GSMC-FAIMER Regional Institute
| Host Institution: | Seth G.S. Medical College |
| Years of Operation: | 2005 - Present |
| Host Country: | Mumbai, India |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Program Modality: | In-Person |
| Program Year: | 2025 |
20th GSMC-FAIMER REGIONAL INSTITUTE 2025 - 2027
FAIMER, a division of Intealth, has been successfully running faculty development fellowships since 2000 in the USA. Encouraged by the success of these programs, it was decided to take these programs right to the doorsteps of medical educators. To begin with, the first such Institute was commissioned at the Seth GS Medical College, Mumbai in 2005. At present, many regional institutes are being conducted across the world.
The Objectives of the Regional Institute are
To enable the educators of health professionals to:
- Become effective teachers
- Be proficient in general leadership and management skills
- Develop positive attitudes towards teaching and learning
- Make learning relevant to health needs of the community
- Plan and implement a curriculum innovation project
- Develop network amongst the medical educators
For whom is this fellowship?
The fellowship of Regional Institute is open to all teachers of health professions (Medical, Nursing, Physiotherapy and allied branches) working in recognized colleges who wish to upgrade their qualifications and are keen to develop their education research and impartation skills. The fellowship is a two-year long program and consists of five sessions. If you get selected for GSMC-FAIMER you need to be able to dedicate a minimum of 2-3 hours per week, over ten months for project related work and for contribution to online discussions. The deadlines for submissions should be met with.
Method of Selection
A review committee of the Regional Institute in consultation with FAIMER Directors will select the candidates. Previous experience in medical education technology and curriculum development, quality of the submitted curricular project, participation in medical education activities and facilities available at the participant's institute, representation from same discipline from the various institutes will be considered besides the curriculum vitae of the applicants.
How Does GSMC-FAIMER Work?
Pre-Institute session: February 2025 – Online asynchronous and synchronous sessions
First session: March 17-23, 2025 – Onsite Contact Session (Face to Face) – Intensive Phase
Second session: March 2025 to March 2026 - This session will be online asynchronous and synchronous interactive discussions – Implementation Phase
Third Session: March / April 2026 – Onsite Contact Session (Face to Face) – Intensive Instruction Phase (Details will be informed in JAN. 2026)
Fourth Session: April 2026 to April 2027, online asynchronous and synchronous Networking, Mentoring and Learning session – Implementation Phase
Fifth Session: Onsite in March / April 2027 (Details will be informed in JAN. 2027) – Graduation (Certification)
Your participation
In consultation with your departmental colleagues and with necessary approvals from your department and institute you are required to develop any education-related project e.g. implementing newer T L methods, assessment methods, development of curricula, programme evaluation, etc. You need to hone computing and networking skills for the synchronous and asynchronous online sessions
* The fellowship course fee is funded by FAIMER . However, Fellows (or their institutions) are responsible for the travel and accommodation expenses. Similarly, the costs involved in carrying out the project are also not covered.
PATRONS
DR. NEELAM N ANDRADE
DIRECTOR (MEDICAL EDUCATION AND MAJOR HOSPITALS), MCGM &
DEAN, NAIR HOSPITAL DENTAL COLLEGE
DR. SANGEETA H RAVAT
DEAN, SETH G S MEDICAL COLLEGE
GSMC FAIMER Regional Institute Contact Details
Dr. Praveen B Iyer, Co-director, pbi1977@gmail.com, 9892859202
Dr. Henal R Shah, Co-director, drhenal@gmail.com, 9323193505
Dr. Munira A Hirkani, Associate Director, drmunira01@gmail.com, 8779042614
GSMC FAIMER REGIONAL INSTITUTE
C/o Department of Medical Education, 4th Floor, College Building, Seth G S Medical College & KEM Hospital,
Acharya Donde Marg, Parel, Mumbai 400012, Maharashtra, India. Tel : 91 22 24107624
Administrative Staff: Ms. Ashwini Sawant & Mrs. Anushka Kadam Email id: ashwinifaimer01@gmail.com
GSMC - FAIMER Regional Institute
GSMC-FAIMER Regional Institute
| Host Institution: | Seth G.S. Medical College |
| Years of Operation: | 2005 - Present |
| Host Country: | Mumbai, India |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Program Modality: | In-Person |
| Program Year: | 2025 |
20th GSMC-FAIMER REGIONAL INSTITUTE 2025 - 2027
FAIMER, a division of Intealth, has been successfully running faculty development fellowships since 2000 in the USA. Encouraged by the success of these programs, it was decided to take these programs right to the doorsteps of medical educators. To begin with, the first such Institute was commissioned at the Seth GS Medical College, Mumbai in 2005. At present, many regional institutes are being conducted across the world.
