(National Teacher Training Centre; NTTC)

1.  Faculty members and their research interest:

Name of the Faculty & Designation	Research Interest	E-mail Address
Dr. K.S.V.K Subba Rao Director, JIPMER & Project Director (NTTC)
Dr. Santhosh kumar Head of the Department		santoshk*jipmer.edu

            Note :  Replace * with @ in the email ID

2.  Main objectives:

The main objectives of NTTC are:

§         To promote the training of teachers of health professionals in educational science and technology.

§         To promote the development and application of educational processes such as educational planning, curriculum development, teaching techniques, instructional materials, evaluation and continuing education.

§         To keep the teachers up date in their own specialities.

 

3.  Special equipments available:

Direct projector, LCD projector, Video projector, Video handy camera, Video dubbing and editing console.

 

4.  On-going training activities:

• National Course on Educational Science & Technology
• Workshop on “Current concepts in Medical education” *
• Workshop on: Problem based learning *
• Master trainers workshop for the Tamil Nadu Dr.M.G.R. Medical University “Pre-service skills training for Medical Educators” *
• Workshop on “Human Relations in Nursing” **
• Workshop on “Management Principles in Nursing” **
• Workshop on “Educational technology technology for nursing educators” **
• Workshop on “Virtual Symposia and Tele education activities”
• Orientation Course for interns on “Quality Care”
• Orientation Course for Postgraduates on “Research Methods, ethics and Communication”

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* sponsored by the Tamil Nadu Dr.M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai

** sponsored and organized by the Dept. of Nursing, JIPMER 

5.  Major research activities:

v      Objectives Structured Clinical Examination(OSCE) can be effectively used as a method of remedial teaching and learning clinical skills.

v      Use of motivational techniques to make all undergraduate students to learn to communicate with patients in Tamil.

v      Impact of Integrated Orientation to quality care for Interns.

v      Impact of orientation course to postgraduates on research methodology, communication skills and medical ethics.

Assessment of utility of tele-education(on going project since 2000).  Using a standard computer with web camera and ISDN link, the NTTC, JIPMER is conducting distance education sessions with the Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai.  The initial feed back assessment indicates that this approach is very useful to bring expert teachers in contact with students far away.  Based on our leadership in this area, ISRO is currently setting up a high-tech satellite based tele-link between JIPMER and seven other educational centres

            6. Publications:

* NTTC Bulletin: The centre publishes two issues of the Bulletin one in March and another in September, since 1996.

Download issues
March, 2000	September, 2000
March, 2001	Sept, 2001
March, 2002	Sept 02 & March, 2003
Sept 02 & March, 2003	Sept, 2003
March, 2004	October, 2004
March, 2005	Sept, 2005
March, 2006	Sept, 2006
March, 2007

* Revised MBBS curriculum.

* Book titled "Medical Education - Principles and Practice - Vol.1 (2nd ed.), January 2000.

* Book titled "Medical Education - Vol.II - Trainers Guide" 1998 ed.

* Book titled "Implementing Innovations in Clinical Skills Training", 1997 ed.

* Manuals (8 versions) on Training of Trainers in Clinical Skill Curriculum Development

* The NTTC assisted in the development of Video Clips on:

- Push, promote, or educate?

- Interesting cases (collection of 50 cases)

- Patient personality types

- Common communication errors in out-patient care

- Five strategies for drug-promotion.

- "How to conduct clinical and oral examination"- a full length video for National Board of Examination.

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