Perceptions regarding an ‘effective medical teacher’ among undergraduate students of a medical college in Puducherry

Authors

  • Arulkavi Arumugam Department of Community Medicine, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, India
  • Velavan Anandan Department of Community Medicine, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, India
  • Anil J. Purty Department of Community Medicine, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20213208

Keywords:

Effective Medical Teacher, perceptions, medical education

Abstract

Background: To find the characteristics of an effective medical teacher, as perceived by the under graduate medical students who are at different stages of the MBBS course.

Methods: A cross sectional study was done among all the undergraduate medical students studying in a medical college and hospital in Puducherry. The undergraduate students were visited in batches and students were explained regarding objectives and those who consented for the study were administered with a validated and pretested questionnaire in line with the objective of the study. The results are expressed in the form of proportions and percentages and the chi-square-test was used to test the significance of difference observed between different batches of student

Results: The most important qualities perceived by the students for being an effective medical teacher are creating interest in the subject, having good communication skills, providing good resource material, inspiring and motivating students, being easily approachable, respecting students/ patients / other staff, being enthusiastic, energetic and good listener. There is a significant difference in the perceived importance among different batch of students in the domain of teaching skills of a medical teacher

Conclusions: This study identified qualities of medical teachers related to their teaching skills, usage of teaching learning methods, approach towards students and their personal qualities that are perceived to be more important by medical students.

Author Biographies

Arulkavi Arumugam, Department of Community Medicine, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, India

UG Student,

Pondicherry Institute of Medical sciences

Velavan Anandan, Department of Community Medicine, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, India

Associate Professor

Dept. of Community Medicine

Anil J. Purty, Department of Community Medicine, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, India

Professor and Head,

Dept. of Community Medicine

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Published

2021-08-25

How to Cite

Arumugam, A., Anandan, V., & Purty, A. J. (2021). Perceptions regarding an ‘effective medical teacher’ among undergraduate students of a medical college in Puducherry. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 9(9), 2601–2605. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20213208

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