Medical Education -A Student's Perspective

The aim of this study was to assess whether the popular perception that students dislike theoretical lectures is true or not and to see whether the perception of usefulness and their attendance in class correlate with their performance in examinations.

The study was conducted at the Department of Physiology, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College, New Delhi, in which the perception of 77 first year medical students about medical education was studied using a questionnaire.

Results showed that there was a significant difference between the performance of students based on the educational level of their parents, previous academic records and the number of attempts made to secure admission into the MBBS course. A significant positive correlation was found between attendance in class and performance in both theory and practical examinations.

The findings gave strong pointers in favour of traditional good quality teaching with computer aids.