Programme
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Conference highlights
List of Preconference Workshops
| Programme Schedule | ||
| Date | Session | Speaker / Facilitator |
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| 01.04.2026 (Forenoon) |
From concept to concrete – Getting comfortable with medical education research | Kevin Eva |
| Workplace based assessments in PGME | John Norcini | |
| Designing a contextual curriculum | Janet Grant & Anand Zachariah | |
| AI in medical education | Magnus Boman | |
| Indian Knowledge Systems and their relevance to health professions education | Sampadananda Mishra | |
| Developing a programme of assessment | Shital Bhandary | |
| An Introduction to Longitudinal Qualitative Research in Education | Amol Dongre | |
| Introducing IPE in HP curricula: Tips and Tools | Ciraj Ali | |
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MEDUCON 2026 Dates: April 1–4, 2026 Venue: APJ Abdul Kalam Auditorium, JIPMER, Puducherry |
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| Programme Schedule | |||
| Date | Session | Speaker / Facilitator | Co-ordinator(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1: Preconference Workshops | |||
| 01.04.2026 (Forenoon) |
From concept to concrete - Getting comfortable with medical education research | Kevin Eva | |
| Workplace based assessments in PGME | John Norcini | Dr Vikas, Dr Abishek | |
| Designing a contextual curriculum | Janet Grant & Anand Zachariah | Dr Srirekha, Dr Rajalakshmi | |
| AI in medical education | Magnus Boman | Dr Dinesh, Dr Mohapatra | |
| Indian Knowledge Systems and their relevance to health professions education | Sampadananda Mishra | Dr Ramshankar | |
| Developing a programme of assessment | Shital Bhandary | Drs Sivaraman, Nivedita, Medha | |
| An Introduction to Longitudinal Qualitative Research in Education | Amol Dongre | ||
| Introducing IPE in HP curricula: Tips and Tools | Ciraj Ali | ||
| Day 1: Laying the Foundation – Identifying the critical issues in Medical Education | |||
| 01.04.2026 (Afternoon) |
Talk I: The Evolving Landscape of Medical Education: Global Trends and Local Imperatives | Gitanjali B | Dr Manikandan |
| Talk II: How Healthcare System Realities Shape Medical Education | Thomas V Chacko | Dr Rajalakshmi | |
| Plenary I: Accreditation and Global Standard Setting in Medical Education (UAE, Oman, Nepal & India) | Biji Thomas/ Subhranshu Kar (RAKMHSU, UAE) Shital Bhandary (Nepal) Anathakrishnan N (India) |
Dr Kadambari | |
| Inauguration and Honouring past NTTC faculty | Dr Nanda Kishore / Dr Vikas | ||
| Cultural Program | Dr Latha / Dr Rajalakshmi | ||
| Day 2: Deep Dive into the Critical Issues – Understanding them | |||
| 02.04.2026 | Talk III: Seamless transition from school to professional education | Anand Zachariah | Dr Madhusudanan |
| Talk IV: New Education Policy (NEP): Strategy-Tactics-Action continuum in HPE | K R Sethuraman | Dr Nivedita | |
| Debate I: Is it time to reduce the duration of the MBBS course? | Debdatta Basu vs Thomas Chacko | Dr Medha | |
| Talk V: Why we need systems of assessment in Medical Education? | John Norcini | Dr Vikas | |
| Talk VI: Researching what matters in Medical Education | Kevin Eva | Dr Sivaraman | |
| In conversation with Prof. Janet Grant – The Politics of Medical Education | Gitanjali B | Dr Latha | |
| Parallel session AYUSH Residents and students (WPBA) Choice Based Credit System: A keyperformance indicator of NEP Nursing Specialty |
Subin Shital Bhandary Shivasakthy Manivasakan Kumari |
Dr Abishek & Dr Dinesh | |
| Plenary II: Global Flows, Local Gaps – Reconciling Healthcare Worker Migration with Universal Access | Ahmed Rashid, Vaishnavi B | Dr Mohapatra | |
| Day 3: Translating Knowledge into Action and Future Gazing | |||
| 03.04.2026 | Talk VII: Integrating Digital Health and AI into Medical Training | Magnus Boman | Dr Subathra |
| Debate II: Is virtual medical school the future? | Janet Grant vs Anathakrishnan N | Dr Nanda Kishore | |
| Talk VIII: Leadership and Advocacy in Medical Education | Ravikumar TS | Dr Sitanshu | |
| Debate III: Accreditation – Tick box or transformative? | Sudha Ramalingam vs Mahalakshmi VN | Dr Sreerekha | |
| Talk IX: Are current medical education systems equipped for primary care? | Sundararaman T | Dr Mahalakshmy | |
| Group discussions Integration of AI and technology in medical education Reforming the medical curriculum for relevance Creating effective healthcare teams through Interprofessional education What research is needed to address the critical issues in medical education Resolving the crisis in medical education assessment policy and practice |
Participants self select themselves into five groups based on their interest and discuss relevant ideas with a moderator. | Dr Mohapatra | |
| Poster Round | Judges | Dr Manikandan / Dr Dinesh | |
| Day 4 – 04.04.2026 | |||
| 04.04.2026 | Oral Presentations | Judges and Chairpersons | Drs Nanda Kishore / Sreerekha |
