Volume : II, Issue : V, May - 2013

Integrated teaching– Medical Student Perception: Boon or Bane???

Dr Shashikala P, Dr Manjula A, Dr P Nagaraj

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Background: Medical Council of India desires the incorporation of integration in the medical curriculum in order to provide the students with holistic rather than compartmentalized learning. In this direction this new teaching methodology was introduced to final year students to inculcate the concept of integrated teaching. Material & Methods: The integrated teaching was conducted for II MBBS and III MBBS students. Feedback was obtained in the form of a questionnaire. Views of III MBBS students at the very first introduction of new teaching methodology were analyzed based on their answers to the feedback questions. Results: The topic selected for the integrated teaching was carcinoma of cervix and the faculties involved were one each from Department of community medicine, Pathology, Obstetrics and gynecology and Oncosurgery. 99% of students felt the topic chosen was apt for this method of teaching. 80% of students felt concepts were made clear. 82% felt, this new method of teaching is very useful in understanding the topic as a whole. Conclusion: Integrated teaching as an innovative approach to impart knowledge saves time, energy and gives better insight into the subject. Students view motivated faculty to conduct integrated teaching frequently.

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Dr Shashikala P, Dr Manjula A, Dr P Nagaraj Integrated teaching- Medical Student Perception: Boon or Bane??? International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol.II, Issue.V May 2013

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