Overview

The Apollo Medical Education Unit is the organizational structure housing education programs that lead to the MBBS and MD degrees. They are responsible for all aspects of the educational program, from admission to graduation, including oversight, development and management of the undergraduate and postgraduate curriculum, student services and support, educational quality improvement, educational space planning and development, and development and review of educational policies. Thpace planning and development, and development and review of educational policies. The major role of Apollo’s MEU in the teaching aspect of their function is to help equip the teaching staff with the necessary abilities to undertake effectively their roles as medical teachers. Teaching areas vary according to need. It ranges from teaching and learning, medical student assessment and selection, curriculum development and evaluation, course design, research in medical education, instructional material design, and e-learning. Apollo also takes responsibility for running continuing medical education (CME) activities, conferences, workshops on evidence-based medicine and running the clinical skills laboratory. A wide range of instructional methods are used such as lectures, small-group discussions, interactive exercises, simulations, video reviews of performance.