Abstract

Background: Workshops with group discussions play a valuable role in the all-round education of students. Discussi on in workshops develops the more instrumental skills of listening, presenting ideas, persuading and working as a part of a team. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the outcome of a research workshop conducted among medical students. Materials and Methods: The concept of learning and improvement in knowledge was evaluated among various medical college students belonging different semest ers attending a research workshop using pre and pos t test questionnaire method. The workshop was divided into six groups with scientific sessions of 40 minutes followed by group activities. Results: The workshop had greatly improved the knowledge among the participants with mean knowledge scoring of 3.49 before to 9.76 after the workshop a nd female medical students showed more improvement in knowledge scoring than males which was statistically signific ant. Conclusion: Our study had explored that the workshop with group activities could be used as a powerful tool in medi cal education for improvement of knowledge among medical students.

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