1Professor and Head, Department of Physiology, Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharastra, India, drvedprakashmishra@gmail.com, neelammishra1000@gmail.com
2Assistant Professor, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Sawangi (meghe) DMIMS (DU), Nagpur, drgvmishra@gmail.com
3Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharastra, drpiyoosh@gmail.com
4Chief Advisor DMIMS (DU), Department of Dermatology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Sawangi, (Meghe), DMIMS (DU), Nagpur
5Dean (Academics), Professor and Head, Department of Dermatology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Sawangi, (Meghe), DMIMS (DU), Nagpur, dradarshlata@yahoo.co.in, alsingh1969@gmail.com
Online published on 17 February, 2017.
First year in undergraduate medical education are hard for the academic success of medical students. Actually, during this period students have to learn only theoretical knowledge and no contact with the patient in a clinical context. This adds to more anxiety in case of students and it leads to difficult to understand the subject. Early clinical exposure is meant to help first year undergraduate to overcome their initial queries and also motivate them to develop better knowledge and awareness for the same. Material and Methods In this study we have done intervention in teaching learning strategy. The topics selected were Endocrine physiology and General physiology, which is mainly consisting of traditional didactic lectures along with ECE. The first year MBBS students of 200 batch were divided in two groups, in interventional group (A) and Control Group (B). The intervention of early clinical exposure with the help of ECE design module and the outcome of this intervention was assessed by MCQ pre test and post test. Analysis of the pre and post test was done in both groups. The control group was also given intervention of ECE, so that they will not be deprived of new modality. Also we have collected student's feedback with validated questionnaire towards Early Clinical Exposure which was assessed by 5 point Likert-scale.
Mean test scores of pre test and post test in intervention group improved significantly from 20.4 plusmn; 4.17 to 30.12 plusmn; 3.52 (p value =.0001) in intervention group. Pre test and post test scores of both the groups, interventional and control were compared and effectiveness was noted.
In the context of early clinical exposure this intervention is found to be very effective. By student's positive feedback it is found to create more interest and improvement.
Early Clinical Exposure, perception of students and faculty
