Impact of Mode of Curriculum on Knowledge and Attitudes of Medical Students towards Health Research
Introduction: Equipping students with skills in medical research should be an integral part of medical education systems. This study is designed to gauge the difference in knowledge and attitudes towards health research between two sets of undergraduate medical students; those enrolled in the ne...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2016-04-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
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| Online Access: | https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/7647/17419_CE(RA1)_F(T)_PF1(SSAK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdf |
| Summary: | Introduction: Equipping students with skills in medical research
should be an integral part of medical education systems.
This study is designed to gauge the difference in knowledge
and attitudes towards health research between two sets of
undergraduate medical students; those enrolled in the new
Problem Based Learning (PBL) education system versus those
of the conventional Lecture Based Learning (LBL) curricula.
Materials and Methods: From the 4th and 5th years of medical
university students, 90 participants were recruited from the
Aga Khan University (PBL group) and Dow University of Health
Sciences (LBL group) and were presented with structured and
pre-validated questionnaire. Responses obtained for knowledge
and attitudes of each group were recorded on a scale and
graduated in percentages to be compared statistically for
differences to identify the effectiveness of each curriculum.
Results: The score on the knowledge scale for the PBL group
was found to be 44.77% against the 31.55% of the LBL students
(p-value<0.001). Furthermore, the mean attitude score of AKU
students was 72.22% as opposed to the 56.11% of the DUHS
participants (p-value<0.001).
Conclusion: The PBL group achieved significantly higher scores
in all aspects than the LBL group, showing healthier attitudes
towards health science research along with better knowledge.
Hence, the apparent positive influence of PBL curricula on
attitudes towards research may be helpful in improving research
output of medical students in Pakistan. |
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| ISSN: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |