Programme

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Conference highlights

Preconference Workshops
Conference

List of Preconference Workshops

Dr Kevin Eva

From concept to concrete – getting comfortable with medical education research

Dr John Norcini

Workplace based assessments in PGME

Dr Janet Grant

Designing a contextual curriculum

Dr Magnus Boman

AI in medical education

Dr Sampadananda Mishra

Indian Knowledge Systems and their relevance to health professions education

Dr Shital Bhandary

Developing a programme of assessment

Dr Amol Dongre

Longitudinal Qualitative Data Analysis

Dr Ciraj Ali Mohammed

Introducing IPE in HP curricula: Tips and Tools

Date	Session	Speaker / Facilitator
Programme Schedule
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

Date	Session	Speaker / Facilitator
MEDUCON 2026 Dates: April 1–4, 2026 Venue: APJ Abdul Kalam Auditorium, JIPMER, Puducherry
Programme Schedule
Day 1: Laying the Foundation – Identifying the Critical Issues in Medical Education
01.04.2026 (Afternoon)	Talk I: The Evolving Landscape of Medical Education	Gitanjali B
	Talk II: Training doctors for effective primary care roles	Sundararaman T
	Plenary: Global Flows, Local Gaps	Ahmed Rashid, Vaishnavi B
	Inauguration and Honouring past NTTC faculty
	Cultural Program
Day 2: Deep Dive into the Critical Issues – Understanding Them
02.04.2026	Talk III: Seamless transition from school to professional education	Anand Zachariah
	Talk IV: NEP 2020 and its implications for medical education	K R Sethuraman
	Debate I: Reducing the duration of MBBS – Yes or No?	Debdatta Basu vs Thomas Chacko
	Talk V: Why we need systems of assessment	John Norcini
	Debate II: Accreditation – Tick box or transformative?	Sudha Ramalingam vs Mahalakshmi VN
	In conversation with Prof. Janet Grant	Gitanjali B
	Parallel sessions (AYUSH, Residents, Dental, Nursing)	To be confirmed
Day 3: Translating Knowledge into Action and Future Gazing
03.04.2026	Talk VI: Integrating Digital Health and AI into Training	Magnus Boman
	Debate III: Is virtual medical school the future?	Janet Grant vs Ananthakrishnan N
	Talk VII: Leadership and Advocacy in Medical Education	Ravikumar TS
	Talk VIII: Researching what matters	Kevin Eva
	Talk IX: Healthcare system realities and education	Thomas V Chacko
	Group Discussions
	Poster Round
Day 4 – 04.04.2026
04.04.2026	Oral Presentations
	Tea
	Pitch Your Ideas (5 × 10 minutes)
	Valedictory
	General Body Meeting followed by Lunch

Preconference Workshops