Course Workshop in Medical Education Technologies
The Medical Council of India, by the MCI Regulations on Graduate Medical Education,
1997, made it mandatory for all medical colleges to establish Medical Education Units (MEUs)
or departments in order to enable faculty members to avail modern education technology for
teaching. In order to boost this activity, MCI has been conducting Basic Course Workshops in
Medical Education Technologies through selected Regional Centres, since July 2009. These
Regional Centres are located at institutions which have trained manpower in Medical Education
Technologies (MET). These are:
 Christian Medical College, Ludhiana
 Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College, Wardha
 Smt. NHL Municipal College, Ahmedabad
 Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute, Chennai
 St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore
 Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi
 Seth GS Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai
 Gandhi Medical College, Secunderabad
 Government Medical College, Kottayam
 SCB Medical College, Cuttack
 Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad
 Christian Medical College, Vellore
 Maharashtra University of Medical Sciences, Nashik
 Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum
 Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences, Indore
 Government Medical College, Calicut
 King George's Medical University, Lucknow
 Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam
 Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Dehradun
 Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Puducherry
The location of the Regional Centres is given below as Annexure I.
Annexure I
Location of Regional Centres
Details of total number of teachers trained by the Regional Centres are shown below:
Table: 1 Details of Medical College Teachers trained by Nodal/Regional
Centres in Medical Education Technologies*
Sr.
No.
Name of the Regional Centre
1.
2.
Date of Launching
Christian Medical College, Ludhiana
Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College,
Wardha
3.
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College,
Ahmedabad
Sri Ramachandra Medical College &
Research Institute, Chennai
St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore
Maulana Azad Medical College, New
Delhi
Seth GS Medical College & KEM
Hospital, Mumbai
Gandhi Medical College,
Secunderabad
Government Medical College,
Kottayam
SCB Medical College, Cuttack
Pramukhswami Medical College,
Karamsad
Christian Medical College, Vellore
Maharashtra University of Health
Sciences, Nashik
Jawarharlal Nehru Medical College,
Belgaum
Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical
Sciences, Indore
Government Medical College, Calicut
King George’s Medical University,
Lucknow
Andhra Medical College,
Visahkapatnam
Himalayan Institute of Medical
Sciences, Dehradun
JIPMER, Puducherry
No. of teachers trained
July 1, 2009
July 1, 2009
July 1, 2009
678
940
July 1, 2009
743
1,603
July 1, 2009
November 3, 2009
526
458
1,137
380
September 8, 2009
632
683
May 19, 2010
550
388
September 6, 2010
564
734
November 26, 2010
December 10, 2010
389
540
410
1,920
February 15, 2011
March 23, 2011
597
414
746
1,068
May 14, 2011
486
645
May 26, 2011
507
531
September 1, 2011
April 2, 2012
366
373
421
555
February 6, 2013
286
351
August 2, 2014
126
80
30
-
July 6, 2015
Until January, 2016
Number of teachers trained under MCI FDP programmme: 23,591
* BCW & Orientation
Number of medical college
teachers trained in MET* at
Regional Medical College
Centre
515
755
455
1009
9,235
14,356
Table: 2 Number of Workshops*Conducted by Nodal/Regional
Centers
Sr. No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
Name of the Regional Centre
Christian Medical College, Ludhiana
Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College,
Wardha
Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College,
Ahmedabad
Sri Ramachandra Medical College &
Research Institute, Chennai
St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore
Maulana Azad Medical College, New
Delhi
Seth GS Medical College & KEM
Hospital, Mumbai
Gandhi Medical College,
Secunderabad
Government Medical College,
Kottayam
SCB Medical College, Cuttack
Pramukhswami Medical College,
Karamsad
Christian Medical College, Vellore
Maharashtra University of Health
Sciences, Nashik
Jawarharlal Nehru Medical College,
Belgaum
Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical
Sciences, Indore
Government Medical College, Calicut
King George’s Medical University,
Lucknow
Andhra Medical College,
Visahkapatnam
Himalayan Institute of Medical
Sciences, Dehradun
Number of
Workshops*
conducted
by RCs
Number of
Workshops*
conducted
by MCs
15
17
28
38
23
35
29
70
19
19
42
16
20
25
20
14
21
28
15
23
15
76
22
19
30
38
16
22
20
24
15
12
18
25
10
14
06
04
JIPMER, Puducherry
01
-
Total
342
562
No. of workshops conducted: 904
* BCW & Orientation
Table: 3 Details of teachers trained by Nodal/Regional Centres in Medical
Education Technologies
Sr.
No.
