The Special Interest Group

Meet the SIG.

A community of medical educators, clinicians, researchers and implementation expertise working to strengthen clinical communication in undergraduate medical education.

Leadership & Core Team
Prof. Avinash Supe

Prof. Avinash Supe

Chairperson

Senior medical educator and surgeon; former Director and Dean, Medical Education and Major Hospitals, MCGM, and Emeritus Professor of Surgical Gastroenterology and Medical Education at Seth GS Medical College, Mumbai.

Medical educationFaculty developmentAcademic leadership
Prof. Meenal Mohgaonkar

Prof. Meenal Mohgaonkar

Co-Convener

Dean & Director Academics and Professor of Radiology at SMBT Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Nashik, with more than three decades of experience in medical education, faculty development and institutional leadership.

Medical educationFaculty developmentInstitutional leadership
Prof. Bidita Khandelwal

Prof. Bidita Khandelwal

Co-Convener

Professor & Head, Department of Medicine, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences. Physician, academic and researcher with experience in clinical research, research governance and institutional academic leadership.

Clinical educationResearchAssessment
Prof. E. Venkata Rao

Prof. E. Venkata Rao

SIG Member

Professor, Department of Community Medicine, IMS & SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar. Public-health physician, medical educator and researcher with experience in teaching, epidemiology, research methodology and implementation.

Medical educationPublic healthImplementation
Expert Network

Extending the SIG's academic reach.

The SIG will progressively bring in additional experts from medical education, assessment, faculty development, clinical communication, implementation and related fields.

The Expert Network is intended to add focused expertise to consultations, evidence review, working groups and collaborative academic initiatives without turning every contributor into a standing leadership member.

Medical education & curriculum

Assessment & feedback

Faculty development

Research & implementation

Secretariat

Coordination, knowledge support and institutional engagement

Shweta Sharma

Shweta Sharma

Secretariat, SIG Clinical Communication

Co-Founder & CEO, SigmaMozak Solutions. Healthcare strategist with nearly two decades of experience across medical communications, partnerships and healthcare innovation in India and Southeast Asia.

Within the SIG, she coordinates institutional engagement, knowledge activities and implementation support.

SecretariatPartnershipsImplementation