Advancing clinical communication in medical education.
Clinical communication develops through more than teaching alone. Learners need opportunities to practice, receive feedback and develop competency over time.
SIG Clinical Communication brings medical educators and institutions together to strengthen how this happens in practice.
Communication is taught.
But is it practiced, assessed and developed?
Communication is an integral component of undergraduate medical education. Developing competency requires more than exposure to concepts or completion of prescribed teaching.
Students need repeated opportunities to practice, receive meaningful feedback and demonstrate development across different clinical contexts.
The evidence is in. The next phase is implementation.
The national consultation has now received 152 responses representing 147 unique medical institutions across 31 States and Union Territories.
On 20 September 2026, SIG Clinical Communication released From Intent to Implementation, a Blueprint translating the consultation findings into practical priorities for longitudinal learning, assessment, faculty development, multilingual communication and institutional implementation.
From curriculum to clinical practice
Teaching & Learning
Longitudinal development of communication competency.
Practice, Assessment & Feedback
Making performance observable and improvement possible.
Faculty Development
Supporting educators to teach, observe and provide meaningful feedback.
Evidence & Implementation
Connecting research with approaches that can work in medical colleges.
A community of educators and implementation leaders working together.
Prof. Avinash Supe
Prof. Meenal Mohgaonkar
Prof. Bidita Khandelwal
Prof. E. Venkata Rao
Maj (Dr) Ashlesha Tawde-Kelkar
Dr Bhaskar Rajakumar
Amitabh Nag
Evidence and developments for medical educators.
A continuing SIG resource examining developments in competency-based medical education, clinical communication, assessment, faculty development and implementation.
Updated September 2026: current NMC curriculum references, regulatory context, selected evidence and SIG implementation updates.
Building the next phase together.
The SIG welcomes engagement from medical colleges, medical educators and researchers interested in advancing clinical communication education through collaborative research, faculty development, assessment work and institution-led academic initiatives.
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