National Teacher Training Centre (NTTC), Department of Medical Education, JIPMER, Puducherry-6.
NATIONAL TEACHER TRAINING CENTRE (NTTC) DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, (JIPMER) PUDUCHERRY-605006. E-mail: nttc.jipmer@gmail.com Blog: nttc-jipmer.blogspot.com Phone: 0413- 2912115 Extn: 8582 Fax: 0413- 2272067, 2272735 This is an overview of the National Teacher Training Centre and its march towards development of Medical Education in our country. In the 1970's, W.H.O. promoted a global training programme for medical teachers on Educational Science and Technology. University of Illinois was the nodal agency for this initiative. As a part of this initiative, Regional Teacher Training Centres (RTTCs) were set up by W.H.O. In South-East Asian, RTTCs were established at Thailand and Sri Lanka. In 1974, the Gov¬ernment of India consti¬tuted a Working Group on Continuing Medical Education, which recommended the establishment of Teacher Training Centres in India. As a ground...