A study of perception of first-year MBBS students toward orientation program and foundation course at entry level

Patel, Jitendra; Akhani, Pratik

doi:10.5455/njppp.2017.7.0412301052017

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“…Studies conducted elsewhere also show that the students have a positive attitude towards the orientation programs and foundation courses conducted and perceived the orientation program helped them get familiar to the campus. 6,7 Most of the orientation programs done elsewherealso show that students appreciate skills training including communication skills 3,6 and BLS 6 as has been observed in our study. Hands on experiences are more realistic and give a real life experience for the students generating interest in their course.…”

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Perception of medical students towards the MCI recommended foundation course at a medical college in north Kerala

Chandran¹,

George²

2020

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Orientation of first year medical students to their new environment is essential before initiation of academic sessions. The MCI has recommended a one month long Foundation course as part of the new Competency Based medical Education curriculum for the same in the Graduate medical regulations 2019 to be implemented in all medical colleges from 2019. The new medical curriculum was implemented in out institution from August 1 2019 and a one month long foundation course was conducted for the first year students. This study was done to analyse the perceptions of the students to the new foundation course.A cross sectional study was conducted involving first year medical students attending the foundation course in our institution. Data collected by a semi structured questionnaire which the students were asked to complete at the end of each session taken. Data was analysed both quantitatively and qualitatively. Qualitative data collected through open ended questionnaires were coded into themes. 207 students participated in the study. Most of the students perceived that the foundation course has helped them familiarise with the institution, faculty and students. The skills module and the Community orientation module was perceived by the students as most interesting and helpful for their future academics. The Foundation course was perceived as helpful by the students in orienting them to the basics of the profession for the future

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Perception of medical students towards the MCI recommended foundation course at a medical college in north Kerala

Chandran¹,

George²

2020

IJFCM

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“…All these studies were done to evaluate the orientation program from students’ perspective alone;[ 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ] except for one which sought faculty's perspective as well. [ 12 ] As far as the course content is concerned, barring three recent studies which evaluated 1 month-long MCI recommended foundation course,[ 3 4 5 ] the rest were comparable to some extent only, as the foundation courses evaluated in those studies were not as exhaustive and comprehensive as ours.…”

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“…[ 8 ] Results obtained from a study conducted in Gujarat revealed that 78% students responded positively for orientation, and 88% responded positively for foundation course and that students were largely satisfied with the program. [ 9 ] In a study conducted in a medical college in Kerala, 40% students opined the overall orientation program to be excellent, 50% rated it as very good, 7% as good and 3% satisfactory. [ 10 ] Thus, results obtained from all these studies indicate that, more or less, such foundation courses are taken positively by the students.…”

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Assessment of newly introduced foundation course for medical undergraduates: students' vs faculty's perspective

Sobti

Gupta

et al. 2020

J Family Med Prim Care

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Background and Objectives: In compliance with MCI's recommendation, a month-long Foundation Course was conducted in our institution in Aug’19. The present study was conducted to seek the opinion of the students and faculty regarding relevance of the topics included in the course to enable revisions to be made in designing the course for the subsequent sessions, to make it more effective and student-oriented. Methods: A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted to seek the opinion of 100 students who underwent the Foundation Course and 35 faculty members who were involved in teaching the topics allotted. Results: Positive feedback was recorded from63% of the students and 69% of the faculty regarding the overall experience of the course. Among the different modules, Skills module was voted as relevant by majority (73%) of students, whereas a module on Enhancement of Language and Computer Skills was found relevant to the course by a mere 52% students. In contrast, module on Sports and Extracurricular activities was adjudged as most relevant while as module on Enhancement of Language and Computer Skills got the least positive feedback (81.43% vs. 60.36%, respectively) from the faculty. Interpretation and Conclusions: Foundation Course recommended by MCI for MBBS students at the entry level is a welcome step. This can further be made more beneficial by making necessary modifications in the planning of the course in light of suggestions received from the participants.

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“…A study done in Gujarat showed that 78% of students responded positively to orientation, 88% responded positively to the foundation course overall, and the students were greatly satisfied with the program. 5 In a study done in Kerala, 40% of students found the orientation program to be excellent, 50% rated it as very good, 7% as good, and 3% satisfactory. 6 Generally, These results indicate that such foundation courses are considered positive by students .…”

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Novel foundation course for medical students: student and faculty perspectives

Amrutha

Mangasuli

et al. 2021

Res Dev Med Educ

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Background: According to the National Medical Council (NMC) recommendation, the foundation course was carried out in our institution for I MBBS 2019 and 2020 students. The current study was done to solicit the viewpoints of the students and faculty members about the connection of the topics included in the foundation course. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out to seek the perspectives of students who took the foundation course and the faculties involving in teaching the topics allotted for the 2019 and 2020 MBBS students. Google Forms was used to collect the data, which was analyzed by Excel. Results: The general experience of the students and faculty was uniformly positive for 100% for both students and faculty in the 2019 group, and 94.1% and 97.8% for students and faculty, respectively, in the 2020 group. In the 2019 group, the skills module was recognized as the most appropriate module in the foundation course with (77.8%), followed by sports and extracurricular activities module (both at 64.6%). In the 2020 group, the professional development and ethics module was recognized as most appropriate by 89.3% of students, followed by the orientation module (83.3%) and language & computer skills module (80.9%) Conclusions: This Foundation Course for MBBS students provided before the start of the medical curriculum is a novel and useful step. Feedback from various colleges across India can help make this course still more useful.

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A study of perception of first-year MBBS students toward orientation program and foundation course at entry level

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Perception of medical students towards the MCI recommended foundation course at a medical college in north Kerala

Perception of medical students towards the MCI recommended foundation course at a medical college in north Kerala

Assessment of newly introduced foundation course for medical undergraduates: students' vs faculty's perspective

Novel foundation course for medical students: student and faculty perspectives

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