MEDICAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE,

JIPMER

MEDUCON 2021
Theme-Trends for the 21st Century
Jointly organized by the
Department of Medical Education
and Alumni Association of NTTC,
JIPMER (AANJ)
2nd September 2021 - Preconference Workshop
3rd September 2021 - Main Conference

Virtual conference
with E-Paper and
E-Poster
Presentations
DME
Department of Medical Education: The first National Teacher Training Course
(NTTC) was established in JIPMER by the Government of India with the assistance
of WHO in the year 1975 to promote training of health professionals in
educational science and technology. The first National Course on Educational
Science for Teachers of Health Professionals was held in March 1976. The NTTC is
completing 45 years of its existence and the 85th National Course will be held
following MEDUCON 2021.
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JIPMER
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) is a
leading Medical Institution of India. It has been under the Government of India
since 1956 and has been declared an Institution of National Importance a decade
ago. Spread over a green campus of 195 acres in an urban locale of Puducherry
(formerly Pondicherry), JIPMER is about 170 kms from Chennai

MEDUCON 2021
The Medical Education Conference 2021 (MEDUCON 2021) held as a fully virtual
conference for the first time in its history, is aimed at bringing all the stakeholders
in medical education together and provide a platform for sharing knowledge and
experiences in the emerging areas of medical education. Various commissions
across the globe have called for major reforms in the training of medical
professionals to suit the needs of the 21st century. Advances in educational and
communication technology demands medical educators to equip the current
generation of healthcare professionals with global credentials while yet sensitive
to regional values and needs. To make health professional education borderless, it
is the need of the hour to think of accreditation and standards, teaching models in
health professional education, collaboration among health care institutions, use of
information and communication technology in enhancing teaching, learning,
assessment, etcetera. This conference will look at various aspects of health
professional education and make suggestions to policy makers for quality
medical education across the nation. This conference will provide an opportunity
to all those with an interest to showcase their research work in health professional
education, share ideas, and to network with like-minded colleagues around the
world
Scientific Program
The Scientific Program of the conference includes some interesting and
contemporary topics such as Medical education in times of Crisis, Technology &
Distance Education, Support systems for Quality Medical Education, and
simulators. There will be debates and panel discussions on controversial and
challenging areas in Medical Education.

Pre-conference Workshops 02-09-2021

Topics Resource Persons
MCQs, EMQs & MEQs for Assessing
Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) Dr. N Ananthakrishnan
Methodologies for Qualitative Research
in Medical Education Dr. Shrinivas Darak
Soft Skills for Medicos JIPMER Team
Blueprinting JIPMER Team
Pedagogical Approaches and Best
Practices in SBME Dr Dinker Pai
Mentoring in Medical Education Dr Anand Kukkamalla

Main Conference 03-09-2021

Lecture Topics
Dr P H Ananthanarayan Memorial Lecture: What makes an effective medical
educator?
Panel discussion: Taking forward Medical Education in times of crisis
Tele-education in JIPMER
Unleashing Creativity In Academic Medicine
Teaching Clinical skills
Role of assessment in CBME
Strategies for Implementing AETCOM
Artificial intelligence and cognitive learning
Our Speakers

Dr K R Sethuraman
Dean of Faculty,
AIMST University, Malaysia

Dr N Anathakrishnan Dr Pankaj Kundra

Dr Rakesh Aggarwal
Emeritus professor and Dean Academic,
Director, JIPMER
Dean, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth JIPMER

Dr Gitanjali Batmanabane Dr Dinker Pai Dr Avinash Supe

Director, MGMCRI Director, P D Hinduja
AIIMS, Bhubaneswar Hospital

Dr K Ramnarayan Dr Vineeth John Dr Subhasis Misra

Professor, MMMC University of Texas University of South Florida

Dr Shrinivas Darak Dr Deepti Shastri Dr Anand Kukkamalla

Manipal University Deputy Dean, VMKMC MMMC, Manipal
Salem
Target Audience
Alumni of NTTC
Educationists
Directors, Principals & Deans of Medical Colleges
Administrators and policy makers in medical education
Faculty of medical colleges
Members of curriculum committees
Faculty involved in faculty development programs
Residents

Registration
Registration for conference:
Early Bird Registration (Till 30th July 2021) (including E Presentation) – INR
1000/-
From 31st July onwards and Spot registration (No E Presentation): INR 1500/-
Registration for pre-conference workshops: INR 500/- per workshop.
(Limited to 30 participants per workshop)

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WILL BE INTIMATED SOON

Abstracts
Only registered participants can submit their E-Papers and E-Posters for online
presentation. E-Papers and E-Posters on research outcomes, best practices
and short communications in medical education are allowed for presentation.
A structured abstract comprising of Title of the project, Authors and affiliation,
what problem was addressed? What was tried? What lessons learnt? Strictly
not exceeding 250 words and in IMRAD format should be submitted to the
Organising Committee via online submission site on or before 15th August
2021. Decisions on abstract acceptance will be notified by email.
Please note that there will be no oral presentations
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Conference Secretariat
Department of Medical Education,
4th Floor, JIPMER Academic Centre
JIPMER, Puducherry, India
605006

Contact Details
Organising Secretary
Dr Devi Prasad Mohapatra
Dr Z Zayapragassarazan
Department of Medical Education,
JIPMER, Puducherry- 605006
Mobile:9439491269
Tel: 04132297381
e-mail: secretary@jipmermeducon.com
Alternate email: devimohapatra1@gmail.com
Website: WWW.JIPMERMEDUCON.COM