IJCRR - 12(13), July, 2020
Pages: 69-74
Date of Publication: 06-Jul-2020
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Impact of Basic Training Programme On Medical Teachers - A Useful Pathway To Success
Author: Aruna Kharkar, Suvarna Gulanikar, Anirudha Gulanikar, G.A. Shroff
Category: Healthcare
Abstract:Objectives: Change in concept of medical education from the traditional to the new learning styles needs more Workshops on Medical education for refreshing the knowledge of medical teachers. Main objective of our research was to assess medical teachers before and after Medical Education training. Research is based on a retrospective questionnaire-based study.
Method: Basic medical education workshops were conducted on 16 to 18 April 2013, 7 to 9 January 2014, 29 September to 1 October 2014, 17 to 19 March 2015 and 11 to 12 February 2020 at MEU, MGM Medical College, Aurangabad, Maharashtra. Total of 140 faculties from various departments participated in workshops. Each participant filled a pre-test questionnaire before the beginning of workshop and a post-test questionnaire after the completion of workshop. Scores obtained in the pre and post-test were compared. Each workshop conducted for eight hours per day for three days and participants gave effective feedback at the end of workshop.
Result: Statistical analysis suggests the significant improvement in the knowledge of participants [P=< 0.003] after the workshop. 100% Participants gave feedback that workshop was very useful, while 96.42% responses suggest that the workshop's objective was achieved. >90% replied that it was well planned, interactive and time-bound, had responsive, expert faculties and wants frequent organisation of such workshops in future.
Conclusion: Organisation of medical education workshop at regular interval for the medical teachers is required to keep them updated with the new advances in Medical Education.
Keywords: Feedback, Medical Education, Pre-test, Post-test, Workshop
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INTRODUCTION-
Medical education is a demanding task. In the recent years there has been a change in the concept of medical education from the traditional to the new learning styles; therefore, high quality medical education programmes for faculty members have become essential to all medical institutions.1
With the increasing number of medical colleges, there is a shortage of train medical teachers. In India Medical Education was started in the late seventies. In 1999 Medical council of India has made it mandatory to establish medical education technology unit [MET] in every medical college. MCI made every Medical Professional mandatory, to undergo at least the basic level of training from2010.2
In recent years, with the use of new teaching and learning methods, the focus of assessment has been shifted to the use of higher cognitive abilities, communication skills, and professionalism. Focus is also shifting from competency-based education to outcome-based education and workplace performance assessment.3Here comes the role of Basic Medical Education workshops.
Recent advances in medical field have been understood and adapted in most of the medical colleges, but in practice, the methods and strategies are not systematically planned as per need of society. Medical education unit will help guide the medical teachers in experimenting, modulating, and implementing innovative technologies. This will prepare the present and future generation of medical teachers to be more effective in providing information, assessing students, curriculum planning and its implementation to produce the physician of first contact in society.
In current scenario of exploding knowledge, certain revisions are required in the format from time to time to make it more useful and acceptable both to the teachers and learners. These revisions are based on the experience gained at previous workshops as well as from feedback given by the participants and faculty members.4,5 These workshops help to implement new teaching and learning methods and more focus to be given in the innovative teaching-learning methods as suggested by MCI.
The key to successful initiation and implementation to meet the needs of medical education is to develop the train faculties. So the training programmes for MGM medical college faculties, Aurangabad were organised, and the effect of training was evaluated. Main objective of this project was to observe the improvement in teaching-learning methodology of medical faculty before and after the workshop.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
Five consecutive workshops on basic medical education were conducted on 16 to 18 April 2013, 7 to 9 January 2014, 29 September to 1 October 2014, 17 to 19 March 2015 and 11 to 12 February 2020 at MEU, MGM Medical College, Aurangabad, Maharashtra. These workshops were guided and observed by faculty from nodal centre of medical education unit, KEM, Mumbai and faculty from Maharashtra medical council.
Total 140 faculties participated in five training programme. Participants were Professor, AssociateProfessor and Assistant Professor from preclinical, Para clinical and clinical department. Random selection of participants was done for each session. Training sessions were interactive and conducted by facilitators from various departments and MCI observer.
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