Guides & How-Tos
Practical guides for implementing ePortfolios, CBME, and competency-based assessment in Indian medical colleges.
ABC of Feedback in Medical Education: Theory, Practice, and Evidence
A concise, evidence-based introduction to feedback theory in medical education: formative vs summative, models, receiving feedback, and programmatic approaches.
The Art and Science of Medical Documentation: Clinical Reasoning, Communication, and Accountability
How excellent medical documentation integrates clinical reasoning and communication — theory, evidence, common errors, and implications for training and patient safety.
Assessment Methods in Competency-Based Medical Education: A Review of Tools and Evidence
A comprehensive review of workplace-based and summative assessment tools in CBME — Mini-CEX, DOPS, CbD, OSATS, MSF — with validity evidence and NMC alignment.
Case-Based Discussions and Academic Teaching Methods in Postgraduate Medical Residency
Evidence on case-based discussions, journal clubs, and Socratic teaching as training methods in postgraduate residency — design principles and learning outcomes.
Clinical Documentation for Postgraduate Medical Residents: Standards, Evidence, and Practice
Core clinical documentation principles, SOAP notes, discharge summaries, operative notes, medico-legal aspects, and Indian hospital documentation standards for PG residents.
ePortfolios as Continuous Assessment in Competency-Based Medical Education: Evidence and Design
How ePortfolios function as longitudinal continuous assessment instruments in CBME — evidence on assessment quality, entrustment decisions, and programmatic review.
ePortfolios as a Postgraduate Residency Management System: Beyond Assessment
How ePortfolios serve as planning and management infrastructure for PG residency programmes — scheduling, monitoring, faculty reporting, and programme evaluation.
Getting Started with ePortfolios in Medical Education: An Evidence-Based Introduction
An evidence-based introduction to ePortfolios for medical colleges: definitions, benefits over paper logbooks, NMC/NBEMS requirements, and implementation principles.
Excellence in Medical Documentation: Principles, Evidence, and Practice
Principles of excellent clinical documentation in hospital and outpatient settings — quality standards, impact on patient outcomes, and communication through the medical record.
Mentoring in Clinical Medical Practice: Frameworks, Evidence, and Implementation in Postgraduate Training
A narrative review of mentoring frameworks, evidence on mentoring outcomes, and implementation guidance for faculty in Indian postgraduate medical programmes.
History Taking in the Age of AI: Preserving Diagnostic Reasoning in an Era of Ambient Intelligence
How AI-assisted tools are reshaping clinical history taking — evidence on AI performance, risks to diagnostic reasoning, and implications for medical education.
Assessing Professionalism in Medical Trainees: Tools, Evidence, and Implementation
A review of instruments and approaches for assessing professional behaviour in medical students and postgraduate residents, with Indian regulatory context.
Creating and Mapping Competencies for Postgraduate Medical Training: A Narrative Review
A narrative review of competency framework development, covering CanMEDS, NMC guidelines, measurable competency statement writing, EPA linkage, and Indian implementation evidence.
How to Create EPAs: A Review of Frameworks, Evidence, and Implementation in Indian Medical Education
A narrative review of the EPA design literature, covering conceptual foundations, entrustment scales, grain-size criteria, and implications for NMC CBME implementation in India.
Implementing Competency-Based Medical Education in Indian Medical Colleges: A Narrative Review
A narrative review of CBME implementation evidence covering curriculum design, EPA frameworks, assessment systems, faculty development, and lessons from Indian postgraduate programmes.
Delivering Effective Feedback to Postgraduate Medical Residents: A Narrative Review of Models, Barriers, and Evidence-Based Practice
A narrative review of feedback models, delivery methods, and barriers in clinical training — with implications for Indian postgraduate medical programmes.
Tracking Competency Progression in Postgraduate Medical Residency: A Narrative Review of ePortfolio-Based Longitudinal Assessment
A narrative review of evidence on competency tracking systems, milestone mapping, programmatic assessment, and ePortfolio use in postgraduate medical training.
Logbooks Versus ePortfolios in Medical Education: A Comparative Review
A comparative review of paper logbooks and ePortfolios for CBME compliance, assessment quality, and learning outcomes in postgraduate medical training.
Mentorship and Outcomes in Medical Education: A Systematic Review of Evidence
A review of evidence linking formal mentoring to improved trainee outcomes — career development, research productivity, burnout, and clinical competence — in medical education.
Milestones Mapping Using ePortfolios: From NMC CBME Requirements to Evidence of Attainment
Mapping NMC CBME milestones to ePortfolio assessment evidence — a practical and evidence-based guide for MEU faculty and programme directors.
Professionalism in Postgraduate Medical Residency Training: Definitions, Teaching, and Assessment
A narrative review of medical professionalism — theoretical frameworks, AETCOM in India, teaching approaches, and assessment in postgraduate residency programmes.
Progress Mapping Using ePortfolios: Visualising Trainee Development in CBME
How ePortfolio data can map and visualise trainee progression against CBME milestones — dashboard design, analytics evidence, and early identification of struggling trainees.
Reflective Practice in Postgraduate Medical Training: Theory, Evidence, and Implementation
A narrative review of reflective practice in medical education — Gibbs cycle, Moon's model, evidence on reflection outcomes, and how to build reflection habits in residents.
The Role of Mentorship in Postgraduate Medical Residency Training: A Narrative Review
A narrative review of how structured mentorship shapes professional identity, clinical competence, and wellbeing in postgraduate medical residency training.
Simulation in Competency-Based Medical Education: Mapping to EPAs and Assessment
How simulation integrates with CBME frameworks to accelerate EPA entrustment, with evidence on simulation-based assessment validity and Indian implementation.
Simulation in Postgraduate Medical Residency Training: Evidence and Implementation
A narrative review of simulation modalities, evidence on effectiveness for competency development, and implementation guidance for Indian postgraduate programmes.
Symposiums and Academic Sessions as Teaching Methods in Postgraduate Medical Residency
Evidence on symposiums, seminars, and structured academic sessions as teaching methods in PG residency — design, facilitation, and outcomes.