Academic literature on the topic 'AETCOM Perception First MBBS Students Foundation Course'

Background: One-month structured foundation course is an integral component of the newly designed CBME curriculum as proposed in “Graduate Medical Education Regulations-2019” by Medical Council of India. Purpose of this program is to assist fresh MBBS students in acclimatising to the new challenging environment of medical profession and in acquiring basic skills and professional attributes.
 Aims and Objective: Study was aimed to evaluate the students’ perception regarding the knowledge and importance of different modules of the foundation course and to assess the effectiveness and quality of the program.
 Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among 120 first year MBBS students using pre-validated questionnaires. Pre questionnaire having three sections and post questionnaire having four sections were distributed at the start of course and towards the end of first year respectively using Google forms. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 22.0 and tests were done at a significance level of 5%.
 Results: Mean scores of perceptions of knowledge and importance for all the modules increased after the course except for importance of Enhancement of language and computer skills module and the difference was statistically significant. Professionalism and ethics module was the most practically implemented module throughout the first year. Over-all rating of this one- month course was 3.31±0.78.
 Conclusion: Feedback responses from students were indicative of the effectiveness of this program. This study sheds light on the significance of the foundation course in making the medical graduate an effective health care provider and physician of first contact of the community.

BACKGROUND Basic life support (BLS) although a lifesaving skill, is seldom taught in the first year of traditional Indian undergraduate medical curriculum resulting in lack of competence and confidence. Medical Council of India’s new competency based undergraduate curriculum stresses on early skill acquisition. Basic life support hands-on workshop can be a simple yet effective educational intervention in achieving the goal. The aim of the study is to determine the effectiveness of introduction of BLS training workshop to first year MBBS curriculum as a part of foundation course skills development. METHODS An interventional study in the form of BLS workshop consisting of lecture, demonstration and hands on practice on mannequins was conducted on first MBBS students. Assessment was done by standardized pre- and post-test questionnaire and direct observation of procedural skills (DOPS). Student’s perception was qualitatively explored by conducting focus group discussions (FGD) followed by thematic analysis. RESULTS Analysis of median pre- and post-test scores using Wilcoxon test matched pairs signed rank test revealed highly significant gain in knowledge and confidence (P value = 0.000). Thirty three percent students could perform all the seven steps of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) correctly, meeting all six quality indicators indicating satisfactory skill acquisition. Six overarching themes emerged from the focus group responses viz. importance of clinical skill acquisition in first year, suggested methods to improve skill training, effectiveness of BLS workshop, usefulness of learning BLS skill, readiness to perform CPR in real life scenario and need for curriculum reformation. CONCLUSIONS Simulation-based hands-on workshop can serve as an effective teaching learning strategy for foundation course BLS skills development under new competencybased first MBBS curriculum by Medical Council of India (MCI). KEYWORDS Basic Life Support, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, MBBS, Curriculum, Competency, Qualitative Analysis, Medical Education

Background: Electives include courses that are interest based, where the students are free to choose the course content. NMC has introduced electives in medical curriculum and it has been implemented for the first time in various medical colleges. Aims and Objectives: The objective of this study is to assess the perception of MBBS students regarding Electives program. Methodology: This cross-sectional study was conducted among the first batch of MBBS students that completed the electives program after taking their consent and approval from ethical committee. Electives Experience scale (EES) and Electives Rating Scale (ERS) were developed, tested, and used for this study. Median, inter quartile range, Cronbach’s alpha and Mann Whitney tests were used for analysis. Results: Most of the students learnt theory, practical, AETCOM (ethics & communication), clinical skills and research in both blocks of posting but research was more focussed in block 1 and practical knowledge and clinical skills in block 2. For the Likert scales (EES-1, EES-2, ERS-1, ERS-2 & ERS), Cronbach’s alpha was found to be quite robust for all the scales. Median and inter quartile range were calculated for EES and ERS scores. Mann Whitney test showed significant gender difference for EES-2. If the student had got elective of his/her choice in block 1, the mean ranks of EES & ERS were significantly higher but if the student had got the elective of his/her choice in block 2, significantly higher scores were seen in overall ERS, ERS-2 and EES-2 only. Conclusion: Electives is a welcome addition to the medical curriculum. However, proactive approach from the student is a must to utilize this opportunity to the fullest.