Abdul Haseeb1, Muhammad Bilal1, M Ahmed Ansari2, Ahmed Raheem3, Aleena Khan1, Mohammad Hussham Arshad2, Vanita Motiani4, Muhammad Shahzeb Akhtar4. 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 .
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.
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.
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Lecture based learning; Medical education system; Problem based learning; Research output
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