| Tea | |||
| Pitch your ideas (5x10 min) Innovative solutions to common problems Innovative research ideas on critical issues |
Volunteers | Dr Madhusudanan | |
| Valedictory | |||
| General Body Meeting followed by Lunch | Alumni Members | ||
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List of Preconference Workshops
Programme Schedule Date Session Speaker / Facilitator 01.04.2026
(Forenoon)From concept to concrete – Getting comfortable with medical education research Kevin Eva Workplace based assessments in PGME John Norcini Designing a contextual curriculum Janet Grant & Anand Zachariah AI in medical education Magnus Boman Indian Knowledge Systems and their relevance to health professions education Sampadananda Mishra Developing a programme of assessment Shital Bhandary An Introduction to Longitudinal Qualitative Research in Education Amol Dongre Introducing IPE in HP curricula: Tips and Tools Ciraj Ali - Conference
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MEDUCON 2026
Dates: April 1–4, 2026
Venue: APJ Abdul Kalam Auditorium, JIPMER, PuducherryProgramme Schedule Date Session Speaker / Facilitator Co-ordinator(s) Day 1: Preconference Workshops 01.04.2026
(Forenoon)From concept to concrete - Getting comfortable with medical education research Kevin Eva Workplace based assessments in PGME John Norcini Dr Vikas, Dr Abishek Designing a contextual curriculum Janet Grant & Anand Zachariah Dr Srirekha, Dr Rajalakshmi AI in medical education Magnus Boman Dr Dinesh, Dr Mohapatra Indian Knowledge Systems and their relevance to health professions education Sampadananda Mishra Dr Ramshankar Developing a programme of assessment Shital Bhandary Drs Sivaraman, Nivedita, Medha An Introduction to Longitudinal Qualitative Research in Education Amol Dongre Introducing IPE in HP curricula: Tips and Tools Ciraj Ali Day 1: Laying the Foundation – Identifying the critical issues in Medical Education 01.04.2026
(Afternoon)Talk I: The Evolving Landscape of Medical Education: Global Trends and Local Imperatives Gitanjali B Dr Manikandan Talk II: How Healthcare System Realities Shape Medical Education Thomas V Chacko Dr Rajalakshmi Plenary I: Accreditation and Global Standard Setting in Medical Education (UAE, Oman, Nepal & India) Biji Thomas/ Subhranshu Kar (RAKMHSU, UAE)
Shital Bhandary (Nepal)
Anathakrishnan N (India)Dr Kadambari Inauguration and Honouring past NTTC faculty Dr Nanda Kishore / Dr Vikas Cultural Program Dr Latha / Dr Rajalakshmi Day 2: Deep Dive into the Critical Issues – Understanding them 02.04.2026 Talk III: Seamless transition from school to professional education Anand Zachariah Dr Madhusudanan Talk IV: New Education Policy (NEP): Strategy-Tactics-Action continuum in HPE K R Sethuraman Dr Nivedita Debate I: Is it time to reduce the duration of the MBBS course? Debdatta Basu vs Thomas Chacko Dr Medha Talk V: Why we need systems of assessment in Medical Education? John Norcini Dr Vikas Talk VI: Researching what matters in Medical Education Kevin Eva Dr Sivaraman In conversation with Prof. Janet Grant – The Politics of Medical Education Gitanjali B Dr Latha Parallel session
AYUSH
Residents and students (WPBA)
Choice Based Credit System: A keyperformance indicator of NEP
Nursing SpecialtySubin
Shital Bhandary
Shivasakthy Manivasakan
KumariDr Abishek & Dr Dinesh Plenary II: Global Flows, Local Gaps – Reconciling Healthcare Worker Migration with Universal Access Ahmed Rashid, Vaishnavi B Dr Mohapatra Day 3: Translating Knowledge into Action and Future Gazing 03.04.2026 Talk VII: Integrating Digital Health and AI into Medical Training Magnus Boman Dr Subathra Debate II: Is virtual medical school the future? Janet Grant vs Anathakrishnan N Dr Nanda Kishore Talk VIII: Leadership and Advocacy in Medical Education Ravikumar TS Dr Sitanshu Debate III: Accreditation – Tick box or transformative? Sudha Ramalingam vs Mahalakshmi VN Dr Sreerekha Talk IX: Are current medical education systems equipped for primary care? Sundararaman T Dr Mahalakshmy Group discussions
Integration of AI and technology in medical education
Reforming the medical curriculum for relevance
Creating effective healthcare teams through Interprofessional education
What research is needed to address the critical issues in medical education
Resolving the crisis in medical education assessment policy and practiceParticipants self select themselves into five groups based on their interest and discuss relevant ideas with a moderator. Dr Mohapatra Poster Round Judges Dr Manikandan / Dr Dinesh Day 4 – 04.04.2026 04.04.2026 Oral Presentations Judges and Chairpersons Drs Nanda Kishore / Sreerekha Tea Pitch your ideas (5x10 min)
Innovative solutions to common problems
Innovative research ideas on critical issuesVolunteers Dr Madhusudanan Valedictory General Body Meeting followed by Lunch Alumni Members
Organized by Dept of Medical Education & Alumni Association of NTTC, JIPMER (AANJ)
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