scholarly journals Attitudes about research among Allied Medical Students enrolled in speech and hearing undergraduate program

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdulsalam Alhaidary
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Undergraduate Program ◽  
King Saud University ◽  
Creative Commons ◽  
Average Factor ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Open Access Article

Objective: To investigate students’ attitudes toward research during their pre-professional training. Methods: The study collected survey data from 31 undergraduate students enrolled in speech and hearing undergraduate program at the College of Applied Medical Sciences at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The data were collected at the beginning of a research methodology course over two consecutive terms. The study used a 32-item questionnaire listed in the Likert scale, and it measured students’ perspectives about research across five sub-scales: usefulness of research, research anxiety, research difficulty, life relevancy of research, and attitude toward research. Results: The findings showed that students favorably perceived research with average factor ratings ranging from 4.10 to 5.54 out of 7. Also, the study found that the usefulness of research, life relevancy of research, and attitude toward research were correlated highly. Conclusions: The current study suggests that students’ favorable attitudes toward research may be due, in part, to perceiving research as relevant and useful to their lives and careers. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.35.3.571 How to cite this:Alhaidary A. Attitudes about research among Allied Medical Students enrolled in speech and hearing undergraduate program. Pak J Med Sci. 2019;35(3):---------. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.35.3.571 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

scholarly journals Comparison of performance of medical students between two teaching modalities “Flip the classroom” and traditional lectures: A single center educational interventional study

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fadwa Taher ◽  
Bayan Hafiz ◽  
Taghreed Alnajjar ◽  
Bayan Almehmadi ◽  
Bayan Besharah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Obstetrics And Gynecology ◽  
Single Center ◽  
Interventional Study ◽  
Creative Commons ◽  
Final Performance ◽  
Traditional Lectures ◽  
Teaching Modality ◽  
Students Satisfaction ◽  
Open Access Article

Objectives: This study aims to compare the students’ performance in Obstetrics and Gynecology by using two teaching modalities, i.e., Flip the classroom (FTC) compared to Traditional lectures (TL) among final year medical students and assessment of the students’ satisfaction towards FTC as learning modality. Methods: An educational interventional study was conducted on 136 females final year medical students at Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia from September to December; 2017. Out of 40 core topics of Obstetrics and Gynecology, eight were chosen for FTC and eight for TL. The performance in each teaching modality was assessed by comparing the score of the students in multiple choice question (MCQ) and objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) in the final examination. The final performance was compared between the FTC and TL selected topics. The data was analyzed by using SPSS version 16 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). Results: MCQ and OSCE grades of students (n=136) were significantly higher in FTC versus TL topics, i.e., mean ± standard deviation (13.4 ± 2.7 vs. 12.3 ± 2.4; p < 0.001) and (33.9 ± 4.3 vs. 30.4 ± 4.7; p < 0.001), respectively. Almost 60% of the students expressed their satisfaction with FTC modality. Conclusion: Scores were significantly high for Flip the classroom topics compared to Traditional lectures. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.5.2730 How to cite this:Tahir F, Hafiz B, Alnajjar T, Almehmadi B, Besharah B, Gari A, et al. Comparison of performance of medical students between two teaching modalities “Flip the classroom” and traditional lectures: A single center educational interventional study. Pak J Med Sci. 2020;36(5):---------. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.5.2730 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

scholarly journals medical students Attitudes towards integration of pharmacology and pathology programs in Shahid sadoughi University of Medical Sciences

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
M R Zare-Khormizi ◽  
M Dehghan ◽  
F Pourrajab ◽  
M Moghimi ◽  
R Farahmand-Rad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Students Attitudes

scholarly journals Perceptions of plagiarism among undergraduate medical students in Rawalpindi, Pakistan

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arslaan Javaeed ◽  
Abdus Salam Khan ◽  
Shafqat Husnain Khan ◽  
Sanniya Khan Ghauri
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Research Society ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Academic Field ◽  
Creative Commons ◽  
Senior Students ◽  
Open Access Article

Objectives: With the rise in the number of published papers in the biomedical field, plagiarism has become a major ethical concern as it has a direct effect on the quality of these papers. The objective of this research was to determine the perceptions of medical students towards plagiarism, the reasons students engage in plagiarism, the types of plagiarism, the consequences of plagiarism, and solutions to the problem of plagiarism. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted in two medical colleges in Rawalpindi, Pakistan from June to September, 2018, using self-administered structured questionnaires. Results: Of the 1100 participants, up to 86.91% (n=956) were not aware of the existence of plagiarism, but the majority, i.e. 71.18% (n=783) have plagiarised the work of others before. Copying from colleagues or senior students is the most common type of plagiarism that medical students engage in owing to the ease with which fellow students’ work can be shared and copied. However, a lack of institutional awareness of the extent to which plagiarism exists, poor vigilance in detecting it, and the absence of clear policies to deal with plagiarism are mostly to blame. Conclusion: Plagiarism is common among medical students in developing countries, and it is necessary to create awareness about the consequences of engaging in this unethical practice both in the academic field and in the larger medical research society, in order to reduce its prevalence. How to cite this:Javaeed A, Khan AS, Khan SH, Ghauri SK. Perceptions of plagiarism among undergraduate medical students in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Pak J Med Sci. 2019;35(2):---------. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.35.2.33 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

scholarly journals Trends of utilization of Complete Blood Count parameters for patient management among doctors in Azad Kashmir

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Malik Mahmood Ahmed ◽  
Sanniya Khan Ghauri ◽  
Arslaan Javaeed ◽  
Nazish Rafique ◽  
Wajid Hussain ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Management ◽  
Blood Count ◽  
Complete Blood Count ◽  
Military Hospital ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Creative Commons ◽  
Basic Parameters ◽  
Azad Kashmir ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire ◽  
Open Access Article

Objective: To determine the trends of utilization of CBC parameters in patient management among doctors in different hospitals in Kashmir, Pakistan. Methods: A self-administered questionnaire-based survey was carried out amongst doctors working in four hospitals of Kashmir i.e. Combined Military Hospital, Muzaffarabad, Combined Military Hospital, Rawalakot, Abbas Institute of Medical Sciences, Muzaffarabad, and District Hospital, Kotli during August to December 2017. Results: Out of 500 physicians, 217 physicians answered the questionnaire, representing a response rate of 43.4%. Only three of the 11 parameters in the CBC report i.e. hemoglobin, white blood cell count and platelets were selected as frequently or always useful by more than 80% of physicians. Rest of the eight parameters of the CBC were found useful by less than 80% of the physicians. Most agreed that the current format of a CBC report gives adequate information. Conclusion: The present study concludes that majority of the physicians utilize only three of the basic parameters on the complete blood count. An educational intervention can be planned for the physicians to increase their knowledge about the utility of other parameters. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.5.1885 How to cite this:Ahmed MM, Ghauri SK, Javaeed A, Rafique N, Hussain W, Khan N. Trends of utilization of Complete Blood Count parameters for patient management among doctors in Azad Kashmir. Pak J Med Sci. 2020;36(5):---------. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.5.1885 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

scholarly journals Students’ Feedback about Feedback; Have our PBL tutors started the shift towards a dialogic ask-tell-ask approach?

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Majda Saeed ◽  
Arthur C. Isnani ◽  
Samina A. Khan ◽  
Nehal Khamis
Keyword(s):  
Academic Quality ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Feedback Environment ◽  
Web Based ◽  
King Saud University ◽  
Creative Commons ◽  
Peer Reviewing ◽  
Students First ◽  
E Mail ◽  
Open Access Article

Objective: A paradigm shift towards a PBL bidirectional dialogic feedback can enhance learners’ performance. This study aimed to investigate undergraduate medical students’ perceptions of their PBL feedback. Methods: We sent e-mail invitations to a web-based survey to year one and two students at College of Medicine, King Saud University. Items included the process, content, and benefits of PBL feedback. Results: Of 209 respondents, 110 (53%) were first and 99 (47%) were second-year students. About 50% agreed that the feedback was regularly provided at scheduled timing and 72% perceived feedback environment as non-threatening. Agreement rates that the tutors asked students first to assess their performance, tell them what went well, what the areas for improvement are and develop with them an improvement plan were 59%, 61%, 61% and 52%, respectively. 61% agreed that tutors judged performance not personality. More year one students significantly agreed that the PBL feedback helped them to improve their knowledge acquisition and non-technical skills.  Conclusion: Many of our PBL tutors have started the shift to a dialogic bidirectional feedback. We recommend continuing the faculty development efforts, peer-reviewing, and seeking student’s feedback within the academic quality satisfaction surveys. Abbreviations: PBL: Problem-based learning,   ATA: Ask-Tell-Ask,   CoM: College of Medicine, KSU: King Saud University. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.7.1778 How to cite this:Saeed M, Isnani AC, Khan SA, Khamis N. Students’ Feedback about Feedback; Have our PBL tutors started the shift towards a dialogic ask-tell-ask approach? Pak J Med Sci. 2020;36(7):1698-1702.   doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.7.1778 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

