Institutional access to our courses:

The National Medical Commission’s document – “Competency based undergraduate curriculum for the Indian Medical Graduate” specifies in 3.4.4:
“Demonstrate ability to search (including through electronic means), and critically evaluate the medical literature and apply the information in the care of the patient”
Source: https://www.nmc.org.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/UG-Curriculum-Vol-I.pdf

Competency based Undergraduate (UG) curriculum for the Indian Medical Graduate (Foundation course for MBBS) specifies on page 64:
“The students should be introduced to the basic use of word and power point, familiar with search engines, in performing a literature search and accessing online resources
Source: https://www.nmc.org.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/FOUNDATION-COURSE-MBBS-17.07.2019.pdf

These skills of searching (and referencing) are rarely taught in the curriculum with a systematic approach that IS needed. QMed wishes to help impart and spread these skills. It is our mission to ensure that our skills reach out to all institutions in India.

We invite institutions to partner with us and for each institution to provide access to:

  1. UG students – please make it mandatory for them
  2. PG students, Fellows, Residents, Faculty and all other healthcare professionals – please encourage maximum numbers to do the courses
How we have made things easy to go ahead

Removing real / perceived constraints:

  1. Registered participants have a whole year to learn and the duration of all courses is just about eight hours of video viewing plus a little additional time for assessments
  2. An average video is only five minutes long, so one can do the courses bit by bit
  3. The courses can easily be done on a mobile too

Costs – easy to approve:

We believe that with large numbers of institutions taking access, we can keep the costs low. This is a win-win for all. Here are our annual rates for institutional access:

  • Medical Colleges – Rs 70,000 plus GST – 18%
  • Dental and Pharmacy Colleges – Rs 50,000 plus GST – 18%
  • Physiotherapy Colleges & non teaching Hospitals  – Rs 40,000 plus GST – 18%
  • Nursing Colleges & Small Institutions – Rs 25,000 plus GST – 18%

Please note:

  • Every institution can request for one full day workshop on enrolling. Travel reimbursement required: Economy air fare, or II AC train fare / luxury bus / taxi fares / petrol costs – as applicable (where flights do not operate). Pick up from and drop to the airport / railway station, as applicable. Guest house / safe hotel accommodation if there is a need for an overnight stay
  • More workshops can be arranged at a nominal charge of Rs 10,000/- plus travel and accommodation
  • GST (currently 18%) will be added as applicable at the time of invoicing.
  • The above rates are for educational / research institutions / hospitals in India.
  • In addition to access to our courses and workshops, we offer doubt solving sessions and support sessions via webinars.

Once you pay to gain access:

  1. We will send a Google form which you need to circulate and students and employees need to fill this in order to register and get access. Do note you can add users at any time during the year
  2. Please nominate three people who coordinate with QMed for
    • Registration process
    • Receiving monthly reports
    • Coordinating webinar sessions / workshops
    • Ensuring that the learning opportunities are well utilized
    • Letting us know if anyone leaves the institution, so that their access is revoked
  3. Please request every department to have one volunteer who will coordinate with the above three for the same activities

Institutions currently enrolled – Medical Colleges

  1. AIIMS Bathinda
  2. AIIMS Bibinagar
  3. AIIMS Bhopal
  4. AIIMS Bhubaneswar
  5. AIIMS Guwahati (renewed for a second year)
  6. AIIMS Jodhpur
  7. AIIMS Kalyani (renewed for a second year)
  8. AIIMS Rae Bareli
  9. AIIMS Raipur
  10. Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi (renewed for a second year)
  11. Dr D.Y. Patil Medical College, Pune
  12. GITAM, Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Visakhapatnam
  13. Smt. Kashibai Navale Medical College and General Hospital, Pune
  14. Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College & Hospital, Puducherry (renewed for a third year)

Institutions currently enrolled – Other Educational Institutions

  1. Ashok & Rita Patel Institute of Physiotherapy (Charotar University)
  2. Amrita Patel Centre for Public Health

Institutions currently enrolled – Others

  1. Foundation for Excellence (renewed twice)
  2. Regional Medical Research Centre, Bhubaneswar (ICMR Centre) – (renewed for a fourth year)

Special Mention – (Previously enrolled)

  • Lancet Citizens’ Commission (through CMC Vellore Association, Vellore) – This comprised a cohort of researchers across the country working in small groups on different detailed health reviews. In the year 2021-2022, each group went through specific videos on our courses and worked with us to formulate the search strategies for their review topics. 
  • Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Sikkim (renewed twice)
  • GITAM University, Visakhapatnam (Dental College and Hospital, Institute of Nursing & School of Pharmacy)

Page last checked / updated: 8-Mar-2024