Perspectives of undergraduate medical students regarding competency-based curriculum

Author:

SHARMA SONAM1,CHHATWAL JUGESH2

Affiliation:

1. Department of Pathology, Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College, Karnal 132001, Haryana, India

2. Department of Paediatrics, Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College, Karnal 132001, Haryana, India

Abstract

Background The competency-based undergraduate medical curriculum has a number of new elements. Few authors have attempted to understand the students’ viewpoints on the curriculum. We assessed undergraduate students perspectives and ratings about various elements after 2 years of implementation of the curriculum. Methods We included 240 students (2019 and 2020 admission). An invitation letter-cum-information sheet was sent to all the students by email informing them about the study, keeping their identity confidential and the implied consent. A validated questionnaire based on a 5-point Likert scale including 35 closed-ended questions eliciting the students’ perception on various elements of the new curriculum and a rating scale from 1 to 5 was designed. Data collection was done using Google forms. Results Of the 240 respondents, 192 (80%) had positive perceptions for the Foundation Course, Attitude, Ethics and Communication skills, Early Clinical Exposure and Community Health Visits. Integrated Teaching, Small Group Teaching and Assessments were viewed less positively (62.9%–75%) and Self-directed Learning received the lowest positive responses (57%–58%). For training as a doctor, the elements considered most valuable were Early Clinical Exposure (70.4%) and Community Health Visits (70.4%) while the least were Logbooks (35.5%) and Reflections (34.2%). Conclusions Students found Early Clinical Exposure and Community Health Visits the most valuable elements whereas Self-directed Learning, Logbooks and Reflections were rated as the least useful.

Publisher

Scientific Scholar

Reference26 articles.

1. Competency-based medical education: The perceptions of faculty;Rustagi;J Med Acad,2019

2. Perceptions of stakeholders regarding the foundation course;Yograj;Indian J Physiol Pharmacol,2020

3. Do pharmacology faculties welcome the new competency-based undergraduate curriculum? A nationwide questionnaire-based study;Rehan;Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol,2020

4. Faculty views on competency-based medical education during mentoring and learning web sessions: An observational study;Telang;J Educ Technol Health Sci,2017

5. Exploring the learners' perspectives on competency-based medical education;Ramanathan;J Edu Health Promot,2021

同舟云学术

1.学者识别学者识别

2.学术分析学术分析

3.人才评估人才评估

"同舟云学术"是以全球学者为主线,采集、加工和组织学术论文而形成的新型学术文献查询和分析系统,可以对全球学者进行文献检索和人才价值评估。用户可以通过关注某些学科领域的顶尖人物而持续追踪该领域的学科进展和研究前沿。经过近期的数据扩容,当前同舟云学术共收录了国内外主流学术期刊6万余种,收集的期刊论文及会议论文总量共计约1.5亿篇,并以每天添加12000余篇中外论文的速度递增。我们也可以为用户提供个性化、定制化的学者数据。欢迎来电咨询!咨询电话:010-8811{复制后删除}0370

www.globalauthorid.com

TOP

Copyright © 2019-2024 北京同舟云网络信息技术有限公司
京公网安备11010802033243号  京ICP备18003416号-3