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Company Overview Established in 1993, by Dr Neeraj Raj, MEdRC EduTech Ltd (MEdRC) started as a services firm developing audio visual content for doctors. In 2005, started focusing on technology based education in the healthcare and medical education. Owns the IPR to a library of high quality E-learning medical education content and a learning management system. Has developed modularized E-content which can be re-packaged as per curricula into courses across the entire Healthcare domain. Medical | Dental | Nursing | Paramedical | CME Has been recognized by the Medical Council of India and the Dental Council of India as an expert in implementation of IT in medical education. OverviewProduct and Service Offerings E-learning content for undergraduate medical, dental, nursing and pharmacy studies in India E-learning content for the larger practicing medical community. Customized content development services.
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Vision and Mission Significantly enhance the quality and reach of healthcare education blending rich media E-content and converging new technologies Vision Deliver education through medical teachers using digital technology. Forge collaborative relationships to promote lifelong learning in medical and health education. Set up a Healthcare Education Network with 250 E-enabled Learning centres across India offering accredited Healthcare courses. Mission
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Background of Promoters Graduated as Best Outgoing Student from Osmania Medical College with University Gold Medals in Anatomy & Pathology, Distinctions in Pathology and Community Medicine and topping Medicine Well known Artist and Multimedia and Information Technology expert Recognised along with MEdRC as an expert in the implementation of IT in medical education by the Medical and Dental Council of India Faculty and speaker at several national & international forums Hosted e-Learning workshops for University faculty as consultant for the Commonwealth of Learning, Canada Chaired the session on “e-Learning Implementation in Medical Education” at the International Conference of the Association of Medical Educators of Europe at Norway Special invitee to address the Steering Council Meeting of the International Virtual Medical School (IVIMEDS) at Amsterdam Invited to conduct a workshop on “Future of Medical Education” at Egypt by the University of Alexandria, Faculty of Medicine Vaidyashree awardee for outstanding contributions to medical education Featured as an “Indian Genius” by The Week Magazine Anniversary issue Dr. Neeraj Raj, Founder & CEO
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Across the entire healthcare spectrum Owns world-class e-Content MEdRC has developed over 3,750 hrs of Original High Quality healthcare e-learning content: Medical: 1st and 2nd MBBS Prof Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Forensic Medicine, Pathology, Community Medicine, Pediatrics Dental: 1st year BDS All the above PLUS Dental Anatomy, Histology, Dental Materials Pharmacy : 1st Year B. Pharma Primary Healthcare Workers CME programs: Radiology, Obstetrics Gynecology General Practitioners PG Entrance Refresher Courses Question Bank with over 100,000 questions Content consists of over 500,000 re-usable Learning Objects that can be authored into courses MEdRC’s repository of re-usable learning objects MEdRC Owns the IPR of this content library
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Over 700 of the better known medical professionals across India have contributed to develop the content library by recording and reviewing the content The developed content is supported by - SmarTeach® LMS, the learning management system that forms the delivery platform for the content The SmarTeach LMS offers several features such as Referencing the content displayed with the relevant text book sections Internal and external search options Test options with peer relative performance analysis Notes Pause, play, rewind and forward of ongoing lecture MEdRC owns the IPR to the content library as well as the SmarTeach® LMS Developed Content
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Structured Curricular E-Content Continuous learning Standardize curriculum Blended learning Provide uniform access Capacity building E-Learning framework e-Content delivery over a Knowledge Network Key benefits 1.Addressing the capacity building problem 2.Delivery of standardized content and curriculum by faculty 3.Focus on skills based learning rather than fact cramming 4.Empowering regulatory bodies with e-governance 5.Bridging the urban-rural divide through e means 6.Delivering the promise of telemedicine across globe 7.Collaborative and continuous learning beyond college A digitally enabled healthcare education platform for standardized learning & education delivery Skills based learning Collaboration
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Teaming Medical Experts with e-Content Designers Video Teams Cameraman Studio Assts Checker Digital Capture NL Editor Medical Illustrators BFA Fine Arts 15+ years of experience Visualizing and Rendering 2D Animators Key frame Artists Cleanup Artists In-betweeners Checkers US Animation Flash 3D Animators 3D Modelling Texturing Lighting Animation Rendering Instruction Designers Analyze Needs Design Objectives Lesson Planning Develop Experiences Build Technologies Make Building Blocks Test and Deploy Question Banks Multiple Choice Graphical / Animated Video Questions Simulations Virtual Microscopy Virtual Pathology Virtual Patients Animal Experiments Interactive Games Virtual Reality >100 member team
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Recognitions The Medical Council of India has reviewed the SmarTeach ® UGMed content and regarded MEdRC’s effort in as a “praiseworthy attempt towards capacity building of medical students”. The MCI has, vide a letter dated 31 st December 2007, approved and recommended MEdRC’s UGMed program as “standard reference” material to be procured and used by medical education units of all medical colleges that it affiliates M.C.I. Recognition D.C.I. Reference Manthan South Asia Award 2008 Development Digital Inclusion UNESCO Report on E-Learning The Dental Council of India (DCI) has, on similar lines as the MCI, approved MEdRC’s “Digital Approach” and has made it the DCI’s “desired” approach that it has communicated to all dental colleges to implement taking guidance directly from MEdRC in this regard MEdRC’s SmarTeach® was included in a book entitled, “Development Digital Inclusion – Cases from India & South Asia” by Osama Manzar, Ashis Sanyal and Syed S Kazi published in 2009 The Digital Foundation awarded MEdRC with the "Manthan Award for Best e-Learning Content Development”, from nominations of over 350 entries from across 12 South Asian Nations MEdRC was mentioned as an example of an “Innovator” in UNESCO’s global report by Glem M. Farell titled “An overview of Developments and Trends in the Application of Information and Communication Technologies in Education”
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MEdRC’s mission has been cited as an example of innovation in specialized up gradation of education in UNESCO’s global report “Developments and Trends in the Application of ICT in Education” MEdRC’s SmarTeach E-Content was nominated as India’s entry for the World Summit Awards 2009 to be held in Mexico Member of the K-Hub Winners’ Club of the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad Won the Manthan (South Asia) Best e-Content Award 2008 Meets Global Standards
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MCI Recognition
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DCI Recommendation
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MEdRC EduTech Ltd. Lalita Towers, 6-3-1089/A/3, Asif Avenue Rajbhavan Road, Hyderabad 500082, India Tel: +91-40-23316223, 23316243 Website: http://www.medrcedutech.com E-Learning Portal: http://www.smarteach.comhttp://www.medrcedutech.comhttp://www.smarteach.com Demo: http://www.smarteach.com/content/medrc/demos/menu.htm Company Profile: http://www.smarteach.com/medrc/MEdRC_Profile.pdfhttp://www.smarteach.com/content/medrc/demos/menu.htmhttp://www.smarteach.com/medrc/MEdRC_Profile.pdf Company Video: http://www.smarteach.com/medrc/medrc_profile.wmv Media Reports: http://www.smarteach.com/medrc/PressRoom.html Manthan (South Asia) Award: http://www.smarteach.com/medrc/manthan_popup.html Feature in The Week: http://www.smarteach.com/medrc/images/pressroom/p20.htmlhttp://www.smarteach.com/medrc/medrc_profile.wmvhttp://www.smarteach.com/medrc/PressRoom.htmlhttp://www.smarteach.com/medrc/manthan_popup.htmlhttp://www.smarteach.com/medrc/images/pressroom/p20.html
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