Non-scholastic abilities - Overview of the learning process

Advice on the importance of learning from T H White inThe Once and Future King

The best thing for being sad is tolearn something. That is the only thing that never fails. Youmay grow old and trembling in your anatomies, you may lie awakeat night listening to the disorder of your veins, you may missyour only love, you may see the world about you devastated byevil lunatics, or know your honour trampled in the sewers ofbaser minds. There is only one thing for it then—to learn.Learn why the world wags and what wags it. This is the onlything which the mind can never exhaust, never alienate, neverbe tortured by, never fear or distrust, and never dream of regretting.

Part One

· Warm up and awareness about non-scholastic (NS) abilities and their need in the medical curriculum

Individual NS abilities - Why are they important and how to foster them?

Part Two

· Inculcating Scientific Temper

· Communication skills

Part Three

· Interpersonal and Social Skills: Team work, leadership, attitude to work, handling stress, ability to share

· Emotional Intelligence and Professionalism, Ability to adjust in rural and urban areas, Awareness of health economics of our patients

Extra curricular activities: sports, social service activities

Part Four

· Evaluation of NS abilities.

Overview of the learning process

Home

Introduction

Questions posed

Communication skills

Scientific temper

Moderators: Dr Chetna Desai & Dr Anshu.

Faculty: Dr Tejinder Singh & Dr Rita Sood