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Dr. K.K.Deepak

Visiting Professor, Centre for Biomedical Engineering (CBME), Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) New Delhi. Former- Professor & Head, Department of Phyisiology, AIIMS, New Delhi

Medical Education

Medical Education
Dr. K.K. Deepak medical education Physiology Specialization

1: Training/Award in the field of Medical Education

1. Received Technical Cooperation Training Program (TCTP) Award from British      Govt. under which I had undergone 11 weeks training in Medical Educational Technology in Dundee, U.K., 14th April to 1st July 1989. (UKP

2. Undergone training in computers at Department of Computers, Dundee Institute of Technology, Dundee, UK (learned Disk operating Systems. Graphics and Statistical analysis using Computers) June 1989. (UK)

3. Earned thirty five (35) credit-hours in Continuing Medical Education (CME) at Montreal University, Montreal, Canada in Medical Education, August, 1991. (Canada)

4. Earned  thirty six (36)  credit hours in Item Bank Administration at Teaching and Learning centre,  Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University Hong Kong form 10th Nov to 14th Nov 2008.  This week long workshop imparted training in management of question bank at international level and to use it to enhance learning and assessment for undergraduate medical education.  Later used this expertise to serve as Item Bank Administrator (IBA) for two years at University of Dammam, KSA. (Hongkong)

2:    Medical Education and Technology

Several institutions including AIIMS have recognized the importance and necessity of Medical Education for advancement of medical sciences.  Realizing this, AIIMS New Delhi  set up its centre for medical education in 1988 which was named  KL Wig Centre for Medical Education & Technology (Popularly known as ‘CMET’). The CMET regularly conducts faculty development programs. I served as an adjunct faculty member since its inception till 2021  and contributed substantially to advancement of medical education and technology.

I. Contribution to Curriculum Planning at National Level (6 Workshops)

  1. National Institute of Health and Family Welfare: Meetings and workshops organized by the NIHFW for preparing training modules in Health and Family Welfare, especially meant for key trainers at the district/state level (22-23 April, 1997).
  2. National Institute of Health and Family Welfare: Meetings and workshops organized by the NIHFW for preparing training modules in Health and Family Welfare, especially meant for key trainers at the district/state level (9-10 April, 1996).
  3. National Neonatology Forum (NNF): Workshop on “Neonatal Nursing Curriculum Planning” organized by the NNF (5-6 February, 1993); Meeting of the sub-committee for framing Undergraduate Curriculum in Neonatology (12 April, 1996).
  4. Medical Council of India (MCI): Contributed to 1st Workshop on “Curriculum Planning and Implementation of Revised Curriculum” held on 6-7 December 1994.
  5. Medical Council of India (MCI):  Served as a resource person for the National workshop on “Training teachers today for tomorrow’s needs” (1994), and a workshop on “Implementation of the revised curriculum” held at the MCI (7-8 March, 1995).
  6. Medical Council of India (MCI):   National Workshop on “Need-based curriculum for the undergraduate  medical education”, (28-29 August, 1992). I was actively involved in the preparation of the draft document, and a resource paper on “Teaching Methodology” and further, in drafting the Recommendations of this important workshop

II. Contribution through Medical Education Workshops

a. Contribution to  FACULTY DEVELOPMENT at International, National and

     Institutional levels.

[Served as core resource faculty in workshops conducted by CMET/Dept. of Physiology/other departments (mentioned in bold letters), AIIMS.  I served as organizer for four workshops, as indicated].  Later served as faculty at Medical Education Unit at College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from Sept 2008- Sept 2010].

Workshops at the Regional/International level: (13 workshops)

[Contributed as resource faculty]

  1. Workshop on Review of MBBS Curriculum, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal (5-8 April 2011).
  2. Patient Safety Workshop, College of Medicine, University of Dammam, Saudi Arabia, 12th May 2010.
  3. Workshop on “Current issues in MCQ based assessment” held at College of Nursing, University of Dammam, KSA, 17th May 2010. 
  4. Workshop on “Assessment strategies -II” at College of Medicine,  King Fahd Hospital of the University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (6-7 May 2009).
  5. Served a facilitator for workshop on Blue-printing organized during 7th Gulf Cooperation Council Medical Colleges Conference (17  November 2009).
  6. Workshop on “Interactive Teaching”, organized by Medical Education Unit-KFHU, King Faisal University, Al-Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (15 October 2008).
  7. Workshop on “Assessment Strategies-I” at  College of Medicine King Fahd Hospital of the University,  Al-Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (22-24 Dec 2008)
  8. Workshop on “Interactive Teaching” held on  15th October 2008 at College of Medicine, King Fahd Hospital of the University,  Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  9. Faculty Orientation Program, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal (28-30 January, 1999).
  10. CMET WHO-SEARO Workshop on “General Principles of Health Professional Education,” (2-7 November, 1998).
  11. CMET WHO-SEARO Workshop on “General Principles of Health Professional Education,” (10-14 February, 1997).
  12. CMET WHO-SEARO Workshop on “General Principles of Health Professional Education,” (14-19 October, 1996).
  13. CMET: Self Learning and Self Assessment in Physiology, held during II Congress of Asian and Oceania Physiological Societies, AIIMS  New Delhi (16 November, 1990).

