Medical Education Unit

Faculty of Medicine

Mission & Function


Mission
To provide sustainable human resource development in the health professions education sector both nationally and in the South Asian Region
 
Focus
  • Promoting innovations in Health professional education and policy formulation
  • Identification of newer areas for improvement
  • Enhancing sustainability of institutions
  • Collaborating with international centres of excellence
  • Promoting multidisciplinary research
  • Developing linkages among different sectors
 
Span of activities
  • Teaching and examination work Undergraduates – lecture, facilitation of Small groups and supervision of Undergraduate research
  • Conducting workshops and lectures for continuing professional development of academic staff, trainers of health professions education.
  • Participating in evaluation missions
  • Facilitating dialogue on trends in medical education
  • Supervision of Post graduate students
  • Carry out educational research
  • Providing consultancy services
  • Publishing educational material
  • Assisting with Post Graduate Medical Education through the Post graduate Institute of Medicine (PGIM
 
Staff
  • 3 Academic staff members
  • 2 Technical officers
  • 1 Management Assistant
  • 1 Labourer