About the Department
The Medical Education Unit (MEU) serves as the centre of excellence for faculty development, curriculum implementation, assessment reforms, educational innovation, and quality assurance. Established in accordance with NMC guidelines, the unit promotes excellence in medical education through faculty empowerment, competency-based medical education (CBME), educational research, and learner-centered teaching practices.
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Dr. V. Mahidhar Reddy
Co-ordinator, MEU
Professor & Head, Department of General Surgery
Dr. V. Mahidhar Reddy, Professor & Head, Department of General Surgery, serves as the Medical Education Unit Coordinator. He has done rBCW and CISP from RCMET, KGH, Vizag and ACME from St.John’s Nodal centre, Bangalore and is currently pursuing FAIMER. He has extensive experience in faculty development, curriculum governance, CBME implementation, assessment reforms, educational research, and academic leadership.
Vision & Mission
VISION
To be a center of excellence in medical education through innovation, faculty empowerment, educational scholarship, and competency-based learning.
MISSION
To strengthen faculty capabilities, support curriculum implementation, promote educational research, enhance assessment practices, and foster learner-centered medical education.
Key Roles
The Medical Education Unit (MEU) serves as the academic hub of a medical college, promoting excellence in teaching, learning, assessment, and curriculum implementation. Its key roles include faculty development through training programs and workshops, supporting implementation of Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME), improving assessment practices, promoting medical education research and innovations, coordinating mentoring and student support activities, facilitating educational technology and skills-based training, ensuring academic quality assurance, and assisting the institution in meeting NMC regulatory requirements and accreditation standards.
In brief, the MEU functions through four major pillars:
1. Faculty Development
2. Curriculum Governance and Implementation
3. Assessment and Educational Research
4. Quality Assurance and Accreditation
Medical Education Unit members
Facilities In MEU
INFRASTRUCTURE
The department is equipped with a spacious Miller’s Learning Hall, breakout rooms, faculty room, coordinator’s office, administrative office, departmental library, and modern educational infrastructure with high-quality audio-visual facilities.
EQUIPMENT
- LCD Projectors
- Audio-Visual Systems
- Flip Chart Boards
- Computers with Printer and Scanner
- High-Speed Internet, Wi-Fi Connectivity and
- Learning Management System (LMS) support.