b. National Workshops for Medical Teachers across the country at CMET:  (18 workshops)

[Contributed as resource faculty]

  1. National workshop on “Strategies for effective teaching”,  College of Nursing, AIIMS (February 1998).
  2. Production of Learning Resource Materials (10-12 October, 1997).
  3. Medical College Teachers’ Workshop: Organized by the Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) Education Center’s Workshops held at AIIMS, New Delhi (13 April, 1997).
  4. Training of Trainers (TOT) Workshops under India Population Project:  Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), (5-8 June, 1996).
  5. Teaching of Basic Medical Sciences, (4 March, 1995) (Organizing Secretary).
  6. Medical Education Assessment Strategies,  (22-24 February, 1995).
  7. National workshop on “Assessment strategies in nursing education”,   College of Nursing, AIIMS: (18February, 1995).
  8. National workshop on Social and Behavioral Sciences in Medical Undergraduate Training, Indian Psychiatric Society (26-27 November, 1994). 
  9. Media in Medical Education at CMET (22-24 March, 1993; 20-22 October, 1994).
  10. Medical Education Assessment Strategies at CMET (10-12 November, 1993).
  11. College of Nursing, AIIMS: Workshop on “Communication skills in nursing”, (28 October, 1993).
  12. Media in Medical Education, (22-24 March, 1993)  [Joint Organizing Secretary].
  13. First National workshop on “Assessment in Ophthalmology”, RP Center for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS, New Delhi (29-30 October, 1992).
  14. Satellite symposium on “Role of media in medical education”, Indian Association of Medical Microbiologists (14 October, 1992).
  15. Medical Education- Assessment Strategies,  (8-10 October, 1992).
  16. National workshop on “Community Ophthalmology,” RP Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS (11-16 November, 1991).
  17. Assessment Strategies in Undergraduate Medical Education, (29-31 March, 1990).

 c.   Institutional level: In-house Workshops for AIIMS Faculty: (13 workshops, all  

      organized in the CMET; Contributed as resource faculty)

  1. Post-validation- Item Analysis of MCQs during Workshop on MCQs and Item Analysis, 7 Feb, 2013. AIIMS, New Delhi.
  2. MCQ and Item analysis during CME workshop, Feb 12-14, 2005.
  3. All about MCQs, (24-25 April, 1999).
  4. Scientific Writing, (5-6 March, 1999).
  5. How to make good slides, (11-12 September, 1998) [Organizing  Secretary].
  6. Teaching, Learning, Media and Assessment, (2-4 April, 1998).
  7. Problem Based Learning, (16June, 1996).
  8. Problem Based Learning, (8-15 July, 1994).
  9. Problem Based Learning, (27-29 July, 1992) [Joint  Organizing   Secretary].
  10. Computer Assisted Learning, (31 March- 2 April, 1992).
  11. Student autonomy in learning, (19-24 August, 1991).
  12. Role of media in learning, (14-15 May, 1991).
  13. Assessment strategies, (19-21 April, 1991).
  14. Learning Resource Material: Development and use, (4-5 Jan.,1990).

III. Contribution to Medical Education Activity at Departmental Level, AIIMS

a.  Introduced new teaching experiments (practicals) at undergraduate and postgraduate levels to bring the teaching curriculum to contemporary levels based on the recent advances and progress in Physiology. In an effort to gradually replace some animal experiments by clinically relevant human experiments, I have been instrumental in introduction of experiments on Autonomic function tests, Exercise stress test, Audiometry and Vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR)  tests, phonocardiography etc.

   b. National Workshops for Medical Teachers across the country :  (5 workshops)

[Contributed as resource faculty]

  1. Fourth National Workshop on Assessment of Medical Education (Physiology), Department  of Physiology, AIIMS, New Delhi (22-24 November, 1991). 
  2. Third National Workshop on Assessment of Medical Education (Physiology), Department  of Physiology, AIIMS, New Delhi (16-18 March, 1990).
  3. Second National Workshop on Assessment of Medical Education (Physiology), Department of Physiology, AIIMS, New Delhi (17-19 March, 1989).
  4. First National Workshop on Assessment of Medical Education (Physiology), Department of Physiology, AIIMS, New Delhi (16-18 March, 1988).

IV.  Development of scientific programs for learning and assessment:

1. Prepared tape-slide program on “Recording and Analysis of Human Electroencephalography (EEG)” which was  used as  Audio-Visual Learning Resource Material  in AIIMS from  1989 to 2004 for UG/PG teaching in Physiology. 

2.  Co-developer of a computer program called “QBERIA” (question bank, evaluation of responses and item analysis). This program was successfully demonstrated in Centre for Medical Education and Technology (CMET) for WHO-SEARO Workshop on “General Principles of Health Professional Education,” (14-19 October, 1996). [SEARO: South East Asian Regional Organization]. I played a pivotal role in the capacity of Sub-Dean Examination during 2001-2006.

V. Objectivisation of Examinations:    Implemented the administrative measures /reforms to improve objectivity  in the professional examination: This was done   at the level of the Institute by adopting administrative reforms for implementing Objective Structured Practical Examination (OSPE) and Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) and structured viva-voce examination across all UG and PG professional examinations.

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