Factors Affecting Results of Pre-clinical Phase1 of Medical Students: A Research in Mekong Delta

Abstract

Training preclinical skill for medical students plays a vital role in medical education, contributing into examining, diagnose, treat and follow patients. The research identified factors that impact results of pre-clinical phase 1 of medical students at a university in Vietnam. The research was carried out to collect data from examination results of 850 sophomores (school year: 2019-2020) after they finished pre-clinical phase 1. The research was to find out the relationship between the affecting factors and preclinical outcomes by SPSS. The finding shows that 97.6% obtained high results from fair level to excellent level. There was a correlation between learning preparation and preclinical results. The findings also help students know their scores in detail, building a suitable and positive learning scheme.