Affiliation:
1. Formerly Intern, Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be University), Loni.
2. Formerly Intern, Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to be University), Loni
Abstract
Background: This article examines study patterns among medical undergraduates. Material & Method:
A cross sectional study was carried out in 600 students of Rural Medical College, Loni. Stratied random
Sampling method was used to select randomly select 50 boys and girls among (I, II, III, III/II and Interns) respectively. Written
informed consent was taken. A semi structured questionnaire was developed and lled by the students. Descriptive statistical
analysis was done using percentage values. Correlation and strength of association was determined by spearman's rank
correlation. Results: Majority, 456 (76%) students felt they retained audio-visual data better than reading textbooks. COVID
pandemic may also alter their study habits in short term as well as long term. Conclusion: Changing trends in how students
prefer to study need to be taken into account while teaching them. Not all trends are positive. Habits like frequent phone
browsing and reliance on unveried online study material must be discouraged.
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