Abstract
Background: Education in Anesthesiology is one of the growing fields of medical education in Nepal. The feedback and constructive suggestions from the Anesthesiology residents regarding their training program is essential for the improvement of the training program.Methods: This prospective questionnaire based study was done at five different medical institutions of Nepal where postgraduate training in Anesthesiology is available. Questionnaire consisting of several questions related to anesthesia training were distributed to 45 anesthesiology residents of different institutions and were asked to fill and return to the investigator.Results: Out of 45 questionnaires 38 responded. Only 50% of the respondents said that classes were regular in their institution. Only 23.68% of the residents were satisfied with the exam system. More than two third (76.32%) felt that their undergraduate education in anesthesiology was inadequate. Majority of the residents think that the education in anesthesiology in Nepal is at par or better than education in other subjects and 81.58% think that it is becoming better than before. Half of the residents feel that the facilities provided to them is better considering the national condition. Sixty-six percent of the residents think that the future of anesthesia in Nepal is bright.Conclusion: Majority of the residents think that the anesthesia education in undergraduate level is inadequate and developing anesthesia as a separate subject may attract more students to join anesthesiology. Most of the residents are satisfied with the improvement in education in anesthesia and its future but feel that there are lot more to do.Journal of Society of Anesthesiologists 2014 1(2): 65-69
Highlights
Medical education is still in its growing phase in Nepal
Few (13.16%) think that anesthesia education in Nepal is at par with other countries
Anesthesia has progressed to a comprehensive medical specialty in the past few decades with a well established presence in allied disciplines, including intensive care medicine, emergency medicine, More than half of the residents think that the education in anesthesiology in Nepal is at par or better than education in other speciality
Summary
Medical education is still in its growing phase in Nepal. Undergraduate medical education in Nepal is more or less established Post graduate programs are still not fully developed. Postgraduate education in anesthesiology started in 1985 as Diploma in Anaesthesiology (DA) as a joint venture between the Institute of Medicine, Nepal and the University of Calgary, Canada.[1] Since the formal education in anesthesiology had begun. Three years post graduate program, Doctor of medicine in Anesthesiology (MD Anesthesiology) was started in 1996 under Postgraduate Medical Education Coordination committee (PGMECC) in Institute of Medicine and different hospitals of Ministry of Health.[3] Since the education in anesthesiology has gained momentum and many different institutions have come up with their own postgraduate training program in anesthesiology. Education in Anesthesiology is one of the growing fields of medical education in Nepal. The feedback and constructive suggestions from the Anesthesiology residents regarding their training program is essential for the improvement of the training program
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