Abstract
Background: The Orientation Program (OP) is an integral part of any professional course. A well thought guest lectures with key highlights on essential topics can be a pivoting point to address students concerns before beginning a professional course. Objective: This study was to obtain input from first-year physiotherapy students regarding guest lecture series which were part of current orientation program. Methods: Eighty-one students volunteered for the feedback analysis. We used a structured google feedback form with closed-ended questions focusing on cognitive, social and personality, and mental and physical health domains of psychology to evaluate the students opinion on various lectures. Results: Most of the students expressed satisfaction, with positive feedback ranging from 56 to 83%) for every lecture and orientation session as a whole. A small percentage of students, ranging from 1 to 6%, disagreed or expressed dissatisfaction with the lectures. The overall response of students to the orientation program and guest lectures was positive. Conclusions: The overall feedback towards all the guest lecture was positive. And merely small percentage of students disagreed. The study concludes that guest lectures should be added to such OP
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