Abstract
Introduction: In traditional medical curriculum basic science subjects were taught in isolation from clinical subjects. Students would thereby find it difficult to retain concepts in basic sciences, recall and co-relate it when clinical setting was encountered. Early clinical exposure is early authentic patient contact in clinical or social setting which helps to enhance the understanding of health or illness/disease and the role of medical professional. The objective of this study was to study the influence of early clinical exposure for a module on jaundice on undergraduate students and faculty perception.
 Materials and Methods: ECE module on jaundice was introduced for study in first MBBS students. Pre-validated questionnaire was used for data collection and student and faculty perception about the module was evaluated.
 Results: Participating students got better score in post-test (6. 03 + 1.701) as compared with pre-test (5.82+1.701) although the results were not statistically significant. 92% students and faculty positively rated and appraised ECE as a teaching learning tool.
 Conclusion: ECE module on jaundice generated interest in students and could help students co-relate basic science concepts with cases. This could lead to improvement in academic performance and better patient care.
 Keywords: Early clinical exposure; student, faculty perception
Highlights
In traditional medical curriculum basic science subjects were taught in isolation from clinical subjects
The present study aims to evaluate the impact of early clinical exposure on different domains of student learning
Student responses on perception about Early clinical exposure (ECE) module on 5point Likert scales were analyzed using percentages. 58% students strongly agreed that they were satisfied with ECE module on jaundice. 92% students and faculty positively rated and appraised ECE as a teaching learning tool. 73% students felt that ECE created interest and strengthened the link between theory and practice. 63% students felt that ECE gave them better understanding of the topic and motivated them to study more. 58% students believed that ECE module will improve their communication skills and help to perform better in examinations
Summary
In traditional medical curriculum basic science subjects were taught in isolation from clinical subjects. Conclusion: ECE module on jaundice generated interest in students and could help students co-relate basic science concepts with cases. This could lead to improvement in academic performance and better patient care. Traditional medical education in India consisted of one and half years of preclinical science (basic sciences) studies followed by three years of clinical training and patient exposure. It is an effective approach to learning and acquiring clinical skills from first year of medical curriculum.[2,3,4] Knowledge of Physiology is important to understand etiopathogenesis of disease and helps in clinical diagnosis
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