City firm MEdRC EduTech Digitizes MBBS curriculum for Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences

Now students of MBBS will have digitised medical education which is termed as revolution in Medical Education.

Hyderabad, November 06....: Now students of MBBS will have digitised medical education which is termed as revolution in Medical Education. This is the only of its kind in the country. Hyderabad based Medical Education Research Centre(MEdRC) for Education Technologies(EduTech) pioneer in e-learning content production, multimedia software development, animation and LMS integration entered an agreement with Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada to provide digitized curriculum "SmarTeach UGMed e-Learning Program" on its campus for the benefit of its MBBS students.This enables visitors to the Digital Library in the campus tour the digital courses.

According to Dr. Neeraj Raj, Managing Director of MEdRC EduTech, Digitization of the entire MBBS curriculum as prescribed by the Medical Council of India into a series of over 7500 multimedia enhanced digital lectures. MEdRC is now offering First Year MBBS Content to begin with as per the agreement with Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada for the first time in the country for the benefit of 300 colleges affiliated to Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences. The digitized Medical Education method of teaching something unique to Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences which not many can boast of in the country.

These digitized medical lectures are taken up on an experimental basis for the first three months, upon the feedback received from the students it will be extended further. SmarTeach UGMed is a comprehensive e-Learning program targeted towards undergraduate medical students. It consists of Text, Tables, Flow Charts, Color Stills, 2 D and 3 D Animation, Audio, Video of Clinical Methods, Bedside Clinics and Case Discussions all searchable repository of video lectures delivered by over 700 expert faculty and subject experts nominated and invited from all over India. These lectures are enriched by adding multimedia enhancements.

There is a digital divide exists between Medical and other curriculums such as Management and Engineering. While IIM and IIT education has become hi-tech using Information Technology, Medical Education lags behind. Though India is a IT savvy country, but, tomorrows physicians are taught today's medical education with yesterdays teaching methods. Further adding insult to injury, the 30 to 40% shortage of faculty in medical education affects students a lot.

Digitization of Curriculum changes the face of Medical Education in the country. It offers lot of benefits to the students. Those students who are slow learners, can listen to lessons at their own pace and repeatedly. Learn any topic from India's best faculty. It enables to standardize medical education in the country. It is a self paced learning. Medical Students can view, review, pause, skip, repeat and book mark all at their convenience. It will not replace face to face class room teaching. But, goes as supplementary to the faculty's efforts. It is interactive. Weaker students can take tutorial several times.

University has the benefit of state of the art infrastructure creation at all medical colleges under the health university. This method assures standardization of teaching content across the colleges. Also helps all affiliate colleges to be on par with the best campuses around the world. It is also one of the ways to counter shortage of teachers in the medical colleges, informed Dr. Neeraj Raj. With digitization using 2D and 3D animation complex things in medical educatino can be made to understand easily. The module was installed on the occasion of 20th Anniversary of the Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences on 1st November at Vijayawada.

For more information, please get in touch on phone 23316223 / 23316243

Solus Media