REFORMING MEDICAL EDUCATION TO BENEFIT MASSES : July 2011

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Medical Education in Indian Perspective

[This article was published in the July 2011 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org) ] Experiment of IGNOU has demonstrated that deficit of trained health manpower could be easily overcome if we adopt the pedagogy based education process

Revolutionising Pedagogy@ a Distance

[This article was published in the July 2011 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org) ] IGNOU, School of Health Sciences, educates students at the grass root level and provide in-service training for medical, nursing and paramedical courses through a multimedia approach

“Technology-enabled programmes are crucial for continuing medical education” : Prof VN Rajasekharan Pillai, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), India

Established in 1991, the IGNOU School of Health Sciences has pioneered in developing competency-based programmes in various disciplines of health sciences.

Bridging the gap in medical education : Prof A K Agarwal, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), India

It is very crucial to bridge the gap in the context of medical education, where many of the emerging and demanding courses are not present in the conventional courses currently.

CREATING HEALTH PROFESSIONALS THROUGH DISTANCE EDUCATION : Prof. AK Agarwal & Prof. TK Jena School of Health Sciences, IGNOU

[This article was published in the August 2010 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Distance mode of education in health sector is a recent phenomenon. Worldwide people have tried to adapt the distance education philosophy to meet their need within the framework of their available resources.

MEDICAL EDUCATION IN THE MELTING POT : Prof M S Valiathan, Padma Vibhushan, National Research Professor, Government of India

[This article was published in the August 2010 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Prof M S Valiathan, a reputed cardiac surgeon, and a pioneer to establish the concept of merging medical education and technology, shares his views and proposes recommendations on the current structure of medical education in India.

eHEALTH INDIA 2010

[This article was published in the August 2010 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Advancement in modern information and communication technologies (ICTs) are revolutionising healthcare systems, by transforming health administration, service delivery and care management.

Open and Distance Learning for Continuing Medical Education

[This article was published in the August 2010 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Advancements in information and communication technologies (ICT) have accelerated the evolution of distance education system across the globe and open and distance learning implements all these technologies to offer courses that can satisfy the varied demands of medical education.

HEALTH ISSUES A GROUND REALITY : Dr. Rachna Agarwal, Assistant Professor IGNOU

[This article was published in the August 2010 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Technological advancements, ICT and upcoming state-of-the-art institutions in urban areas have revolutionised the delivery of healthcare facilities. There is a need to target the larger chunk of rural population, which is still struggling for basic healthcare facilities.

CLOSE TO HEART

[This article was published in the August 2010 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

The PG Diploma in Clinical Cardiology at the School of Health Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has a broader vision of serving the Nation. Sangita Ghosh De, of eHEALTH reports.

Action plan for training and re-training of teachers: IGNOU

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has set up five Institutes of Competency Advancement of Teachers(ICAT) in the five geographic region of the country.

Need an autonomous body to promote, regulate medical education, Prof Valiathan at IGNOU

There is an urgent need to constitute an autonomous body set up by an Act of Parliament with the twin objectives of promoting and regulating medical education at all levels, was the key point of observation that came up in the memorial lecture of Prof G Ram Reddy, delivered by Prof MVS Valiathan, a reputed cardiac surgeon and winner of the Padma Vibhushan.