Evaluation Of Orientation Programme For The First Year Undergraduate Medical Students
Journal Title: National Journal of Medical and Dental Research - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 4
Abstract
Background:Professionals have always advocated that the orientation of any person being inducted in a new program, should be the first task of any organization; can be in the form of a conventional orientation program (OP) or merely a walk around the establishment. Objective: To evaluate the orientation program conducted for first MBBS students. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Setting: Konaseema Institute of Medical Sciences, Andhra Pradesh, India. Subjects: 150 medical students of first M.B.B.S were participated in the study. Results: Majority (98.6%) of the students were in the age group 18-20years, among them females students were 55.3%. Duration of the program was 10 days. Overall rating was good (median 4 on a five point Likert scale of excellent = 5, very good = 4, good = 3, satisfactory = 2, poor = 1, can’t say = 0). 64.6% of the students felt it is very good, 72% of them marked as it is very useful. Conclusion: Orientation program was considered valuable to familiarize with the surroundings and to acquire basic knowledge and skills required for all the subsequent phases in MBBS course.
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Vani Madhavi Kommula, A S Kameswara Rao
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