NMC- The National Medical Commission has released revised guidelines for the Medical Education Unit (MEU) which include an exemption of the additional condition for an (ACME) Advance Course in Medical Education or Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER) fellowship for resource faculty until January 2024.

In an official statement, the commission stated that the guidelines have been updated because medical colleges are not fulfilling the requirement of additional qualifications, influencing the faculty's preparation for the Revised Basic Course Workshop (rBCW).

The updated guidelines state that the coordinator should be a professor/associate professor who has achieved the MCI Basic Course Workshop (pre/revised) in Medical Education Technology (MET) or Attitude, Ethics, and Communication module (AETCOM) or any other qualification, such as MMed, MHPE, Diploma in Medical Education, or Integrated Foundations of Medical Education (IFME) program. There is no longer a necessity for an ACME or FAIMER fellowship.

In a broader sense, the necessity for ACME & FAIMER for Medical Education Unit (MEU) faculty has been removed even if there is still a minimum condition of eight core faculty and MCI basic course training in MET & AETCOM.

According to the revised guidelines, the MEU library should have access to at least two periodicals on medical education, clinical teaching, academic medicine, and BMC medical education. The facility should have all of the detailed amenities and be able to hold around 30 participants. In addition, there should be access to speedy internet, good quality cameras, etc.

Additionally, NMC requested that medical colleges send the list of Medical Education Unit (MEU) resource faculty to affiliated regional centres as soon as possible for approval. It said no amendments would be allowed to the list after approval until 31 January 2024.

News Source: The Indian Express