Medical student’s perception on teaching-learning methods of pharmacology in a medical college

Lakshmi Sravanthi Mukku; Jagadeesh Alla; Ramya Rachamanti

doi:10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20181167

Authors

Lakshmi Sravanthi Mukku Department of Pharmacology, NRI Academy of Medical Sciences, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Jagadeesh Alla Department of Pharmacology, NRI Academy of Medical Sciences, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Ramya Rachamanti Department of Pharmacology, NRI Academy of Medical Sciences, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20181167

Keywords:

Learning, Medical students, Methods, Pharmacology, Teaching

Abstract

Background: To know the Medical student’s perception on teaching and learning methods of pharmacology in a medical college attached to tertiary care hospital.

Methods: This is a questionnaire based study conducted in a medical college. A pre-validated, pre-designed questionnaire containing 22 points was given to 5^th semester students to know their perception on teaching and learning methods.

Results: Analysis was done on 150 medical students of a tertiary care hospital. Among them, 80 % wanted the faculty members to make more utilization of Audio-Visual aids for effective learning. 78.67 % students wanted to include case based learning in the curriculum and 86.67% wanted more of the clinical pharmacology to be introduced. A 28% wanted MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions) to be included in the assessment of academic performance. A 13.33% felt that the ideal teaching method for learning pharmacology was didactic lectures. A 65% thought ideal teaching/learning media for pharmacology was the combination of LCD (Liquid Crystal display) projector and blackboard.

Conclusions: The study revealed the ideal teaching and learning methods in pharmacology for the betterment of students.

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