Name of the Regional Centre
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
Date of Launching
Christian Medical College, Ludhiana
Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College,
Wardha
Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College,
Ahmedabad
Sri Ramachandra Medical College &
Research Institute, Chennai
St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore
Maulana Azad Medical College, New
Delhi
Seth GS Medical College & KEM
Hospital, Mumbai
Gandhi Medical College,
Secunderabad
Government Medical College,
Kottayam
SCB Medical College, Cuttack
Pramukhswami Medical College,
Karamsad
Christian Medical College, Vellore
Maharashtra University of Health
Sciences, Nashik
Jawarharlal Nehru Medical College,
Belgaum
Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical
Sciences, Indore
Government Medical College, Calicut
King George’s Medical University,
Lucknow
Andhra Medical College,
Visahkapatnam
Himalayan Institute of Medical
Sciences, Dehradun
JIPMER, Puducherry
No. of teachers trained
Number of medical college
teachers trained in MET* at
ATCOM
Re BCW
July 1, 2009
July 1, 2009
124
124
89
98
July 1, 2009
109
103
July 1, 2009
152
194
July 1, 2009
November 3, 2009
193
129
199
336
September 8, 2009
192
172
May 19, 2010
186
227
September 6, 2010
163
182
November 26, 2010
December 10, 2010
177
202
182
151
February 15, 2011
March 23, 2011
129
179
204
170
May 14, 2011
156
193
May 26, 2011
138
105
September 1, 2011
April 2, 2012
214
236
202
227
February 6, 2013
37
24
August 2, 2014
151
126
July 6, 2015
170
160
3161
3344
Until March, 2017
Number of teachers trained under MCI FDP programmme in ATCOM + rBCW: 6,505
* revised BCW & ATCOM
Table: 4 Number of Workshops Conducted by Nodal/Regional Centers
Sr. No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
Name of the Regional Centre
Christian Medical College, Ludhiana
Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College,
Wardha
Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College,
Ahmedabad
Sri Ramachandra Medical College &
Research Institute, Chennai
St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore
Maulana Azad Medical College, New
Delhi
Seth GS Medical College & KEM
Hospital, Mumbai
Gandhi Medical College,
Secunderabad
Government Medical College,
Kottayam
SCB Medical College, Cuttack
Pramukhswami Medical College,
Karamsad
Christian Medical College, Vellore
Maharashtra University of Health
Sciences, Nashik
Jawarharlal Nehru Medical College,
Belgaum
Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical
Sciences, Indore
Government Medical College, Calicut
King George’s Medical University,
Lucknow
Andhra Medical College,
Visahkapatnam
Himalayan Institute of Medical
Sciences, Dehradun
JIPMER, Puducherry
Total
No. of workshops conducted: 245
* revised BCW & ATCOM
Number of
Workshops*
ATCOM
Number of
Workshops*
Re BCW
5
5
3
4
4
4
6
7
7
5
7
12
7
6
7
8
6
6
7
8
6
6
5
7
7
6
6
7
6
5
8
8
7
8
2
1
7
6
7
123
6
122
Table: 5 Details of Revised Basic Course Workshops held in medical colleges
under supervision of Nodal/Regional Centres
Sr.
No.
Name of the Regional Centre
Date of Launching
Revised Basic Course Workdshop
in medical college
No. teachers
trained
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
No. of
Workshops
held
08
Christian Medical College, Ludhiana
Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College,
Wardha
Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College,
Ahmedabad
Sri Ramachandra Medical College &
Research Institute, Chennai
St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore
Maulana Azad Medical College, New
Delhi
Seth GS Medical College & KEM
Hospital, Mumbai
Gandhi Medical College,
Secunderabad
Government Medical College,
Kottayam
SCB Medical College, Cuttack
Pramukhswami Medical College,
Karamsad
Christian Medical College, Vellore
Maharashtra University of Health
Sciences, Nashik
Jawarharlal Nehru Medical College,
Belgaum
Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical
Sciences, Indore
Government Medical College, Calicut
King George’s Medical University,
Lucknow
Andhra Medical College,
Visahkapatnam
Himalayan Institute of Medical
Sciences, Dehradun
JIPMER, Puducherry
July 1, 2009
July 1, 2009
209
July 1, 2009
131
05
July 1, 2009
136
05
July 1, 2009
November 3, 2009
182
48
07
02
September 8, 2009
52
02
May 19, 2010
-
-
September 6, 2010
106
04
November 26, 2010
December 10, 2010
23
71
01
03
February 15, 2011
March 23, 2011
110
207
04
07
May 14, 2011
178
06
May 26, 2011
-
-
September 1, 2011
April 2, 2012
58
133
02
06
February 6, 2013
-
-
August 2, 2014
19
01
July 6, 2015
103
04
No. of teachers trained / workshops
conducted by RC&NC
Until March, 2017
1766
67
Total no. of teachers trained in NCs/RCs/MCs in BCW (pre & post revision) + ATCOM=23591+6505+1766 = 31862