Second year undergraduate medical student’s perceptions, their feedback regarding teaching methodologies and task based learning of pharmacology at Gulbarga Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalaburagi
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction Pharmacology like any other branch of medicine is progressing by leaps and bounds Consequently reforms in undergraduate teaching are the need of the hourObjectives To determine the medical studentsrsquo perception and receive feedback on teaching and learning of pharmacology in our institutionMaterial and Methods This was a crosssectional study based on the questionnaire A prevalidated predesigned questionnaire containing 11 points was administered to fifth term medical students Second year students were enrolled for the study at their end of 5th term before university examsResults Majority 80 of the students opined that integration of pharmacology knowledge with bed side clinics and analytical way of learning by Problem Based Learning PBL enhances their knowledge and skillsMost 72 of the students agreed that the best teaching method for learning pharmacology was didactic lectures and group discussionsnbsp 96 of the students agreed that the ideal teachinglearning media for pharmacology was the combination of LCD projector and blackboard Autonomic Nervous System was the difficult to understand by64 of the students78 of the students felt that their participation in student seminars has increased our morale confidence and subject knowledge 92 of the students said that prescription writing exercise helped us to know the importance of correct prescription writingConclusion The present study helped us to elicit student preferences regarding teaching and evaluation methods in pharmacology Implementation of the same would be helpful for better outcome of studentsKeywords Pharmacology Teaching Learning Opinions Perceptions Seminars
Authors and Affiliations
Harish. G. Bagewadi, Savithri Desai, Patil Banderao V, Syed Hasan Zahid
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- DOI 10.18231/2393-9087.2018.0005
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