My ‘experiences’ with Cinemeducation

Authors

  • Dr. P Ravi Shankar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53007/SJGC.2025.V10.I2.251

Keywords:

Motion pictures, schools, medical, Caribbean region, faculty

Abstract

In this article, the author explores his experiences with movie screening and activities at a medical school in the Caribbean. The process has been described in detail. The issues addressed during the movies and the activities are also mentioned. The author also highlights his experiences with facilitating workshops for faculty members during different medical education conferences. His experiences with webinars on cinemeducation are also mentioned.

Author Biography

Dr. P Ravi Shankar

is a faculty member at the IMU Centre for Education, IMU University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He is a health professions educator and a clinical pharmacologist. He has been involved in educating health professions students to use medicines rationally for over two decades. He has done significant work in the areas of antimicrobial resistance, rational use of medicines, pharmacovigilance and ecopharmacovigilance. He is also active in small group learning, health humanities and education in developing nations. He has 795 publications in various national and international journals and his current h-index is 48. He was among the top 2% of scientists globally for the years 2019 to 2023. He is a member of the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME). He is an academic editor of PLoS One and an editorial board member of BMC Medical Education. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Educators.

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Published

2026-02-03

How to Cite

Dr. P Ravi Shankar. “My ‘experiences’ With Cinemeducation”. Samyukta: A Journal of Gender and Culture, vol. 10, no. 2, Feb. 2026, doi:10.53007/SJGC.2025.V10.I2.251.

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Health humanities Articles