Curated resources for clinical communication education.
Current regulatory references, faculty-development sources, evidence summaries and practical SIG resources for medical educators.
External resources last reviewed: 13 September 2026
Start with the authoritative source.
These links point to National Medical Commission sources. Where older implementation material remains useful, it is labeled as such rather than presented as the current curriculum.
CBME Curriculum 2024 and subsequent clarifications
The NMC index lists the Competency Based Medical Education Curriculum 2024 dated 12 September 2024 and its additional clarification dated 10 October 2024.
Open NMC rules & regulations ↗ NMC · UGMEBUnder-Graduate Medical Education Board
The official board page sets out UGMEB's role in standards, competency-based curriculum and undergraduate medical education guidance.
Open UGMEB ↗ NMC · FACULTY DEVELOPMENTNational Faculty Development Programme
Official NMC faculty-development resources covering teaching, assessment, educational leadership and communication-related capability development.
Open faculty-development hub ↗ NMC · IMPLEMENTATION ARCHIVEEarlier undergraduate curriculum modules and implementation materials
Useful historical and implementation resources, including assessment, integration, logbook, skills and communication modules. Use alongside—not instead of—the current NMC curriculum reference.
Open UG curriculum archive ↗Current initiative and participation tools
National Consultation on Clinical Communication
Purpose, scope, updated consultation findings, the 20 September National Advisory Session and the pathway into implementation.
View consultation → 20 SEPTEMBER 2026National Advisory Session & Blueprint release
Read the national release, consultation findings and the implementation priorities emerging from the New Delhi advisory session.
Read the release → MEDIA CENTREPress kit, facts, quotes and editorial images
Access the final press release, consultation snapshot, Blueprint, spokesperson bios, media FAQ and high-resolution photographs.
Open Media Centre → EDUCATOR NETWORKJoin the educator peer network
A low-friction route for evidence exchange, implementation discussion, pilot collaboration and academic participation.
Join the network →SIG evidence briefs
Short critical summaries focused on what the evidence shows, what it does not show, and what it may mean for educators.
Communication curriculum process assessment
What an Indian observational study can—and cannot—tell us about session quality, learner engagement and delivery.
Read summary → CLINICAL COMMUNICATION · 2024Teaching–practice–assessment alignment
How communication behavior changes across classroom, clinical and OSCE settings.
Read summary → ASSESSMENT · 2025Validity evidence in communication assessment
A 2025 scoping review covering 146 studies and 98,394 participants.
Read summary → EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY · 2026Virtual patients for communication training
Potential short-term value, alongside important uncertainty about evidence quality and transfer to clinical practice.
Read summary →Assessment, feedback and communication training
These are enduring conceptual or review papers rather than "latest" evidence.
Miller GE. The assessment of clinical skills/competence/performance.
Academic Medicine, 1990 · PMID 2400509
PubMed ↗ PROGRAMMATIC ASSESSMENTvan der Vleuten CPM, et al. A model for programmatic assessment fit for purpose.
Medical Teacher, 2012 · PMID 22364452
PubMed ↗ FEEDBACKBastos e Castro M, et al. Structured feedback and educational outcomes.
Systematic review and meta-analysis · PMID 34956714
PubMed ↗ COMMUNICATION TRAININGGelis A, et al. Peer role-play for communication skills training.
Systematic review · PMID 32168292
PubMed ↗Useful does not mean current.
Regulatory links are reviewed periodically, but the NMC source should always be checked before a regulatory or institutional decision. Foundational papers are retained because they remain conceptually useful, not because they are recent.
Resources will expand with outputs from the national consultation, implementation notes and educator-contributed materials after review.