Foundation Course for First MBBS-Are the Students Prepared to Face the Challenge?
Author(s): Renuka Devi MR* and Devaki PR
Abstract
Introduction: Foundation course are introduced by the medical council of India as a part of revised competency based medical education for a period of one month to enable the students to equip themselves to face and also to go through the challenge. Various modules are included in the foundation course to enable the students face the challenge of the medical curriculum.
Aim and objective: To analyse the student’s feedback on the foundation course introduced by the medical council of India in first year as a part of revised competency based medical education.
Methodology: Around 150 students of first MBBS were recruited for the study. The students have completed attending 50% of the foundation course in the mid of August 2019. Feedback was obtained using questionnaire which were designed based on the orientation program module, professional development and ethics module which was completed by them. The results were analysed statistically.
Results: 97.6% of the students have told that they were benefitted by this foundation program and that the fear of big course has become light in front of them. They are well oriented towards the health policies of the country, integrity, patient care, ethics and attitude, revised curriculum, new environment.