12. The Comparison of Physiology Learning in Undergraduate Medical and Dental Students
Sadaf Fatima1, Syed Tousif Ahmed2, Shazia Hashmat2, Huma Salahuddin2, Kevin Joseph Jerome Borges3 and Syed Nudrat Nawaid Shah3
ABSTRACT
Objective: To study the difficulties and problems associated with learning of Physiology in undergraduate medical and dental students in integrated curriculum.
Study Design: Cross sectional study.
Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Ziauddin Medical College and Ziauddin Dental College, Ziauddin University, July 2017 to June 2018.
Materials and Methods: The study participants included 1st, 2nd, 3rd year medical students and 1st and 2nd year BDS students. There were 225 participants, 147 MBBS and 78 BDS students. A questionnaire was distributed to each medical and dental student. There were 23 items included in the questionnaire from why is Physiology hard for students to learn? The items were related to subject, teaching and learning of Physiology. The medical and dental students were asked to select a response for each item on like rt scale from 1 to 5.
Results: Regarding the Physiology learning responses, the comparison was done between MBBS and BDS students. A significant difference was found in factors including basic concepts (<0.001), use of scientific terms (0.01), covering large content in one lecture (0.01) and integration (0.002).
Conclusion: The medical and dental students identified the factors causing difficulties and problems in learning physiology and the reasons of these difficulties. Key Words: Physiology, Teaching, Learning
Citation of article: Fatima S, Ahmed ST, Hashmat S, Salahuddin H, Borges KJJ, Shah SNN. The Comparison of Physiology Learning in Undergraduate Medical and Dental Students. Med Forum 2021;32(2):50-54.