scholarly journals A study on the awareness and practice of medical education technologies among medical college teachers

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 330
Author(s):  
C. R. Saju ◽  
Jose Vincent ◽  
Vidhu M. Joshy
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Teaching Effectiveness ◽  
Developing Nations ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Medical Council ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Basic Course ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Background: Globally there is a move to reorient the medical education to suit the needs of the developing nations. Medical Council of India has made it is mandatory that all faculty need to attend Basic course in Medical Education Technologies (MET) to improve teaching effectiveness. In spite of their efforts in this regard many of the faculty is still unaware of this initiative and those who have already attended the course are not effectively practicing it. This study aimed at assessing level of awareness and practice of medical education technologies among the teaching faculty.Methods: Data was collected from the faculty by personal interviews using a validated semi-structured questionnaire and analysed using SPSS.Results: 219 faculty members participated in the study working in 26 departments. Mean age of faculty was 40.98 (SD: 12.36). 57.1% of them were males and 42.9% were females. The level of awareness among study participants about learning process related medical education technologies ranged from 57% (for psychomotor domain) to 74% (for setting up of educational objectives). The awareness and practice of ‘teaching process’ and assessment process related medical education technologies remained low. No statistically significant association was obtained between awareness and practice of SLO, Microteaching, and MiniCEX.Conclusions: Majority of teachers remain untrained in the medical education technologies at the time of the study. Of the non-clinical compared to the clinical stream of teachers, greater proportion of teachers in non-clinical section have been trained. The awareness and practice of ‘medical education technologies’ remain low among the study participants.

scholarly journals Reliability and patentability of academic-rank promotional criteria in medical colleges of India

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 78-83
Author(s):  
Smita Rameshrao Sorte ◽  
Sachin Babu Rathod
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Misconduct ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Academic Rank ◽  
Medical Council ◽  
Faculty Role ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Unethical Practices ◽  
Years Of Teaching Experience ◽  
Medical Colleges

A promotion refers to the progress of an employee’s position or ranks in a hierarchical constitution with an increase in status, responsibilities, and salary. Academic rank Promotional criteria considered by the Medical Council of India (MCI) include educational qualifications, seniority according to years of teaching experience and numbers of Publications. There is gap between faculty role in medical college and expectation for promotion in India. Impractical expectation beyond the self-competency has promoted unethical practices. The various scientific misconduct problems had faded the quality of research in India. So the expected criteria for the evaluation of faculty members are needed to be re-adjusted by policymakers, according to the facilities of the scientific centers and human, social and economic resources at the institute. Medical Council of India needs to evolve and implement a suitable promotional policy for faculty members of medical colleges in India. J Bangladesh Soc Physiol. 2018, December; 13(2): 78-83

scholarly journals Status of Learning Communication Skills in Undergraduate Medical Education According to Intern's View

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 42-46
Author(s):  
Abu Saleh Mohammed Monirul Alam ◽  
Farhana Haque ◽  
Jamil Ahmed Ansari ◽  
Mohammad Soheilul Amin ◽  
Humayun Kabir Talukder
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Education ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Equal Opportunity ◽  
Opportunity To Learn ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Dhaka City ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

This cross sectional descriptive study was done from July 2010-June 2011, in four medical college of Dhaka city. Two government and two private medical colleges were selected according to the convenience of the researcher. One semi structured questionnaire was used to collect the information from the Intern doctors. It contained 26 questions from the variables of communication skills. Researcher himself collected all the data. 218 Intern doctors return the filled up questionnaires on the same day. Allocation of score for response of each item was based on 5 point Likert scale. Study revealed that most of the interns were not taught communication skills in their clinical classes in structured way. But in internship period they felt that those should have taught in structured way. They recommended to teach it as a part of curriculum so every student have equal opportunity to learn these skills.DOI: http://doi.dx.org/10.3329/bjdre.v2i2.16243 Bangladesh Journal of Dental Research & Education Vol.2(2) 2012: 42-46

Development of Medical Education in Kathmandu Medical College

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 116-122
Author(s):  
Binita Pradhan ◽  
Jenash Acharya ◽  
Eurek Ranjit ◽  
Meera Bista ◽  
Sanjaya Mani Dixit ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Teacher Training ◽  
Medical Council ◽  
Education Department ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Medical Education Department ◽  
Medical Colleges

Background: When the Nepal Medical Council Act was enacted in 1964 it was accepted that it would be responsible for the regulation of Medical Education in Nepal. Subsequently followed the establishments of medical colleges of which Kathmandu Medical College is one.Present Status: Kathmandu Medical College started the MBBS program back in 1997 and has since then developed over the years. The development of medical education at Kathmandu Medical College ensued subsequently with the formation of Medical Education Unit Teacher Training Cell on June 2001. First batch of teacher’s training was held on February 2003 and since then the Medical Education Department has remained active. It was in the year 2014 that Medical Education Department was strengthened further and different committees and sub-committees were formed to develop the standard of medical education to new heights.Conclusion: The medical education has developed over the years as has been recorded in this paper. There are shortcomings to be corrected. For medical education to develop further, specific steps need to be carried out in future years to meet the challenges of international accreditation.

scholarly journals Abdominal symptoms and its outcome in gallbladder diseases following routine and emergency cholecystectomy

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 575
Author(s):  
Bhanumati Giridharan ◽  
P. Madhivadhanam
Keyword(s):  
Adult Population ◽  
Gastrointestinal Disorder ◽  
P Value ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Abdominal Symptoms ◽  
Pain Symptoms ◽  
Emergency Cholecystectomy ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Background: Gallstones constitute for the most common causes of biliary tract diseases in the adult population. The study thus aims to describe the persistence rate of abdominal symptoms in patients after elective cholecystectomy and to understand which symptoms, improve after cholecystectomy.Methods: This observational study is based in Melmaruvatthur Medical College and Research Institute where 69 patients were a part of the study. A pre and post structured questionnaire was used to assess the decrease in the rate of symptoms. After fully informed and written consent the study participants were interviewed questioneired, examined according to the preformed and pretested proforma, patients with a clinical and ultrasonographic diagnosis of gallstones filled out a structured questionnaire on abdominal pain symptoms and functional gastrointestinal disorder before and at six months after cholecystectomy.Results: From the observed chi square value of 9.315 and p value of 0.002 which is less than 0.01 so it is declared that there is an association between the cholecystectomy and symptoms in the post-surgical group.Conclusions: The findings of the study thus suggest that while much of the findings lean toward ELC being better than DLC, the significance values show that no difference exist between the two. The study therefore states that more research is required to ascertain whether ELC or DLC is better at reducing the symptoms associated with gall bladder disease.

scholarly journals Teachers views about the preparation of questions for question bank on the basis of subject content for the formative assessment of the department.

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 23-29
Author(s):  
Sanjida Tasnim ◽  
Saria Tasnim ◽  
Kazi Khairul Alam ◽  
ABM Rizwanur Rahman ◽  
Raihan Kibria
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Formative Assessment ◽  
Rating Scales ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

This descriptive type of cross-sectional study was conducted to find out the teachers views about the preparation of questions for question bank on the basis of subject content for the formative assessment of the department. The study was conducted in four government and four non-government dental colleges. The teachers of the selected dental colleges were the study population and sample size was total of a 165 in which were 53 head of the department and 112 lecturers. Data was collected from the teachers with a self-administered semi-structured questionnaire and analyzed by using SPSS 19. The questionnaire included different types of opinion about the question bank. In this study, tried to extract the information mainly about how a full phased question bank works in a dental college including question pattern and answer key preparation, moderation & constant development of the question bank, key personnel who directly involved with question preparation. Faculty members expressed their valuable opinions about different types of formative questions where it was found that Assistant Professors were closely involved with question preparation rather than other faculty members. The study also explores that even if formative questions were well prepared but lack of standard answers, rating scales and accepted checklist made the ultimate process of accessing question bank becomes challenging to conduct specific exams. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Education Vol.12(2) July 2021: 23-29

Advances in medical education; comparing the perceptions of the faculty and the students towards e-learning vs. traditional learning in a public sector medical college in Pakistan.

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (05) ◽  
pp. 619-624
Author(s):  
Zahid Kamal ◽  
Ahmad Zeeshan Jamil ◽  
Muhammad Waseem ◽  
Muhammad Junaid Iqbal ◽  
Nauman Aziz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Traditional Learning ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
E Learning

Objective: E-learning is a growing need of modern day education generally and of medical universities particularly. This study is targeted to compare and assess different perceptions of the faculty and the students towards e-learning at a public sector medical college. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Department of Medical Education, Sahiwal Medical College, Sahiwal. Period: 1st May 2020 to 31st May 2020. Material & Methods: The questionnaire was sent to all the participants by Whatsapp because of COVID-19 pandemic. MBBS students of 4th year and final year MBBS and all the faculty members of clinical and basic medical sciences were included in the study. The participants had to choose among options of ‘agreed, neutral and disagreed‘. Results: The response rate of faculty members was 91.66% and that of undergraduate students was 91%. Among faculty members, 34 (51.50%) were males while 32 (48.50%) were females. Female students were having majority of participation (60.40%). Most of the faculty and students were disagreed with the fact that ‘E-learning is a suitable means of education for students in Pakistan’. Though there was an overwhelming agreement of students (80%) and staff (88%) with agreement on the point that ‘information and communication technologies (ICT) play an effective role in promoting education’. Fifty three percent of students and 67% of the faculty members agreed that ‘E-learning systems can fulfill the challenging needs of present times’. Conclusion: Our study concludes that there are some reservations of both students and the faculty regarding usage of e-learning over traditional learning at public sector medical college. In our study while comparing, the majority of both the groups were having almost same opinions related to implementation of e-learning methodology.

Perception of Faculty of their Role as Medical Facilitator

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. 3337-3339
Author(s):  
Sobia Nawaz ◽  
Nadeem Razaq ◽  
Farrukh Sarfraz ◽  
Fahad Sarfraz ◽  
Muhammad Saif Ullah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Faculty Perception ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Information Provider ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Medical Undergraduate

Introduction: Over the past few decades integrated curricula has been presented in undergraduate medical education with an important point of producing competent doctors. In conventional teaching basic science subjects are taught in separation and no correlation exists between basic and clinical science subjects as well. British Medical School has been criticized within the report “Tomorrow’s Doctors: Suggestions on Undergraduate Medical Education”, for overburdening students with genuine information and recommendations emphasized that medical course ought to promote critical understanding of the core knowledge Health professions education is highly demanding and complex field. Integrated curriculum and modern instructional strategies demands the role of medical facilitator be revamp. These perceptions can be utilized to plan faculty development workshops to upgrade the mindfulness of the faculty about their educational responsibilities and accomplish their potential. Objective: To explore faculty perception regarding role of medical facilitator in a private sector medical college Material and Methods: Study design: Quantitative cross sectional Settings: Shahida Islam Medical & Dental College Lodhran Duration: Six months i.e. July 2020 to December 2020 Data Collection procedure: It was quantitative cross sectional study conducted on a private sector medical college. Pre validated questionnaire was used to measure the perception of faculty members as facilitation of medical undergraduate students. Results: A total number of 40 faculty members filled the questionnaire. Eight items questionnaire was used after giving consent from faculty members. In this study of 40 participants, 22 were males and 18 were females. Regarding faculty perception of their roles as medical facilitators 95% shown as information provider, 89% as role model, as resource provider and facilitation in and outside the class both 88%, as leader 87%, curriculum developer 86% and researcher as 82%. The data was analyzed using SPSS version 24. Conclusion: The role of medical facilitator has extensive across the boundaries of information provider in facilitation of medical undergraduate students. The faculty of medical college shown their mindfulness about modern-day medical education and recognized the foremost important part of a medical facilitator to be not as it were an information provider but also an on-job role model and scholastic advisor to undergraduates. Key words: facilitator, faculty, perception, role model, medical

scholarly journals COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE RESULTS OF THE M.B.B.S 1ST YEAR STUDENTS OF ALL THE MEDICAL COLLEGES OF MADHYA PRADESH”

2020 ◽  
pp. 74-76
Author(s):  
Chouhan Vijay ◽  
Parmar Narayan ◽  
Manish Patil ◽  
Jain Ravi
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Private Colleges ◽  
First Year ◽  
Medical Council ◽  
Government Medical College ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Physiology And Biochemistry ◽  
First Year Medical Students ◽  
Better Than ◽  
Medical Colleges

Introduction: First year medical students were taught Anatomy, Physiology, and Biochemistry. The Medical Council of India (MCI) provides common syllabus and examination patterns all over the country. The purpose of study is to compare the results of 1st year MBBS students in government and private medical schools. Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of examination results of the three subjects. MCI regulations suggests that a student must obtain 50% in aggregate with a minimum of 50% in Theory (written- Paper I and II) including viva voice and minimum of 50% in practical in each subject for a pass. Results: Passing percentage of students of government medical college is 78% while that of private medical college is 63%. Compartment percentage of government medical college students is 20.3% while that of private colleges is 30%.Distinction holder among passing students in government medical college is 14% while that of private medical college is 11%. Conclusion: In our study we compare the results of 1st year M.B.B.S students of both government and private medical colleges and it is surprising that instead of same medical education the performance of students of government medical colleges is better than that of private medical colleges.

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