MedLern, a digital training platform for hospitals and healthcare professionals, has launched medical courses in 8 Indian regional languages. The courses are targeted at general duty staff such as medical and nursing assistants, and are designed to ensure that these staff are well educated on the procedures and can absorb the necessary knowledge and skills to thrive in their profession. The courses are cost-effective, and MedLern is also planning to launch courses in other areas with emerging demand, such as healthcare at home, mental health, and other specialized areas.
MedLern, a digital training platform for hospitals and healthcare professionals, has launched medical courses in 8 Indian regional languages. The languages include Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, and Bengali.
The move comes in response to the increasing demand for healthcare training in regional languages. A survey by MedLern found that healthcare workers in Tier 2 and 3 cities have a hard time understanding teachings in English. This is in contrast to their counterparts in Tier 1 cities, who have a good grasp of the English language.
The courses are targeted primarily at general duty staff such as medical and nursing assistants. The point is to ensure that these staff are well educated on the procedures and can absorb the necessary knowledge and skills to thrive in their profession.
MedLern currently has 150 nursing medical colleges and 400 hospitals in its network whose staff from the nursing cadre and below can benefit from the new courses.
“It is focused at staff within the level of nursing assistants, general duty assistants, allied health professionals, technicians and below, so the depth is basic and operational, and is not as technical as other advanced courses,” said Deepak Sharma, co-founder and CEO of MedLern.
“In order to make it work, we’ve worked with both internal and external experts to produce and compile all the contents in the different languages. These experts are also involved in the review process to ensure quality is maintained at all times. This way, users and learners can better understand and benefit from the courses,” Sharma added.
The courses are cost-effective, which is important for practitioners from Tier 2 and 3 regions who have limited financial capacity.
In addition to the new medical courses, MedLern is also planning to launch courses in other areas with emerging demand, such as healthcare at home, mental health, and other specialized areas.