Core Faculty
Tejinder Singh, M.D., D.N.B., F.I.A.P., Masters Distance Education
Dr. Tejinder Singh is a part of the Masters Distance Education, PG Diploma Higher Education, Professor and Head of Pediatrics, Vice Principal, Program in charge PG Diploma in Maternal and Child Health, and Director of the CMCL-FAIMER Regional Institute at Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, India, and Chairman of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics Education Centre. He has been actively involved in medical education, as a founder coordinator of medical education cell at his school. In addition, he has been a faculty member for over 35 medical teacher training workshops at local, regional, and national levels. Dr. Singh has been on the various academic bodies of Christian Medical College, including the Board of Studies, Faculty of Medical Sciences, and the Senate, in addition to being the being the Chairman of a Committee for computer education of medical students.
Dr. Singh was awarded a Swedish Fellowship and the self learning module developed by him as part of this has been widely acclaimed as a prototype of distance learning in resource poor settings by national and international journals. This module has also been adopted by the Stellenbosch University as part of a Master’s thesis, for conversion to African conditions.
Dr. Singh has received a number of gold medals and awards including the Medical Education and Research award of the Indian Medical Association. Currently, he is pursuing the Masters of Health Professions Education (M.H.P.E.) course at Maastricht.
