*Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, 492099. E- Mail: kumardash2005@gmail.com
**Assoc. Prof, Dept. of General Medicine, Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, 751024
***Prof, Dept. of Community Medicine, Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, 751024
Online published on 27 November, 2013.
The study was undertaken to elicit the perception of the MBBS students of KIMS, Bhubaneswar regarding the prevailing system of teaching methods, to evaluate the extent to which they are benefited by these & to obtain the views and suggestions of students about various aspects of the current medical education. 337 students were selected from 4 semesters for this study. A set of questionnaires were put and directed to choose the appropriate option as per the likert scale. The response were collected and analyzed. 51.83% of the total respondents agreed that topics during normal lectures are interesting, 77.02% stated normal lecture as the most effective method of teaching followed by group discussion 68.02%. 67.07% are of the view that the faculty members are having good communication skill and 62.96% of them found that the faculty members are approachable, 82.83% of the participants agreed that black board teaching as the better mode of teaching, so also 55.87% agreed that audio visual aids as a useful mode of teaching, 56.10% of the participants agreed that the number of practical (clinical) classes should be more than the theory classes.
Teaching Method, Evaluation, Communication Skill, Audio-visual aids
