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Pre service IMNCI in 4 medical colleges of India
A pilot project was undertaken at the All India
Institute of Medical Colleges (AIIMS) supported by the World Health
Organization to introduce IMNCI strategy in undergraduate teaching in four
medical schools in India
in 2002.
The objectives of the project were to adapt the students’ handbook on
IMCI for medical undergraduates and to introduce IMNCI strategy in
undergraduate teaching in four medical colleges. A core group was identified
under the leadership of Professor MK Bhan at AIIMS
in initiating and planning the activities of the project.
The colleges identified were Lok Manya Tilak Medical College
(LMTMC), Mumbai, MS Ramaih Medical College (MSRMC) Bangalore, Christian Medical College (CMC) Ludhiana, and Gandhi Medical College (GMC) Bhopal (representing
four broad regions of the country) and where the heads of the department had
taken the 11 day generic IMCI training. The faculty (two members including
the Head of Department from each college) of the four medical colleges were asked to develop a “plan of action”
with a “time line” for introducing IMNCI into their academic programme at a two day meeting at AIIMS in February 2002.
This was followed by the adaptation of the WHO IMCI students hand and the WHO
Generic book on “Management of Severe
infections and Severe Malnutrition in small hospitals” for pre-service
training in October 2002 by the core IMNCI training group identified from All
India Institute of Medical Sciences and the four medical colleges. The
learning material was printed and provided to each college for starting the programme.
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Objective:
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To introduce IMNCI strategy in undergraduate
teaching in medical schools.
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Activity 1
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Formation of a core group in Dept of Pediatrics,
AIIMS
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Activity 2
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Work plan formulated by each college
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Activity 3
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meeting for adapting the students handbook
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Activity 4
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Printing of students & other learning material
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Activity 5
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Training workshops for 4 medical colleges
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Activity 6
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IMNCI was introduced in the 4 medical colleges by
the
trained faculty
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The facilitators’ training
workshops were held at the four medical colleges between November 2002 and
June 2003 to train the entire faculty of the department.
 MSRMC,
Bangalore,
November 2002
CMC,
Ludhiana,
March 2003
LMTMC,
Mumbai, April 2003
GMC,
Bhopal, June
2003
The workshops were facilitated
by faculty that had been earlier trained in the generic IMCI. A few members of the teaching faculty from
one college were trained at workshops held at the other three medical
colleges.
IMNCI was introduced in the 4
medical colleges between February and December 2003:
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Date of starting the pre-service IMNCI
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MSRMC, Bangalore
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February 2003
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CMC, Ludhiana
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March 2003
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LMTMC, Mumbai
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September 2003
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GMC, Bhopal
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December 2003
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