Prof. V. N. Mahalakshmi MBBS, MS, MCh (Paed Surg), FRCS (Glasgow), Harvard Macy Scholar Dean Health Professions Education & Prof of Paediatric Surgery, AVMC, Pondicherry Dean of Faculty, Interdisciplinary Studies, VMRF-DU Experience: • Currently, is the Co-chair of MEU and Simulation Centre @ AVMC • India representative – Asia Pacific Consortium for Standardised Patients • Member of National level expert committee for inclusion of Palliative Care Curriculum in MBBS Course • MEU mentor- BLDE University • Executive Committee Member, Simulation Society of India • In the past, served as Controller of Examinations and later Vice Principal Curriculum, MGMCRI, Pondicherry Contribution to Medical Education 1. Fronted many of the Curricular Reforms for undergraduate training: • Systems approach to Transition to online learning including effective use of LMS and e- portfolios • Innovative Academic schedules, TL methods and integrated modular curriculum for 250 MBBS students • Use of Standardized Patients in medical students training • Formative OSCEs and exit OSCE for personalized competency maps 2. Organized the following MEU Activities • program coordinator, host and moderator for over 106 consecutive weekly episodes of the Forefront of Future Frontiers- a medical webinar series • Planned and organized >140 FDPs for MEU, Conferences, and other academic activities. • Resource person for national and international conferences • Received 5 best paper award at national and international medical education conferences. • Has Organized 1 international and 4 National conferences in medical education & 1 national level consensus building workshop on OSCE. • Faculty for MEU India courses, MOOC Course on Academic Leadership development and Simulation based medical education. 3. 15 publications, 12 Monographs and Book Chapters and 12 IPR copyrights Interest in Medical Education • Outcome based education • Assessment in medical education Current Passion To marry Medical education to Simulation