Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Apr 16: The J&K Medical Council (JKMC) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Asia Pacific Division and the Department of Education International Chair in Bioethics (UNESCO Chair) for joint initiatives in medical ethics and bioethics education.
The agreement aims to introduce structured bioethics training into undergraduate and postgraduate medical education and support continuous professional development for medical teachers and practitioners.
It also enables collaboration on research, curriculum development, and ethics-based workshops and conferences.
To kick off the partnership, a one-day Medical Faculty Training Workshop on Ethics and Medical Education was held at Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar.
The program was jointly organised by JKMC and the Global Network for Medical, Health Professions, and Bioethics Education, Melbourne.
JKMC president Prof. S. Muhammad Salim Khan inaugurated the session, while Registrar Prof. Sandeep Dogra delivered the vote of thanks.
The workshop brought together a distinguished panel of international and national experts, including Prof. Russell Franco D’Souza, Chair of the Asia Pacific Division of the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics; Dr. Vedprakash Mishra, President of the Association of Medical Educators of India (AMEI); Dr. Mary Mathew, National Head of the India Program of the UNESCO Chair; and Dr. Princy Louis Palatty, Head of South India Unit, UNESCO Chair in Bioethics.
Other key speakers included Dr. Vivek Mady, known for his work in medical law and cyber forensics, and Dr. Surapaneni Krishna Mohan, Vice Principal of Panimalar Medical College, Chennai, and a leading voice in bioethics education.
Four technical sessions were held during the workshop, focusing on teaching and transferring bioethics, active learning strategies, multimodal assessment, and ethical dimensions of artificial intelligence in clinical practice.
The training was attended by JKMC members, including Prof. Mehnaz Sultan and Prof. Asifa Nazir, as well as faculty from medical education units and institutional ethics committees across Jammu and Kashmir.
Officials said the initiative marks a significant step toward strengthening ethical practices and education in the region’s medical institutions.
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