Impact of Basic Workshop in Medical Education Technologies on the Knowledge of the Participants

Teaching is overtaken by the priorities of patient care, research and administration in most medical colleges. The teacher is the cornerstone for any system of education. Appropriate method of selection and adequate training in the techniques of teaching would go a long way in improving the quality of teaching. Unfortunately, teacher training is perhaps the most vulnerable of issues in medical education. The teacher's performance is taken for granted and his or her competency in teaching is never questioned.

To study and compare the performance of the participants in pre- and post-test; to identify the role of microteaching sessions in teacher training as per peer evaluation; to study the feedback on the content, structure and quality of the basic workshop conducted.

Study setting: Mysore Medical College and Research Institute, Mysore. Study design: Cross sectional. Study period: MET workshop during Nov 2014 (3 days). Study participants: 30 Faculty from MMC & RI, Mysore. Study instrument: Pre- and post-test questionnaire and feedback questionnaire.

There was a statistically significant difference in the improvement of knowledge at the end of workshop. Participants felt that all the sessions were relevant and useful. Microteaching session showed that it can be an effective tool in improving the teaching skills of faculty.