2017
DOI: 10.16965/ijar.2016.483
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The Relevance of the Preclinical Curriculum During Clinical Practice: Interns’ Perspective in a Government Medical College

Abstract: Background, context and the purpose of the study: Majority of the Indian medical colleges are following conventional discipline based curriculum with least interdisciplinary integration. Medical educators are of the opinion that lack of integration in the traditional curriculum has resulted in poor learning outcomes and students perceive the basic science subjects as irrelevant during their clinical practice. The present study was undertaken to explore interns' perception about the relevance of preclinical cur… Show more

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“…Moreover, 46% of the participants expressed the opinion that the curriculum lacks clinical relevance. 26 Comparable results were documented by Emad Aborajooh et al, indicating that around three-quarters (73.9%) of the students emphasized the importance of basic medical sciences in their development as future physicians. Furthermore, about 82% held the belief that the integration of clinical practice into basic science teaching is indispensable.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 78%
“…Moreover, 46% of the participants expressed the opinion that the curriculum lacks clinical relevance. 26 Comparable results were documented by Emad Aborajooh et al, indicating that around three-quarters (73.9%) of the students emphasized the importance of basic medical sciences in their development as future physicians. Furthermore, about 82% held the belief that the integration of clinical practice into basic science teaching is indispensable.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 78%
“… 1 Third year is the gateway to clinical skill learning with the foundation of knowledge of pre-clinical subjects. 2 Continuous lecture hours tend to get dull and tedious but the third year brings a pause to this. We are exposed to hospitals for patient observation, history taking, physical examination and communication with them for the first time in the third year.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Basic science education is crucial for medical learning but is often spent in isolation from clinical practice. 1 Basic knowledge and skills are unarguably important but insufficient by itself. The learners must be inspired to learn about clinical relevance and embrace medicine in all its aspects to serve patients and become the better healthcare professionals of the future.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%