Medical education in Bangladesh

Amin, Zubair; Merrylees, Neil; Hanif, Abdul; Talukder, M.H.K.

doi:10.1080/01421590801947010

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“…Medical education in Bangladesh has also experienced many changes and challenges. 56 Last decade can be considered as the "golden age" of to play a role in student absenteeism from classes. Teachers must make sure that classrooms are dynamic.…”

Section: Bangladesh Situationmentioning

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Reasons of Absenteeism among Undergraduate Medical Students: A Review

Sharmin

Azim

Choudhury

et al. 2017

Anwer Khan Mod Med Coll J

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REVIEW ARTICLEnew problem. 3 Number of causative factors has been suggested. 4 With the revolution in the electronic equipment 5 there are varieties of computer based softwares to assist in making the lectures more presentable, interesting and interactive, thus making the traditional teaching effective. 6 Despite this development low attendance at lectures is still an issue. Absenteeism at higher education level affects the learning process of the students as well as the final result at the end of academic session. 7,8 Several studies identify internal and external factors associated with academic performance. Class absenteeism is one of the factor that has negative effect on the mastery of the academic curriculum. One of the most useful work done by Kelland et al 8 reported that a decrease in the examination result IntroductionOne of the most vital considerations among students in higher educational level is academic performance though there are some differences in performance among the students. 1 The goal of undergraduate medical education is to produce a physician with adequate knowledge of health and diseases, reasonable medical skills and a healthy attitude towards patients and their families. 2 Student attendance is thought to be an important factor in the academic performance of medical students on the basis that clinical contact and teaching are necessary to develop competence. Lectures remain one of the important modes of teaching in many medical colleges despite adaptation of new curriculum. It is easy to deliver knowledge through lecture to a large number of students and logistically saving resources. Low attendance in lectures is not a Absenteeism refers to the frequent absence from classes without any good reason. In spite of compulsory attendance rule, individual students, parents, institute and society suffer when students do not attend classes in medical college on regular basis. Student absenteeism is a concern in higher education especially medical education. Student's absenteeism results in inadequate learning and poor academic performance. Despite the strict rules, absenteeism is an on-going problem in many universities and a phenomenon that is also on the rise in universities worldwide. There is extensive literature on the link between absenteeism and lack of subject matter interest, poor teaching strategies, unfavorable learning environment,excessive socialization among students, part-time jobs, ill health, sleeplessness and poor relations with lecturers. In addition, accessibility of lecture content in the form of online slides, videos and audios has their own contribution to absenteeism. Early detection and prevention might prevent unwanted consequences of absenteeism on medical students' academic performance.Medical colleges should pay more attention and take immediate measures on those who starting to absent from classes because they might need support from them. Reasons of Absenteeism among Undergraduate Medical Students: A ReviewKey Wards: Absenteeism, medical students ABSTRACT AKMMC...

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Section: Bangladesh Situationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Reasons of Absenteeism among Undergraduate Medical Students: A Review

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Azim

Choudhury

et al. 2017

Anwer Khan Mod Med Coll J

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“…The first medical college established in Bangladesh offering MBBS degree was the Dhaka Medical College in year 1947 during the British colonial rule 6 . Earlier medical education was inherited from the British colonial education system 7 .…”

Section: Medical Education In Bangladeshmentioning

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“…After successful completion of internship, full registration can be obtained as a medical doctor 6 .…”

Section: Medical Education In Bangladeshmentioning

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Assessment in Undergraduate Medical Education: Bangladesh Perspectives

Haque

Yousuf

Baker

et al. 2013

Bangladesh J Med Sci

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Background: Medical education in Bangladesh is totally controlled by the Government and run a unique undergraduate curriculum throughout the country in both public and private sectors. This paper is aimed to briefly describe the medical education reform in Bangladesh and suggests further assessment changes. The present official form of undergraduate medical curriculum has first evolved in 1988 followed by revision in 2002 and 2012. Assessment and teaching are the two sides of the same coin. Assessment drives learning and learning drives practices. Following the curriculum reform since 2002, the assessment in undergraduate medical education has been greatly changed. There are a lot of in-course formative assessments which include item examination, card final and term final, designed to improve the quality of education. Ten percent marks of summative written examinations derive from formative assessment. Traditional oral examination has been changed to structured form to ensure greater reliability. Even then, teachers are not yet building up to conduct oral examination in such a structured way. Examiners differ in their personality, style and level of experience with variation of questioning and scoring from student to students. Weakness of reliability on oral examination still exists. Students also feel very stressful during the oral examinations. Moreover, to conduct such oral examination, three to four months times per year are lost by the faculties which can be efficiently utilised for teaching and research purposes. Worlds' leading medical schools now-a-days used oral examination only for borderline and distinction students. Bangladesh also must consider oral examination only for borderline and distinction students.

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“…There are total 81 institutes of health technology (IHT), 96 medical assistants' training school (MATS), 82 diploma nursing institutes, 20 diploma midwifery nursing institutes, 19 basic BSc nursing colleges and 19 post basic nursing colleges in Bangladesh 6 . Centre for Medical Education was established in 1983for teachers training and reviewing and updating of different curricula 7 . Since inception of CME it is trying it's best to train the teachers on educational science, teaching methodology, assessment & evaluation, instructional materials development, curriculum development & problem based learning etc.…”

Section: Rationalementioning

confidence: 99%