Evaluation of Medical Undergraduate Students’ Perception of their Educational Environment - Only DREEM-ing is Not Sufficient
Journal Title: PARIPEX-Indian Journal of Research - Year 2016, Vol 5, Issue 3
Abstract
Background: Students’ perceptions of their educational environment have a significant impact on their behavior and academic progress. The aim of this study was to assess the perceptions of medical students concerning their educational environment at Datta Meghe Institute of Medical sciences (DMIMS) in India. Methods: This was a cross sectional study wherein DREEM questionnaire was distributed to students from all years of MBBS course. We distributed to 330 medical students out of which 267 were found complete (81%). Focus group discussions were carried out for in depth understanding of the students’ perceptions. The data thus collected was analysed by descriptive statistics like percentage and mean and the mean scores between groups were compared by the student ‘t’ test. Results: The total DREEM scores for MBBS year I, II, III first and III second respectively was 125, 125, 118 and 125 averaging 123 for the medical college. The educational environment as perceived by the students was same across the years of study and across gender. The FGD highlighted out the issue of need of more teaching through the skill labs. Conclusion: Our education is perceived as more positive than negative however improvements are required. Focus group discussions brought out few important points which DREEM missed out. Thus combining DREEM questionnaire and qualitative method is recommended.
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Dr. Sachin Damke, Dr. V. K. Deshpande
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