IMPROVEMENT IN THE QUALITY OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AFTER BCME TRAINING OF FACULTY IN MEDICAL COLLEGES OF INDIA –A GAP ANALYSIS
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Faculty of the Medical college are responsible for mentoring and training the students. This study has evaluated the impact of Basic Course in Medical Education on the faculty and changes in their teaching modules.
Objective:
1] To assess the impact of Basic Course in Medical Education on the Medical faculty
2] And to evaluate the change in teaching module of the faculty after attending the training.
Study design: Prospective questionnaire based study.
Study Area: Government Medical College and ESI hospital, Coimbatore
Method: Ethical committee approval was obtained before initiating the study. A Questionnaire was answered by the faculty for which scores were obtained. Later students were asked to answer another questionnaire which was also scored.
Result: A significant change in the teaching Faculty understanding towards the modules and making their class fascinationing was noticed .Students gave a positive feedback regarding new teaching modules and different approach to subject topics.
Conclusion: Therefore this study clearly proves that regular training for the faculty is needed to keep them updated and which will play a vital role in effectively educating the Medical Students.
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Dr.Raveendran M.D
Dean Government Medical College and ESI Hospital Coimbatore
Dr.Kasthuri Thilagam M.D
Hod and Professor Department of Pathology Government Medical College and ESI Hospital Coimbatore2
Dr.D.Jeyalakshmi M.D
Senior Assistant Professor Department of Pharmacology Government Medical College and ESI Hospital Coimbatore3
