The impact of role model on medical students during bedside clinical teaching.

Dr Lakhan Singh; Dr Anil Prasad

Volume : VIII, Issue : VII, July - 2019

The impact of role model on medical students during bedside clinical teaching.

Dr Lakhan Singh, Dr Anil Prasad

Abstract :

Introduction: Ninety percent of graduating students had identified a role model or models during medical profession. Personality, clinical skills and competence, and teaching ability were most important in the selection of a role model, while research achievements and academic position were least important. This study was designed to assess the impact of bedside clinical teaching on students and patients with special reference to student–patient ratio. How medical students communicate with patients to enhance their understanding about clinical condition, disease and patient’s care as well as how patients respond. A good communication is required to gain trust between doctors and patients and also help patients to disclose information, patient satisfaction as well as produce more effective practices, failure to same may be due to inadequate communication skills, sensitivity, empathy at the doctor’s end and can cause decrease confidence and trust of patient’s ultimately poor treatment. Objective: Clinical posting is most important for residency training and the students. The assessment of their exposure to and interaction with patients as role models were the main measurements. Materials & Method: Our study was part of a comparative study amongst three divided subgroup. Medical teacher asked pre designed questionnaire to three subgroups. Our esteemed Institute has 150 MBBS Students in every year. In clinical posting 150 students divided in three group. Each group has 50 students. They were taught by Medical teachers in respective department routinely in a year. We prepared different sets of questionnaire one is for students (MBBS Junior Final & Final Year) & another for in–door patients. The study group divided into three subgroups A,B and C & comprised 25,15 & 10 students respectively and were asked them to do their routine clinical posting proceedings,while,100 indoor patients were included in the study .The observational were made on the different response, depending on the repeatability and nature of questions due to different number of students in different groups, given by the patients as shown in questionnaire. Results & Conclusion : In the present study we were found that the students of Group C (10 students out of 50 student were selected in clinical posting) represented case as well similarly patients also responded properly and disclosed information maximally as compared to other groups. We concluded that higher student–patient ratio can cause poor treatment due to communication hindrances. Further we suggest the student–patient ratio must be reduced to produce more competent clinician as well as a clear guideline should be framed by MCI for the same and more study is required as very less data, in this regards, is available in Indian scenario