Koita Foundation – Maharashtra University of Health Sciences Partnership Objective
Digital Health is becoming exceedingly important in the Indian healthcare ecosystem with national initiatives like ABDM gaining momentum. However, successful adoption of Digital Health in India requires extensive awareness and training of healthcare professionals – doctors, front-line healthcare workers and medical students. MUHS has signed a MOU with National Health Authority (NHA) to drive DHFC and Digital Health education across India.
Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) and Koita Foundation signed an MoU in April 2023 to enhance the overall Digital Health education and research initiatives at MUHS and align them with emerging Digital Health opportunities. MUHS initiatives have the potential for large impact, as MUHS covers 450+ Health Science colleges and 50,000+ medical students across Maharashtra.
As a first step, Koita Foundation and MUHS developed the Digital Health Foundation Course (DHFC) & Digital Health Lab (DHL) to empower medical students and healthcare professionals to build core understanding of Digital Health. DHFC is designed to be an e-learning program and also provides access to real-world Digital Health tools for a practical hands-on experience. Similarly, DHL is designed to provide medical students with real-world experience of using common Digital Health tools such as – HMIS, EMR, telemedicine etc.
In addition to DHFC & DHL, KF will support MUHS in other Digital Health initiatives including:
- Digital Health research (e.g., epidemiology, predictive modelling, infectious disease surveillance)
- MUHS - Centre of Excellence
DHFC launched at the convocation ceremony of the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS), Nashik, February 2024
Digital Health Foundation Course (DHFC)
The Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS), with the support of the Koita Foundation, has launched India's first Foundation Course for Digital Health. The Digital Health Foundation Course (DHFC) was developed by Koita Foundation in close collaboration with MUHS, and subject matter experts, many of whom are nationally renowned in their fields.
MUHS is introducing DHFC across more than 450 health science colleges, reaching over 50,000+ medical students in Maharashtra. Students of MUHS can access the DHFC course through the MUHS Learning Management System (LMS). The MUHS DHFC course consists of presentations, recorded sessions from SMEs, reading materials, quizzes and assessments. Upon completion of the course, medical students are eligible for 2 credit points.
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Digital Health Lab (DHL)
MUHS DHFC is supported by a Virtual Digital Health Lab (DHL), where students gain practical experience of the theories, they learned in DHFC. DHL has been uniquely designed and offers real-world applications like Healthcare Management Information Systems (HMIS), Electronic Medical Record (EMR), Telemedicine and TeleICU, to train medical students with skills to use these tools and applications.
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DHL Partners
NHA and MUHS Signed an MOU in the presence of Union Health Minister Shri J P Nadda, August 2024
National Health Authority (NHA) and Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) Partnership
In a significant step towards advancing Digital Health education across India, MUHS signed a MoU with National Health Authority (NHA) in the presence of Union Health Minister, Shri J P Nadda, on 13th August 2024.
As part of the collaboration, MUHS will offer DHFC to NHA and co-develop additional Digital Health programs as suggested by NHA to support the rollout of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM). NHA will continue to steer government policy on the digital health landscape in the country, aiming to develop an interoperable digital health ecosystem. The MoU also outlines plans to develop more such courses in the future.