Display options
Cite
Haseeb A, Bilal M, Ansari MA, et al. Impact of Mode of Curriculum on Knowledge and Attitudes of Medical Students towards Health Research. J Clin Diagn Res. 2016;10(4):LC15-9doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/17419.7647.
Haseeb, A., Bilal, M., Ansari, M. A., Raheem, A., Khan, A., Arshad, M. H., Motiani, V., & Akhtar, M. S. (2016). Impact of Mode of Curriculum on Knowledge and Attitudes of Medical Students towards Health Research. Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR, 10(4), LC15-9. https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2016/17419.7647
Haseeb, Abdul, et al. "Impact of Mode of Curriculum on Knowledge and Attitudes of Medical Students towards Health Research." Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR vol. 10,4 (2016): LC15-9. doi: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2016/17419.7647
Haseeb A, Bilal M, Ansari MA, Raheem A, Khan A, Arshad MH, Motiani V, Akhtar MS. Impact of Mode of Curriculum on Knowledge and Attitudes of Medical Students towards Health Research. J Clin Diagn Res. 2016 Apr;10(4):LC15-9. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/17419.7647. Epub 2016 Apr 01. PMID: 27190837; PMCID: PMC4866135.
Copy Download .nbib Format: NLM
Share it on

J Clin Diagn Res. 2016 Apr;10(4):LC15-9. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/17419.7647. Epub 2016 Apr 01.

Impact of Mode of Curriculum on Knowledge and Attitudes of Medical Students towards Health Research.

Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR

Abdul Haseeb, Muhammad Bilal, M Ahmed Ansari, Ahmed Raheem, Aleena Khan, Mohammad Hussham Arshad, Vanita Motiani, Muhammad Shahzeb Akhtar

Affiliations

  1. Faculty, Department of Medicine, Dow Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences , Karachi, Pakistan .
  2. Faculty, Department of Medicine, Medical College, Aga Khan University Hospital , Karachi, Pakistan .
  3. Faculty, Department of Statistics, Medical College, Aga Khan University Hospital , Karachi, Pakistan .
  4. Pre-Medical Student, Department of Biological Sciences, The Lyceum , Karachi, Pakistan .

PMID: 27190837 PMCID: PMC4866135 DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/17419.7647

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Equipping students with skills in medical research should be an integral part of medical education systems. This study is designed to gauge the difference in knowledge and attitudes towards health research between two sets of undergraduate medical students; those enrolled in the new Problem Based Learning (PBL) education system versus those of the conventional Lecture Based Learning (LBL) curricula.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: From the 4(th) and 5(th) years of medical university students, 90 participants were recruited from the Aga Khan University (PBL group) and Dow University of Health Sciences (LBL group) and were presented with structured and pre-validated questionnaire. Responses obtained for knowledge and attitudes of each group were recorded on a scale and graduated in percentages to be compared statistically for differences to identify the effectiveness of each curriculum.

RESULTS: The score on the knowledge scale for the PBL group was found to be 44.77% against the 31.55% of the LBL students (p-value<0.001). Furthermore, the mean attitude score of AKU students was 72.22% as opposed to the 56.11% of the DUHS participants (p-value<0.001).

CONCLUSION: The PBL group achieved significantly higher scores in all aspects than the LBL group, showing healthier attitudes towards health science research along with better knowledge. Hence, the apparent positive influence of PBL curricula on attitudes towards research may be helpful in improving research output of medical students in Pakistan.

Keywords: Lecture based learning; Medical education system; Problem based learning; Research output

References

  1. J Pak Med Assoc. 2004 Oct;54(10):534-6 - PubMed
  2. JAMA. 1992 Mar 11;267(10):1372-6 - PubMed
  3. Acad Med. 1990 Aug;65(8):530-3 - PubMed
  4. Med J Aust. 2005 Sep 5;183(5):258-60 - PubMed
  5. Croat Med J. 2002 Feb;43(1):58-62 - PubMed
  6. Bull N Y Acad Med. 1981 Jul-Aug;57(6):415-26 - PubMed
  7. J Pak Med Assoc. 2015 Dec;65(12 ):1334-8 - PubMed
  8. Nature. 2000 Jan 20;403(6767):235 - PubMed
  9. Med Teach. 2015 Apr;37 Suppl 1:S61-6 - PubMed
  10. BMC Public Health. 2003 Jan 16;3:6 - PubMed
  11. PLoS Med. 2005 Nov;2(11):e322 - PubMed
  12. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2007 Jan;17(1):59 - PubMed
  13. BMC Med Educ. 2006 Nov 02;6:54 - PubMed
  14. JAMA. 2001 Aug 15;286(7):800-6 - PubMed
  15. Med Educ. 2005 Feb;39(2):237 - PubMed
  16. Med Educ. 2004 Jan;38(1):81-6 - PubMed
  17. J Pak Med Assoc. 2005 Nov;55(11):517-9 - PubMed
  18. Acad Med. 1993 Jul;68(7):550-63 - PubMed
  19. PLoS Med. 2005 Dec;2(12):e424 - PubMed
  20. PLoS One. 2007 Jul 18;2(7):e632 - PubMed
  21. Tohoku J Exp Med. 2016;238(1):65-74 - PubMed
  22. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2003 Nov;13(11):617 - PubMed

Publication Types