MUHS to start online classes for Ukraine returned medical students from April 1
Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) is planning to commence online courses for Ukraine returned medical students from April 1, confirms Lt Gen (retd) Madhuri Kanitkar, Vice-Chancellor of MUHS.
While some of the medical universities in Ukraine have started online classes for medical students, not every college can do this as some colleges' buildings have been damaged in the war and faculty is also not there. As reported earlier, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) had offered to provide online classes to Ukraine returned medical students, now the university is all set to start the online classes from April 1 for medical students from the state who have returned from Ukraine.
“Almost 900 students have registered with the university. But we are not asking them if they want to stay back permanently because that is not an option as things stand,” Lt Gen (retd) Madhuri Kanitkar, Vice-Chancellor, MUHS told The Indian Express.
We have done our homework to start online classes from April 1: MUHS VC
“We have done our homework and what we hope to offer from April 1 is online classes where teaching material will be curated so that it is ready for students to be able to learn in their time and space. This also includes built in assessments. The university is online and I have also spoken with deans to explore the possibility of conducting small workshops over weekends or in the evening hours to provide clinical exposure” the MUHS VC said.
MUHS has also studied the Ukraine medical degree syllabus and interacted with students. The methodology of teaching and curriculum is slightly different, she added.
“In Ukraine, they provide simulation-based expertise and there is not much interaction with patients. It would be adding value to the course if we beef up the online classes with patient-related bedside teaching. So, whenever these students finish their course, it will also be easier to undergo the foreign medical graduate examination,” she further added.
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