Post graduate training in medical colleges of India: Resident Physicians’ perspective

Abstract

Objectives: Specialty training is one of the most crucial phases in the life of a doctor. The period involves intensive training to develop appropriate knowledge, psychomotor skills, and attitude related to the area of specialization. The students may struggle over issues during training which may prevent them from giving their best performance. The present study was aimed to assess perception of quality of academic facilities and training provided to postgraduate trainees in medical colleges and institutes in India. Materials and Methods: The present study was conducted in the form of questionnaire based survey. Anonymous responses were collected from the participants (n = 274) from all over the country. Results: The survey revealed that regular academic activities are being organized by various departments for their training as reported by 79.9% respondents. About 72.8% of the respondents agreed that they had regular post graduate training on practical skills. About 58.6% respondents reported that they were comfortable in interacting with faculty. About 24.8% participants were not satisfied with their research guidance and merely 12.9% participants received funds to pursue their thesis research. About 51.5% study participants reported that their institutes have no provision for care on mental health and workplace safety. Conclusion: Training facilities in majority of medical colleges meet the standard of postgraduate training however students reported their concern on few genuine issues which need resolution to optimize quality of postgraduate training in the country.