Abstract
Background: Various methods are used to improve the quality and usefulness of basic sciences taught to medical students before beginning of the clinical course and practice in higher grades. One method which is evaluated in the present study is early clinical experience. Methods and Materials: In this descriptive study, all medical freshmen were participated in a half day workshop for familiarity with hospital clinical environment. The attitude of the students towards early clinical exposure, profession, and medical education was investigated using a 30- item questionnaire before and after this workshop. Results: Totally, 207 students participated in the present study. Overall, scoring of the program was good to excellent on a five-point Likert scale (93.75%). Most students (89.6%, score =4.25) believed that the program’s content and management was appropriate for them. Conclusions: It was concluded that early clinical experience parallel with theoretical courses can provide a framework for the beneficial and successful integration of the teaching and learning of basic sciences for medical students.[GMJ. 2012;1(2):42-47]
Highlights
Years of undergraduate education are critical for the academic success of medical students
Exposure to real clinical setting may promote socialisation and strengthen students’ affective and cognitive learning.[1,4] Early clinical exposure has been suggested to help medical freshmen overcome their tension and stresses and motivate them to develop a better insight and awareness to the medical profession.[1,4] Implementing a short-term period of early clinical exposure program could influence medical students’ attitude towards medical education and boost their confidence in their ability to succeed in medical practice and their social, emotional, and professional satisfactions and problems
After a brief description of the objectives and responsibilities of a medical doctor towards the patient and society and problems or issues that arise in the clinical setting drawing upon the expertise of expert and experienced professors in this field and the rules noted in the Hippocratic oaths, the groups of students were taken to teaching hospitals
Summary
Years of undergraduate education (especially the first two years) are critical for the academic success of medical students. The students’ suggested that the program could potentially be used for the introduction of each topic of basic sciences because it motivated them to read more (36%) They reported that they had become more familiar with work environment (36%), learned how to behave towards patients (3%), learned in practice (15%), and received a new insight (5%).The respondents requested repetition of the program once a month (44%), twice a semester (36%), and for each system (10%). Most students (89.6%, score =4.25) believed that the program’s content and management was appropriate for them.Conclusions: It was concluded that early clinical experience parallel with theoretical courses can provide a framework for the beneficial and successful integration of the teaching and learning of basic sciences for medical students.[GMJ. Most students (89.6%, score =4.25) believed that the program’s content and management was appropriate for them.Conclusions: It was concluded that early clinical experience parallel with theoretical courses can provide a framework for the beneficial and successful integration of the teaching and learning of basic sciences for medical students.[GMJ. 2012;1(2):42-47]
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