Empowering Continuing Medical Education (CME) in India: leveraging Kern's instructional design model.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Continuing Medical Education (CME) is vital for healthcare professionals to remain current with advancements and maintain their competence. In India, CME remains in its early stages, lacking a systematic approach. There is a pressing need for a comprehensive framework that addresses needs assessment, program development, accreditation, and credit allocation. Specifically, there is a gap in delivering targeted CME that meets the needs of different medical professionals at appropriate times. The aim of this study is to employ Kern's six steps of curriculum design to plan and evaluate a faculty development program focused on Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) for MD (Doctor of Medicine) Biochemistry professionals.

Methods

This study utilized Kern's six-step

SUBMITTER: Govindarajan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11520460 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature