scholarly journals Role of Undergraduate Medical Students in Designing Teaching Module in Anatomy for Effective Learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 729-734
Author(s):  
Preeti Prabhakarrao Thute ◽  
Sunita Jayant Vagha
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
First Year ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Interventional Study ◽  
Learning Resource ◽  
Effective Learning ◽  
Teaching Module ◽  
Teaching Learning

BACKGROUND The importance of the students in the development of the medical curriculum has been very well known. The valuable perspective and insight of the medical students is very essential in the development of new student-centred teaching modules with student friendly methodology, tools and learning resource materials to increase students’ interest improving their understanding and competence in anatomy and eventually create better doctors and for better patient outcomes. In view of this, an interventional study was carried out to study the role of undergraduate medical students in designing teaching module in anatomy for effective learning. METHODS An interventional study was carried out from October 2019 to March 2020 in the Department of Anatomy, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha. 230 first MBBS students and 50 students i.e., 25 students from each 2nd MBBS and 3rd MBBS participated voluntarily. A routine didactic lecture was conducted for first year MBBS students. Perception was taken with the structured proforma (using Likert scale) from all the students and data analysis was done. A panel was formed with 50 volunteered students from 2nd MBBS and 3rd MBBS who were given responsibility to form module (instructions for the teacher). Then lecture was again conducted for the first year MBBS students incorporating the instructions from the module framed after considering input from data analysis of perception of first MBBS students and from panel of second MBBS and third MBBS students. The data was analysed statistically, using descriptive and inferential statistics using chisquare test. Software used in the analysis were Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) 24.0 version and GraphPad Prism 7.0 version. RESULTS After data analysis, it was observed that after implementation of instructions from module there was improvement in all parameters of teaching learning methodology, tools used and learning resource material. The difference was statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS It is evident from the present study that when the teaching learning methodology, teaching learning tools and learning resource materials are designed considering the inputs from the techno savvy students, it is accepted and beneficial for effective learning while still keeping a tinge of the traditional methodology. KEY WORDS Challenges, Criticism, Inputs, Teaching Learning Methodology

scholarly journals Perceptions of undergraduate medical students about teaching-learning methods adopted by faculty members in community medicine

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. 3539
Author(s):  
Usha Rani C. ◽  
S. Aruna Devi
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Effective Learning ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Power Point Presentation ◽  
Microsoft Office ◽  
Teaching Learning

Background: Effective learning is closely associated with effective teaching. Achieving effective learning requires a student cantered and outcome-focused approach.4 Various interactive techniques like Problem Based Learning (PBL), facilitated group discussion, E-learning, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCS) etc., are being implemented in TL sessions in medical schools. These methods are found to be effective to foster better learning among medical students. The present study was an attempt to understand the perceptions of undergraduate medical students, posted at Government Medical College and Hospital, Mehabubnagar, Telangana about different teaching methodologiesMethods: A cross sectional study was conducted among 56 MBBS students of 4th semester. A pre-tested, self-administered, structured questionnaire was devised which consisted of ten questions with three to four options each. Study participants were asked to fill up the questionnaire under strict supervision and they were allotted 15 minutes to complete the same. Entire data was entered into Microsoft Office Excel Sheet and analysed.Results: Out of 56, 32 (57.14%) female students and 24 (42.85%) male students voluntarily participated in the study. large number of participants i.e., 66.07% thought that FGD is the best method of teaching. Most of participants i.e. 96.42% had favourable attitudes towards PPT as they felt that it improves their learning.Conclusions: Maximum number of undergraduate medical students knew about E learning. Facilitated Group Discussion (FGD) was the most preferred teaching learning methodology by students. The majority of them had positive perceptions towards the use of Power Point Presentation (PPT) as a powerful teaching tool in medical education.

scholarly journals Effective Learning, Leadership and Professionalism Series (ELLPS) nurturing early clinical year development: Transformation based on medical students’ feedbacks.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fadzilah Mohd Nor ◽  
Nurhuda Ismail ◽  
Thuhairah Hasrah Abdul Rahman ◽  
Mardiana Abdul Aziz ◽  
Jamal Houssaini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Development Programme ◽  
First Year ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Effective Learning ◽  
Qualitative Feedback ◽  
Innovative Learning ◽  
Programme Content ◽  
Student Centred Learning

Abstract Objective To develop an improved early clinical year development programme based on undergraduate medical students’ feedback on the existing programme. Design A one-day evaluation workshop on existing early clinical year development programme was conducted in September 2018 based on a semi-structured qualitative feedback comprising four domains which were the 1) organisation 2) overall programme content 3) comments on each topic content and 4) suggestions on the improvement for future programmes. The domain on comments and suggestions examine the attitudes on 1) what should be learnt 2) when learning should occur 3) what methods should be used 4) how learning should be assessed and 5) what kind of students’ barriers are in such development programme throughout their early clinical years. Participants A total of 220 first-year undergraduate medical students in Year 1 MBBS programme attended the workshop. Results A total of 211 (95.9%) medical students have participated in the feedback survey. Majority of students (more than 80%) were satisfied with the overall programme. Fifty students (23.7%) have provided their comments and suggestions for future improvement. Three domains emerged: 1) effective learning 2) leadership and 3) professionalism encompass eight inter-related themes: 1) packed sessions 2) interactive session 3) learning style 4) critical thinking 5) student-centred learning 6) innovative learning 7) mental fitness and 8) sharing session. Conclusions An improved early clinical year development programme is proposed based on the first-year undergraduate medical students’ feedbacks. It is a transformation to a student-based curriculum with the integration of advanced use of information technology and management education. These findings offer insights into the students’ view of future doctors’ development in effective learning, leadership and professionalism in the clinical context.

scholarly journals Learning Styles of Undergraduate Medical Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Cortés Barré ◽  
Javier Francisco Gullén Olaya
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
First Year ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Effective Learning ◽  
Learning Style Inventory ◽  
Learning Style Preferences ◽  
Style Preferences ◽  
First Year Medical Students

<strong>Introduction: </strong>According to the experiential learning theory, each person develops a learning style that characterizes his/her preferred way to acquire and transform experiences to create knowledge. The objective of this study was to identify the learning styles of undergraduate medical students. <strong>Methods: </strong>The Kolb Learning Style Inventory was applied to first-year medical students at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Bogotá, Colombia) during the second period of 2009. <strong>Results: </strong>204 students completed the questionnaire (the average age was 18.5 years; 55% were women). Students preferred the abstract styles of learning, including assimilating (47%) and converging (27%) styles. <strong>Conclusions: </strong>Having information about medical students learning style preferences can help educators to design teaching strategies that promote a more effective learning. Teachers should provide a variety of learning contexts to stimulate the strengthening of their abilities.

scholarly journals An interventional study to assess the effectiveness of ‘WhatsApp’ as a teaching learning tool in community medicine

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (7) ◽  
pp. 2564 ◽  
Author(s):  
Padmavathi V. Dyavarishetty ◽  
Dipak C. Patil
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Participation Rate ◽  
Community Medicine ◽  
Traditional Teaching ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Interventional Study ◽  
Medical College ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Epidemiology Module

Background:Undergraduate medical students, perceive the subject of Community Medicine as irrelevant to their role as physician and majority of the students dislike the subject and consider it as dull and boring. The present research study aims to study the effectiveness of ‘WhatsApp’ as medium of teaching complementing the traditional teaching to enhance the knowledge and skills of the undergraduate medical students using case based learning.Methods:Before and after comparison Interventional study design amongst 49 sixth semenster students conducted over a period of six months in a private medical college. Implementation of the study divided into three phases – preparatory, intervention and evaluation phase.Results:The improvement in average marks scored for epidemiology module was 1.97 and that for diabetes module was 5.38 which were statistically significant. The participation rate for the various modules ranged from as low as 10.2% to 73.5%. About 90% students perceived ‘WhatsApp’ as an effective tool for teaching-learning; a tool that stimulates and encourages learning.Conclusions:There was a significant improvement in knowledge amongst the students. Though perceived as an effective tool for learning by the students, participation rate in online discussion was poor over the course of implementation. 

scholarly journals Usability testing of an e-learning resource designed to improve medical students’ physical activity prescription skills: a qualitative think-aloud study

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. e042983
Author(s):  
Helen Carter-Roberts ◽  
Richard Antbring ◽  
Manuela Angioi ◽  
Gemma Pugh
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Medical Curriculum ◽  
Think Aloud ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Learning Resource ◽  
Physical Activity Counselling ◽  
Exercise Medicine ◽  
Activity Promotion ◽  
E Learning