scholarly journals Australian and New Zealand Medical Students’ Attitudes and Confidence towards Providing Nutrition Care in Practice

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 598 ◽  
Author(s):  
Breanna Lepre ◽  
Jennifer Crowley ◽  
Dineo Mpe ◽  
Harsh Bhoopatkar ◽  
Kylie J. Mansfield ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Nutrition Education ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Nutrition Knowledge ◽  
Medical Practitioners ◽  
Nutrition Care ◽  
Students Attitudes

The prevalence of lifestyle-related chronic disease is increasing. Doctors in primary care are ideally placed to support patient nutrition care, but recent reviews show education is still lacking. This study aimed to identify medical students’ attitudes towards the role of nutrition in health, nutrition knowledge, and perceptions of nutrition education, in postgraduate (Australia) and undergraduate (New Zealand) programs in order to identify gaps in nutrition knowledge and skills to better inform future education. Second-year graduate and third-year undergraduate students participated in semi-structured focus groups and interviews. A general inductive approach was used to investigate students’ (1) attitudes toward the role of nutrition in health, (2) nutrition knowledge based on nutrition-specific competencies and (3) perceived adequacy of nutrition education received. Interviews (nine) and focus groups (seven) identified four common themes: (1) role of medical practitioners in nutrition care, (2) barriers to nutrition education, (3) nutrition knowledge, and (4) nutrition-related skills. Students perceive that doctors are well-placed to provide some level of nutrition care, but poor translation of nutrition knowledge to clinical contexts is a key limitation in nutrition education. In summary, nutrition education may be insufficient to support the nutrition-related competency development of the undergraduate and postgraduate student participants in this study. Focusing on the integration of these skills into the curriculum may be a priority.

scholarly journals The psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical students in Turkey

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fuat Torun ◽  
Sebahat Dilek Torun
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Biological Weapon ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Creative Commons ◽  
The Social ◽  
Source Of Information ◽  
Open Access Article

Objective: We aimed to investigate the knowledge of medical students about COVID-19, the effects of the traumatic situation they experienced, the stress they perceived and the factors affecting them. In addition, we aimed to learn the thoughts of the students about the virus due to the uncertainties. Methods: The study was carried out online between April 30, May 5, 2020 with a questionnaire prepared with googleforms. For the study, all students studying at the Faculty of Medicine of Istanbul Yeni Yüzyıl University were called through class representatives and WhatsApp class groups. The questionnaire included sociodemographic information, knowledge and sources of information about the disease, to agreement degree the proposition whether covid 19 is produced as a biological weapon. The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and Impact of Events Scale-Revised (IES-R) were applied. Results: The total number of participants was 275 students. No student was infected with COVID-19 at the time of the survey. The presence of chronic disease in the participants was found to be a factor that increased anxiety (p = 0.01). Majority of participants (60.40%) stated that they agree with COVID-19 is a biological weapon. The mean scores of women ‘s total PSS and IES-R were higher than men. It was found that the families of the students had a lower monthly income than the minimum monthly wage is increasing the anxiety about getting COVID-19 infection and perceived stress. One-third of the students reported that sleep and appetite were impaired than the before pandemic. The announcements and website of Ministry of Health and the social media was the main source of information of the participants. Conclusions: It was found that medical students were highly worried about being infected with COVID-19. The scores obtained from the pre-clinic students’ anxiety to become infected with COVID-19, PSS and IES-R total scores were found to be significantly higher than their clinical students. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.6.2985 How to cite this:Torun F, Torun SD. The psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical students in Turkey. Pak J Med Sci. 2020;36(6):---------. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.6.2985 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

scholarly journals An insightful estimation of undergraduate medical students’ experience about the Flipped Classroom

