1. Telemedicine activities in Bangladesh Current Problems and Future Plan Prof. Mir Misbahuddin

2. Number of Medical Schools 18751924194619571962197019922008 Government (28) Private (58) 19862014 Yearly admission 9,000 Receive 8 applications per place

3. Teacher/Student Ratio Pharmacology19702014 Entry of medical students/year1,3009,000 Total No. of Pharmacology teachers22120 Pharmacology teachers/College1.5 Student: Teacher ratio60:177:1 Ideal one10:1

4. Method of teaching

5. Steps of Implementation Awareness Teachers: Seminars Workshops Students Visit 16 medical colleges Prepare e-Learning Management software (Customizing moodle software) Teaching Materials based on Bloom’s Taxonomy Virtual Classes Synchronous Asynchronous

6. Our activities

7. Problems Our doctors have wrong concept about the word “telemedicine”. It means the patient will take advice from a doctor staying away from him through internet Misconception

8. Problems Our teachers think that they will lose their job if we continue to teach students by internet Worried

9. Problems Unskilled in using computer: About 80% medical students can use laptop or smart phone whereas 80% teachers cannot Unskilled

10. Problem Low internet speed

11. Problems A few in medical schools outside Dhaka (capital city) Broadband internet connection

12. Problems Available software for video conferencing √

13. Future Plan Collaborative teaching

14. Future Plan Home based instead of Medical School based

15. Future Plan Use of internet in off-peak time

16. Future Plan Incorporation of online teaching in our curriculum