Faculty Development Program 2018

The chief guest Dr. Sandeep S Shenoy, Director Quality and Compliance and Head, Department of Commerce, MAHE, Manipal appreciated the efforts taken by the institution and congratulated Dean and her team for successfully holding such kind of event which helps in the holistic growth of an employee. In his inaugural speech, he insisted the college to closely work on benchmarking with nearby nursing colleges in Asia in order to strive for excellence.

The first session of the day was on overview of National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) by Dr. Christopher Sudhaker, Deputy Director, Quality and Compliance and Professor, Department of Mental Health Nursing, MCON, MAHE. The Research Core Committee of MCON Manipal facilitated the research presentation of each department. Each department presented research progress of the last academic year (2017-2018) and proposal for the next academic year (2018-2019).

On 27th July, 2018, Dr. Ciraj A M, Professor, Department of Microbiology and Dr. G Sreejith, Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, Melaka Manipal Medical College MAHE oriented the faculty on uses and applications of various software in teaching learning activities and highlighted on significance of blended learning for the present generation of technology enhanced students. A session on “Soft skills development for health professionals” was taken by Dr. Vikram Palimar, Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, KMC, MAHE, Manipal. A total 70 faculty members attended the FDP 2018.