32nd BCME workshop @ RC , Andhra Medical College , Visakhapatnam (8-10 Sep 2025 )
🌟 Highlights of the 32nd BCME Workshop
Venue: Regional Centre, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam
Dates: 8th–10th September 2025
Theme: “Bridging Minds, Building Mentors”
🧠 Academic Excellence & Pedagogical Innovation
- Interactive sessions on adult learning principles, competency-based medical education (CBME), and reflective teaching.
- Microteaching modules with peer feedback, showcasing creative set inductions and closure techniques.
- Case-based learning demonstrations that transformed abstract physiology into vivid, sensory experiences.
🎭 Creative Engagement & Generational Dialogue
- A role-play segment titled “The Faculty Lounge: Then & Now” exploring generational shifts in teaching styles.
- Group activities like “Mentor Mosaic” and “Teaching Tango” to foster peer mentorship and collaborative spirit.
- Poetic reflections by participants, including tributes to mentors and juniors alike — echoing the ethos of shared learning.
🎤 Faculty Development with Flair
- Sessions on feedback and assessment using rubrics, OSCEs, and narrative evaluation.
- Workshop on academic communication, featuring scripting of ceremonial lines, invitations, and dignified messaging.
- Panel discussion on “Making Learning Visible” — with vivid analogies and storytelling techniques.
🫱🏽🫲🏽 Participation & Recognition
- Over 40 faculty members from various departments participated with enthusiasm and creativity.
- Certificates awarded with a poetic closing line:
“To teach is to touch a life with light — may your spark illuminate many more.”
🎨 Visual & Emotional Resonance
- The workshop backdrop featured the AMC emblem and a tagline:
“Where tradition meets transformation.” - A closing ceremony with a mentorship tree, where each participant placed a leaf inscribed with a teaching moment they cherish.
Dr P J Srinivas
Convener RC @ AMC , Visakhapatnam