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PERCEPTION OF MEDICAL STUDENTS ABOUT EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT IN A PAKSITANI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

Dr. Rabia Javed, Dr. Samina Asghar, Dr. Hira Ahsan, Dr. Naima Umar

Objective: Assessment of educational environment in a medical college is important for optimal delivery of quality education to the students and producing competent medical professionals. The present study was carried out in Fatima Jinnah Medical University to find out the perception of medical undergraduates regarding their educational environment. Material & Methods: It was a 4-month Observational descriptive cross-sectional study. After informed consent, DREEM questionnaire was distributed among 750 (150/year) medical undergraduates. Data was entered and analyzed using SPSS-22. Mean scores were calculated, and 2-way ANOVA technique was used to find out differences among the scores of different years. Results: 695/750 completely filled the questionnaire giving an overall response rate of 92.66%. Mean age of the respondents was 21.038 +- 0.8957. 24.26% (182/750) respondents were day scholars while 75.33% (565/750) were boarders. The overall mean DREEM score was calculated as 108.0738 +- 21.202 (more positive than negative). 1st year students showed the lowest scores while 3rd year students showed the highest. Mean score of 25.84+-5.98 was calculated for SPL (more positive perception), 22.990 +-4.761 for SPT (in need for some retraining), 18.46+-5.099 for SASP (feeling more on positive side), 25.720=-6.143 for SPA (more positive attitude) and 15.110+-3.636 for SSSP (not too bad). These results show that the perception of all the sub-domains is more on the positive side and the learning environment is working well. Conclusion: Educational environment was perceived as more positive than negative, the sub-domain scores also showed positive trends. However, there is still room for improvement. The medical educationists and curriculum planners should work to improve the educational environment. They should look into the strengths and limitations of the current working environment which will help them distinguish their priorities. This is the root of quality assurance of any health care teaching institution. Key Words: Medical students, educational environment, quality assurance.

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