The Objectives of the Regional Institute are
To enable the educators of health professionals to:
- Become effective teachers
- Be proficient in general leadership and management skills
- Develop positive attitudes towards teaching and learning
- Make learning relevant to health needs of the community
- Plan and implement a curriculum innovation project
- Develop network amongst the medical educators
For whom is this fellowship?
The fellowship of Regional Institute is open to all teachers of health professions (Medical, Nursing, Physiotherapy and allied branches) working in recognized colleges who wish to upgrade their qualifications and are keen to develop their education research and impartation skills. The fellowship is a two-year long program and consists of five sessions. If you get selected for GSMC-FAIMER you need to be able to dedicate a minimum of 2-3 hours per week, over ten months for project related work and for contribution to online discussions. The deadlines for submissions should be met with.
Method of Selection
A review committee of the Regional Institute in consultation with FAIMER Directors will select the candidates. Previous experience in medical education technology and curriculum development, quality of the submitted curricular project, participation in medical education activities and facilities available at the participant's institute, representation from same discipline from the various institutes will be considered besides the curriculum vitae of the applicants.
How Does GSMC-FAIMER Work?
Pre-Institute session: February 2025 – Online asynchronous and synchronous sessions
First session: March 17-23, 2025 – Onsite Contact Session (Face to Face) – Intensive Phase
Second session: March 2025 to March 2026 - This session will be online asynchronous and synchronous interactive discussions – Implementation Phase
Third Session: March / April 2026 – Onsite Contact Session (Face to Face) – Intensive Instruction Phase (Details will be informed in JAN. 2026)
Fourth Session: April 2026 to April 2027, online asynchronous and synchronous Networking, Mentoring and Learning session – Implementation Phase
Fifth Session: Onsite in March / April 2027 (Details will be informed in JAN. 2027) – Graduation (Certification)
Your participation
In consultation with your departmental colleagues and with necessary approvals from your department and institute you are required to develop any education-related project e.g. implementing newer T L methods, assessment methods, development of curricula, programme evaluation, etc. You need to hone computing and networking skills for the synchronous and asynchronous online sessions
* The fellowship course fee is funded by FAIMER . However, Fellows (or their institutions) are responsible for the travel and accommodation expenses. Similarly, the costs involved in carrying out the project are also not covered.
PATRONS
DR. NEELAM N ANDRADE
DIRECTOR (MEDICAL EDUCATION AND MAJOR HOSPITALS), MCGM &
DEAN, NAIR HOSPITAL DENTAL COLLEGE
DR. SANGEETA H RAVAT
DEAN, SETH G S MEDICAL COLLEGE
GSMC FAIMER Regional Institute Contact Details
Dr. Praveen B Iyer, Co-director, pbi1977@gmail.com, 9892859202
Dr. Henal R Shah, Co-director, drhenal@gmail.com, 9323193505
Dr. Munira A Hirkani, Associate Director, drmunira01@gmail.com, 8779042614
GSMC FAIMER REGIONAL INSTITUTE
C/o Department of Medical Education, 4th Floor, College Building, Seth G S Medical College & KEM Hospital,
Acharya Donde Marg, Parel, Mumbai 400012, Maharashtra, India. Tel : 91 22 24107624
Administrative Staff: Ms. Ashwini Sawant & Mrs. Anushka Kadam Email id: ashwinifaimer01@gmail.com