Psychiatry deptt GMC Srinagar, ITOP conduct Workshop on Undergraduate Psychiatry CBME for J&K Psychiatry faculty

Srinagar: The department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College Srinagar in collaboration with the Indian Teachers of Psychiatry (ITOP) conducted a workshop on Undergraduate Psychiatry Competence Based Medical Education (CBME) for J&K Psychiatry faculty.
The CBME was introduced in India in 2019 by the National Medical Commission, both at the UG and PG level.
Psychiatry as a subject in CBME undergraduate course has received a boon in terms of extension of the teaching hours from 20 to 45 hours (theory) and clinical class duration has been increased from 2 to 6 weeks. That being appreciated, Psychiatry is still not a mandatory subject to pass for qualifying MBBS exit examination, as such we are producing doctors without any formal, assessed training in mental health.
The core of CBME is the specific learning objective (SLO) for every session, as it gives immense clarity to optimise CBME. The affective (communication skill/professional skill) and psychomotor (physical skill) domains of CBME must be given precedence in the active teaching-learning sessions. Empathetic listening, keen observation and the Socratic method of interview are also emphasised at every step.
The trainers in the programme also talked about providing orientation, updated knowledge and skills necessary to the implementation of CBME in the undergraduate medical education.
Multiple learned trainers from different parts of the country provided insightful training sessions. Dr.SujitSarkhel, Professor, Institute of Psychiatry Kolkata and editor Indian journal of Psychiatry, Dr. M Kishor, Professor and Head Department of Psychiatry JSSMC Mysore and Dr Ajay Kumar, Associate Professor, AIIMS Raipur, trainers for the workshop, discussed various domains of the CBME for capacity building of the faculty in the implementation of the new curriculum.
The programme was attended by Psychiatric Faculty from medical colleges from all districts of Jammu and Kashmir viz. GMC Srinagar, SKIMS medical college Hospital, GMC Baramulla, GMC Anantnag, GMC Handwara, GMC Doda and GMC Udhampur.
The programme ended with a vote of thanks from the Organizing Secretary Dr.RayeesWani, Associate Professor Psychiatry IMHANS (k).
He expressed his gratitude to the trainers and the attending faculty.