A STUDY ON PREDICTING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF THE FIRST YEAR MEDICAL UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (4.3) ◽  
pp. 3215-3220
Author(s):  
Vijaya Ramanathan ◽  
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Pananghat A. Kumar ◽  
Anand Ramanathan ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
First Year ◽  
Medical Undergraduate ◽  
Medical Undergraduate Students

Perceived stress and sources of stress among first-year medical undergraduate students in a private medical college - Tamil Nadu

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anandhalakshmi Swaminathan ◽  
Sahityan Viswanathan ◽  
Thilipkumar Gnanadurai ◽  
Saravanan Ayyavoo ◽  
Thirunavukarasu Manickam
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
First Year ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Medical Undergraduate ◽  
Medical Undergraduate Students

scholarly journals Knowledge of Vitamin D among First-year Medical Undergraduate Students of a Medical College: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 59 (235) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pratibha Manandhar ◽  
Naresh Manandhar ◽  
Sunil Kumar Joshi
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
College Teaching ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
First Year ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Medical Undergraduate ◽  
Medical Undergraduate Students

Introduction: Vitamin D also known as the sunshine vitamin, helps in bone metabolism and calcium homeostasis. It is estimated that one billion people in the world have vitamin D deficiency making it a public health problem. The objective of this study is to find out the knowledge regarding vitamin D among first-year medical undergraduate students of a medical college. Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out from 2nd February 2020 to 15th February 2020 at Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Duwakot among medical undergraduate students of a medical college. Ethical clearance was received from the Institutional Review Committee of Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital (Reference Number: 2812201809). A structured self-designed multiple-choice questionnaire on vitamin D knowledge was used. Convenient sampling method was applied and statistical analysis was done with Statistical Package for the Social Sciences 20 version. Results: Out of total 157 undergraduate medical students, 21 (13.3%) exhibited good knowledge, 116 (73.9.8%) had average, and 20 (12.8%) had poor knowledge. There were 83 (52.9%) Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery students, 39 (24.8%) were Bachelor of Dental Surgery and 35 (22.3%) were Nursing students. Conclusions: We found a satisfactory level of knowledge of vitamin D among first-year undergraduate medical students of a medical college when compared to similar studies. The majority of students from all three disciplines had average knowledge of vitamin D.

scholarly journals Student-led seminar as a teaching learning technique to introduce first year medical undergraduate students to self-directed learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-63
Author(s):  
Niket Verma ◽  
Navita Aggarwal ◽  
Harsimranjit Singh
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
First Year ◽  
Learning Method ◽  
Self Directed Learning ◽  
Case Scenario ◽  
Medical Undergraduate ◽  
Learning Technique ◽  
Directed Learning ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Medical Undergraduate Students

: Student-led seminar (SLS) is an interactive peer-led teaching learning method which offers several advantages for both the student learners and the student tutors including helping the learners to develop self-directed learning (SDL) skills. The aim of this study was to analyze the perception of first year medical undergraduate students towards a recently conducted SDL module in Anatomy utilizing student-led seminars as the teaching learning technique. Participation in the study was voluntary and all 100 first year students consented to participate in the study. Informed consent was taken from the participants. The module was implemented across 2 sessions. In session 1, a clinical case scenario on Shoulder Joint was discussed. Students were then asked to identify knowledge gaps and brainstorm in small groups to formulate the learning objectives. Session 2 was conducted as a student-led seminar after a 6-day gap. Student perception was then obtained using a Google Forms based questionnaire.: Thematic analysis was conducted for the responses. Major themes that emerged were that the participants learnt, enjoyed and felt motivated. Students appreciated the role played by the facilitators in guiding them and some of the respondents wanted to take up leadership roles for their teams in future sessions. As medical educators, we should not only encourage the acquisition of SDL skills by the learners but also provide a conducive environment for self-directed learning. To our experience the student-led seminar can be an excellent teaching-learning method for incorporating SDL skills among undergraduate medical learners.

scholarly journals Day time sleepiness in medical undergraduates: social media the culprit?

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 1105
Author(s):  
Vijaya Lakshmi ◽  
Manisha Jindal ◽  
Bijli Nanda
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Daytime Sleepiness ◽  
Sleep Disturbances ◽  
First Year ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
Medical Undergraduate ◽  
Medical Undergraduates

Background: Medical undergraduates have been seen to be suffering from sleep disturbances, especially daytime sleepiness. Social Media usage or social networking has also tremendously increased over the past few years in adolescents. It has also increased in the day-to-day lives of medical students. Authors therefore tried to find out the association, if any, between social Media usage and daytime sleepiness in medical undergraduates and whether daytime sleepiness can affect their academic performance. The objective of the present study was to ascertain the association between daytime sleepiness and usage of social media among medical students and to look for any association of daytime sleepiness with academic performance.Methods: A self-administered, questionnaire-based study was conducted on medical undergraduate students to assess social media usage. Epworth sleepiness score was determined. ‘Analysis of variance’ was done to look for any association between (a) social media usage and daytime sleepiness (b) daytime sleepiness and academic performance.Results: The majority of students (77.14%) used social media for 2-5hours per day and whatsapp was the most commonly used medium by them. Highly significant association was observed between the usage of social media and daytime sleepiness among the medical undergraduates. Daytime sleepiness was also significantly related to the academic performance of the participating students.Conclusions: Sleep disturbance particularly daytime sleepiness is significantly associated with the usage of social media among first year medical undergraduates and can significantly affect their academic performance.

scholarly journals FEEDBACK THAT AFFECTS FIRST YEAR MEDICAL STUDENT’S LEARNING IN HIGH POWER DISTANCE & COLLECTIVISM CULTURE

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 75
Author(s):  
Ida Ayu Triastuti ◽  
Gandes Retno Rahayu ◽  
Yoyo Suhoyo
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
High Power ◽  
Power Distance ◽  
First Year ◽  
Feedback Process ◽  
Medical Undergraduate ◽  
High Power Distance ◽  
Communication Culture ◽  
Medical Undergraduate Students

Background: Constructive feedback is an essential component of learning for medical undergraduate. Communication culture of high-power distance and collectivism might have influence in shaping students' perception of the benefit of feedback. Aim: This study is aimed to identify feedback characteristic which associated with students' perception of learning benefit, and further explored the mechanism feedback influence on students learning process. Method: This is a mixed method study, with explanatory sequential approach. The setting is first-year medical undergraduate students at FK UKDW who enrolled in skill lab class (pulmonary physical examination). The first phase is a quantitative study using questionnaire on feedback characteristics and student’s perception of feedback benefits, further analysed with linear regression methods. The next phase is an interview study on selected students with semi-structured questions, and further analysed with thematic analysis. Result: There are 82 students who returned the questionnaire. Quantitative analysis showed that feedback including comparison to standard (B=2,26; p = 0,003) and follow-up planning (B=3,47; p < 0,001) are associated with perceived benefit by students. Further interview of 11 students discovered that students have received clear and concise outline through the feedback process. On the other hand, the communication culture, poor execution of feedback process, and interconnectedness between each characteristic may influence the students' perception of benefits. Conclusion: Feedback is beneficial for medical undergraduate students in high power distance and collectivist culture, specifically feedback with comparison to standard and follow-up planning.

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