Arupadai Veedu Medical College and Hospital
Dy Director, Centre for Digital Resources, Education and Medical Informatics, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University)
AVMCH Pondicherry: 710 users running ePortfolios for postgraduate residency training since 2021.
Institution Profile
- Name: Arupadai Veedu Medical College and Hospital (AVMCH), Pondicherry
- Type: Medical college and teaching hospital
- Programmes: Postgraduate residency training
- Platform: Academe ePortfolios on Academe Cloud
Challenge
AVMCH needed a digital platform to support PG residency training documentation, competency tracking, and assessment workflows aligned with evolving NMC requirements.
Implementation
Deployed Academe ePortfolios as a managed service on Academe Cloud, providing residents and faculty with tools for clinical encounter logging, competency tracking, and structured assessment.
Results
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Users | 710 |
| Active since | 2021 |
Lessons Learned
- Managed service reduces friction — turnkey deployment on Academe Cloud eliminated IT infrastructure concerns
- Smaller institutions benefit equally — ePortfolio value is not limited to large deemed universities
- Adoption follows integration — embedding ePortfolios into mandatory training workflows drives consistent usage
Dy Director, Centre for Digital Resources, Education and Medical Informatics, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University)
Published 30 March 2026