Abstract
Objectives: Elective postings are a part of the new competency-based medical education curriculum as they are known to provide a more well-rounded education. This was the first medical undergraduate batch to undergo the elective postings, and their perspective regarding its implementation will help us to refine this process for future batches. Hence, this study was taken up to assess their feedback. Materials and Methods: A well-designed, structured and pre-validated questionnaire was filled out by consenting students who had attended the elective postings. The responses were collected through Google Forms, which were then exported and analysed in Microsoft Excel. Results: Out of the total 150 students in the batch, 96 consented and filled out the questionnaire. About 81.25% of students were aware of the existence of electives, and 76% were aware of both their purpose and importance. About 51% agreed that the postings were useful, and 46.9% felt that it was necessary for both clinical and nonclinical postings to be included in the study. About 43.75% felt that it was confusing to select the topics, and 60.4% opined that there were sufficient topics to choose from. Conclusion: We found that the students were aware of the existence and purpose of elective postings, and they perceived them to be useful, and the majority did not face many challenges during its implementation. It is up to the decision-makers to improve the process further to improve its implementation.
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