Yen-CAHE (Yenepoya Centre for Allied and Healthcare Education)

Vision

To strengthen allied and healthcare education by promoting competency-based learning, effective pedagogy, and continuous faculty development.

Mission

To design and deliver structured, evidence-based faculty development programs aligned with NCAHP guidelines.
To build leadership capacity among educators for effective implementation of competency- based education.
To foster a culture of continuous professional development, research, and educational innovation.
To integrate innovative teaching-learning strategies including simulation, digital platforms, and AI-enabled education.

Objectives

Function as a nodal centre for training master trainers to enable wider dissemination of competency-based education practices.
Design and deliver structured faculty development programs for allied and healthcare educators.
Encourage educational research and build partnerships with academic, regulatory, and industry stakeholders.
Build partnerships with regulatory bodies, academic institutions, and industry to enhance quality and relevance in healthcare education.

Events

National-level Train-the-Trainer Program for CAHO Trainers

Yenepoya Centre for Allied and Healthcare Education (Yen-CAHE), a unit of the Faculty of Allied and Healthcare Professions, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University) organized a two-day National level Train the Trainer Program for the faculty of the Consortium of Accredited Healthcare Organizations (CAHO) on February 14-15, 2026.

The Consortium of Accredited Healthcare Organizations (CAHO) is a not-for-profit body dedicated to advancing quality initiatives in Indian healthcare through events, courses, workshops, and training programs. It focuses on enhancing healthcare quality and patient safety via education, certification, and accreditation efforts, regularly building capacity among healthcare professionals nationwide.

The program was inaugurated by the Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, Dr. K. S. Gangadhara Somayaji, alongside dignitaries including Dr. Aswini Dutt R, Registrar; Dr. Vijay Agarwal, CAHO President; Dr. Lallu Joseph, CAHO Secretary General; Dr. Sunita Saldanha, Dean of the Faculty of Allied & Healthcare Professions and Yen-CAHE Chairperson; and Dr. Rashmi Jain, Professor of Ophthalmology and MEU Coordinator.

A key highlight of the program was the participation of a remarkable group of healthcare professionals from both India and abroad. This included hospital administrators, CEOs, medical superintendents, clinicians, quality heads, accreditation experts, infection control specialists, and educators who specialize in quality and patient safety training.

The academic sessions focused on contemporary approaches to training, including effective presentation design, learner engagement strategies, facilitation skills, competency-based teaching methods, microteaching practices, assessment techniques, and emerging technologies such as AI-enabled teaching tools. Through engaging and interactive activities, participants learned practical strategies to enhance the impact of their training delivery.

The program featured expert-led sessions conducted by distinguished speakers in medical education and healthcare training. The eminent resource persons included Dr. Animesh Jain, Professor of Community Medicine at KMC, Mangalore; Dr. Malini Hebbar, Principal of Swastika National Business School, Mangalore; Dr. Aswini Dutt R, Registrar at Yenepoya (Deemed to be University); Dr. Rashmi Jain, MEU Coordinator at Yenepoya Medical College; and Dr. Meera Jacob, Professor and Head of Anatomy at Yenepoya Medical College. The program also included collaborative discussions and experiential learning activities designed to foster innovation in teaching practices.