Education at SCEH
Across the globe, a healthcare professional workforce is needed to meet health needs and challenges of healthcare delivery. There is very high prevalence of needless blindness in North India and need for education cum resource facility in North India cannot be overstated. Education and training has been one of the core focus areas of the organisation since its inception. Though the education programmes for ophthalmologists and optometrists has been in place for last 20 years, the medical education department was formally incepted in 2010
Over the years, the organization has expanded the scope of education to train not only various cadres of ophthalmologists and optometrists but also paramedical staff and allied ophthalmic paramedics. Since its inception, the education center had trained 120 ophthalmologists coming from various parts of the country and abroad via long term programmes and more than 600 ophthalmologists via various short term training programmes.
The education department has recently joined hands with Standard Chartered bank to boost up the eyecare education initiatives to meet the unmet need of ophthalmic healthcare force in the country. The Standard Chartered- Shroff Eye Care Education Academy will include strategies and interventions that provide context-relevant health professional education to ophthalmologists, allied ophthalmic paramedics, eyecare managers as well as other cadre of eyecare delivery manpower.
Education Team
Head Medical Education Department
Director, Eye Care Manager program
- Dr. Parul Datta
Director, AOP Program
- Ms Sunita Arora
Program Director, AOP
- Mr. Prem Kumar Singh
Head Optometry
- Dr. Aditi Gupta
Officer, Medical Education Department
- Mr. Nitin Kumar
Coordinator, Medical Education Department
- Ms. Nidhi Takyar
Coordinator, Eye Care Manager Program
Education Programmes
Standard Chartered – Shroff Eyecare Education Academy offers education programmes for ophthalmologists, optometrists, allied ophthalmic paramedics, eyecare managers, eye bank technicians as well a quality managers
- Long term Ophthalmology fellowship
Long term ophthalmology fellowship training is offered in comprehensive ophthalmology as well as ophthalmic subspecialties.
Programmes offered at the institute
Recruitment process
The recruitment for long term fellowships programmes is based on a written test and interview. Interviews are held twice a year – June and December. Sessions commence in July and January.
- Short term Ophthalmology fellowship
Short-term ophthalmology fellowship training is offered in specializations as well as ophthalmic subspecialties.
Programmes offered at the institute
Recruitment process
The recruitment for long term fellowships programmes is based on a written test and interview. Interviews are held twice a year – June and December. Sessions commence in July and January.
Programmes offered at the institute
Education programmes are supported by