2021 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamza Mohammad Abdulghani ◽  
Kamran Sattar ◽  
Tauseef Ahmad ◽  
Dost Muhammad Halepoto ◽  
Ashfaq Akram
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Traditional Lecture ◽  
Creative Commons ◽  
Conventional Classroom ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire ◽  
Active Interaction ◽  
Open Access Article

Background and Objective: The Flipped Classroom (FC) approach has become increasingly predominant and popular in medical education. This study aimed to explore the usefulness and the scope of FC based on medical students’ experience, with their adaptation challenges. Methods: The present study was a mixed-method accomplished during the academic years 2019-20, involving fourth-year students at the College of Medicine in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A self-administered questionnaire was used to seek their first experience and opinion of the FC. Results: A total of 234 questionnaires were distributed to the students, and 214 students completed the survey (response rate of 91.45%). Out of this total, 68.2 % were males and 31.8% were females. Most of the students agreed 156 (72.9%) that the flipped classroom was more engaging than the traditional lecture, among them 100 (68.5%) males and 56 (82.3) females agreed. Almost ~79% of students liked FC as it enabled them knowing the material in advance, and the class time was spent clarifying the facts and principles with active interaction, as commented during focus group discussion “More chance for discussing with the doctors, and I got the chance to answer” (St. 6). Conclusion: The results showed that the students like the FC more than the conventional classroom. Suggestions were given by students to improve the active learning sessions within the FC modality. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.1.4256 How to cite this:Abdulghani HM, Sattar K, Ahmad T, Halepoto DM, Akram A. An insightful estimation of undergraduate medical students’ experience about the Flipped Classroom. Pak J Med Sci. 2022;38(1):---------. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.38.1.4256 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

scholarly journals Achievement of another landmark during 2020 by Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaukat Ali Jawaid ◽  
Masood Jawaid
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Original Work ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Creative Commons ◽  
Open Access Article

  doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.37.7.5208 How to cite this:Jawaid SA, Jawaid M. Achievement of another landmark during 2020 by Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences. Pak J Med Sci. 2021;37(7):1715-1718. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.37.7.5208 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

scholarly journals Awareness about the concept of Green Corridor among medical student and doctors in a Rural Medical College of Maharashtra, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 38-43
Author(s):  
Sheereen Fatima ◽  
Rahul Kunkulol ◽  
Ambekar Harshada Gangadhar ◽  
Shah Megha ◽  
Vatsala Kunwar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Organ Transplantation ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Medical Faculty ◽  
Medical Emergency ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Willingness To Donate ◽  
Green Corridor

Background: India’s traffic problem over the years has been the root cause of many deaths. During an medical emergency like organ transplantation over long distances, the unsuitability of roads and highways hamper in the worst way possible. In a developing unplanned country like India, where lane discipline is an alien concept, emergency lanes won’t sustain as of now. Thus, for provision of better health services, a temporary emergency lane has been implemented in organ transplantation cases known as a ‘Green Corridor’. It is a special route with manual operation of street signals and traffic to avoid any hindrances that could come in the way of an ambulance. Aims and Objectives: To learn about the awareness, strategies and possibilities of Green Corridor in India. Material and Method: This was an interventional study by the undergraduate students of Rural Medical College, Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences, Loni, Maharashtra. The study also included 350 Students and 150 Faculty members of Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed University) and Practicing Doctors of Central Maharashtra were included in the survey. The survey conducted was in a pre and post-test format. Results[P1] : The study involved 500 participants out of which 135 were medical faculty and practicing doctor and 350 were students of Rural Medical College. The awareness among medical students about green corridor increased from 14% to 61%, while it went up to 71% from 26% in medical faculty after intervention. Willingness to donate organs increased from 57% to 66% and 78% to 85% among medical students and medical faculty, respectively. The participants gave suggestions to make available air ambulance & emergency roads and increase awareness regarding green corridor. Conclusion: From the survey conducted, it can be perceived that there is a massive lack of awareness about Green Corridor as well as reluctance for organ donation. Therefore, awareness should be created on a large scale so that no person is left oblivious. Even on a smaller scale, an implementation of the suggested strategies could make a massive difference in the present scenario regarding medical emergencies. [P1]Missing

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