ObjectiveAn e-learning resource (MEdic GAming, MEGA) was developed based on the contents of the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine exercise prescription booklet. This study aimed to (i) explore medical students’ perspectives of physical activity promotion and e-learning and (ii) investigate medical students’ response to the design, content and usability of the MEGA e-learning resource.DesignQualitative think-aloud interview study.SettingA London medical school.Participants19 undergraduate medical students were interviewed using the think-aloud method while using the e-learning resource concurrently.ResultsIn general, medical students felt current education on physical activity is inadequate and held a strong desire for more teaching on exercise medicine. Students believed the MEGA e-learning resource addressed a gap in their knowledge on physical activity but noted e-learning should not replace face-to-face teaching and suggested physical activity education would be best delivered through a blended learning approach. Students felt such an approach would allow better opportunity to practice physical activity counselling skills with patients while on clinical placement. Students’ motivation to engage with the MEGA e-learning resource was positively impacted by aesthetically appealing design and interactive gamification elements such as self-assessment quizzes and visual progress tracking.ConclusionMedical students value the role of physical activity in health but are disappointed by the lack of teaching within the current medical curriculum. E-learning resources, such as MEGA, which contain interactive features are a viable means to integrate physical activity into the undergraduate curriculum but should be supplemented by the opportunity to practice physical activity counselling in-person.

Replicating Anatomical Teaching Specimens using 3D Modelling Embedded within a Multimodal E-Learning Course: A Pre/Post Study Exploring the Impact on Medical Education during COVID-19 (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chelsea Stunden ◽  
Sima Zakani ◽  
Avery Martin ◽  
Shreya Moodley ◽  
John Jacob
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Secondary Outcome ◽  
First Year ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The Impact

BACKGROUND The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had significant effects on anatomy education. During the pandemic, students have had no access to cadavers, which has been the principal way of learning anatomy. We created and tested a customized congenital heart disease e-learning course for medical students that contained interactive 3D models of anonymized pediatric congenital heart defects. OBJECTIVE To assess if a multimodal e-learning course contributed to learning outcomes in a cohort of first year undergraduate medical students study congenital heart diseases. Secondarily, we assess student attitudes and experiences associated with multimodal e-learning. METHODS The pre/post study design involved 290 first year undergraduate medical students. Recruitment was conducted through the course instructors. Data were collected before using the course and after using the course. The primary outcome was knowledge acquisition (test scores). The secondary outcome included attitudes and experiences, as well as time to complete the modules, and browser metadata. RESULTS A total of 141 students were included in the final analysis (N=141). Students’ knowledge significantly improved by an average of 44.6% when using the course (SD 1.73, Z = -10.287, p < 0.001). 88.26% of students were highly motivated to learn with the course and 93.5% of students reported positive experiences with the course. There was a strong correlation between attitudes and experiences, which was statistically significant (rs = 0.687, p<0.001, N = 122). There were no relationships found between change test scores and attitudes or experiences (p>0.05). Students most frequently completed the e-learning course with Chrome (77.3%), and on Apple MacOS (61.0%) or Windows 10 (36.9%). Most students had devices with high-definition screens (83.0%). Most students (58.9%) completed the course in under 3 hours. CONCLUSIONS Multi-modal e-learning could be a viable solution to improving learning outcomes and experiences for undergraduate medical students, who do not have access to cadavers. Future research should focus on validating long-term learning outcomes. CLINICALTRIAL n/a

PELATIHAN PEER COUNSELOR DAN PENGENALAN MEDIA PROMOTIF UNTUK PEER COUNSELOR

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 103-107
Author(s):  
Resti Rahmadika Akbar ◽  
Rahma Triyana ◽  
Prima Adelin
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
First Year ◽  
Guidance And Counseling ◽  
Guidance Services ◽  
Peer Counselors ◽  
Training Stage ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Peer Counselor ◽  
Selection Stage

Medical students as early adults have different challenges from high school, especially medical students. Based on the results of the previous study, it was found that medical students experienced anxiety, stress, and even depression with various levels. Ranging from mild to moderate-severe. Various efforts have been made, starting with increasing early detection of students from the first year, to the training stage to increase the role of academic advisory lecturers, to solving student problems that are sent to the counseling guidance section. The purpose of this training is that peer guidance services can be used as a form of guidance and counseling services provided to adolescents or early adults who have low social interaction. Before the training, it was started with the selection stage for peer counselors using an empathy questionnaire, based on the results of the questionnaire 28 students were found to be candidates for peer counselors. The training begins with a pretest then presentation material and case discussions then end with a post-test. Based on the results of the pre-test and post-test, there was an increase in knowledge about peer counselors, their roles, the benefits of counseling, and media that can be used as promotions as part of the peer counselor's duties. It is hoped that from this training, students can increase the role of assistance to students from the early stages so that severe cases experienced by students both in terms of academic and non-academic can be resolved.

scholarly journals Perceived psychological stress among undergraduate medical students: Role of academic factors

2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ranadip Chowdhury ◽  
Abhijit Mukherjee ◽  
Kaushik Mitra ◽  
Somnath Naskar ◽  
PrasantaRay Karmakar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Psychological Stress ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Academic Factors
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