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  1. Fulltext Evaluation of Community and Family Case Studies (CFCS): A Community based training of medical students
    Yadav H
    Med J Malaysia, 2013 Apr;68(2):111-4.
    PMID: 23629554
    The International Medical University has a Community and Family Case Study (CFCS) programme as part of the training for medical students. The aim of the programme is to emphasize the family and community perspective of patient care in the home environment. A cross-sectional descriptive study was done among 66 final year medical students using a questionnaire. The students were in the 10th Semester and had completed their Community and Family Case Studies (CFCS) programme. Majority (54.5%) of the students who were interviewed were Malays, 34.8% Chinese and 9.1% Indians. Majority of the students (87.9%) liked the programme because it was a good opportunity to understand the patient in their home environment; it improved their commination skills and made them understand the patient better in the community setting. The perceived problem in this programme by the students were mainly choosing an index patient initially (32.8%), patient cooperation (19.0%) and transportation to the patients' house (13.8%). They said that this programme was useful because they learnt more about the disease (45%) and understood the patient management better (15%). The programme also provided the students a wider exposure to medicine (37.9%) and the opportunity to practice clinical skills. Overall the CFCS programme in IMU was well liked by the students as it gave them an opportunity to practice some of the clinical skills in the patients' home environment and it provided an opportunity to manage the patient better. The major problem the students faced was in selecting the index patient.
    Matched MeSH terms: Students, Medical*
  2. Fulltext Interactions between students and tutor in problem-based learning: the significance of deep learning
    Azer SA
    Kaohsiung J. Med. Sci., 2009 May;25(5):240-9.
    PMID: 19502144 DOI: 10.1016/S1607-551X(09)70068-3
    Problem-based learning (PBL) is an excellent opportunity for students to take responsibility for their learning and to develop a number of cognitive skills. These include identifying problems in the trigger, generating hypotheses, constructing mechanisms, developing an enquiry plan, ranking their hypotheses on the basis of available evidence, interpreting clinical and laboratory findings, identifying their learning needs, and dealing with uncertainty. Students also need to work collaboratively in their group, communicate effectively, and take active roles in the tutorials. Therefore, interaction in the group between students and their tutor is vital to ensure deep learning and successful outcomes. The aims of this paper are to discuss the key principles for successful interaction in PBL tutorials and to highlight the major symptoms of superficial learning and poor interactions. This comprises a wide range of symptoms for different group problems, including superficial learning. By early detection of such problems, tutors will be able to explore actions with the group and negotiate changes that can foster group dynamics and enforce deep learning.
    Matched MeSH terms: Students, Medical/psychology*
  3. Fulltext Learning resources and activities: students' feedback from two Malaysian medical schools
    Leong KC, Teng CL, Ng CJ
    Med J Malaysia, 2007 Aug;62(3):265-7.
    PMID: 18246926
    In a survey of clinical students in two Malaysian medical schools, it was found that students used a wide variety of learning resources, but textbooks were still the primary source of their information. Students had positive views about clinical teaching and lectures but somewhat lower opinions on problem-based learning. They generally did not perceive lecturers as facilitators, role models and counselors. In spite of the stated curricular goals of promoting self-directed learning via problem-based learning, students in these medical schools were driven by the nature of examinations and focused mainly on clinical contents rather than the process of learning.
    Matched MeSH terms: Students, Medical*
  4. Fulltext Role-playing lecturing: a method for teaching neuroscience to medical students
    Kumar RS, Narayanan SN
    Adv Physiol Educ, 2008 Dec;32(4):329-31.
    PMID: 19047513 DOI: 10.1152/advan.90105.2008
    Matched MeSH terms: Students, Medical*
  5. Computer-assisted objective-structured practical examination: an innovative method of evaluation
    Torke S, Upadhya S, Abraham RR, Ramnarayan K
    Adv Physiol Educ, 2006 Mar;30(1):48-9.
    PMID: 16481610
    Matched MeSH terms: Students, Medical*
  6. [Demodex among medical students]
    Bourée P
    Med Sante Trop, 2012 Jul-Sep;22(3):263.
    PMID: 23387009
    Matched MeSH terms: Students, Medical*
  7. The Singapore years and subsequently
    Mahathir M
    Ann Acad Med Singap, 2005 Jul;34(6):42C-44C.
    PMID: 16010378
    Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was a medical student at the King Edward VII College of Medicine from 1947 to 1953. He described his student days with fondness; he made many friends while he was at the College. He recounted his early days as a doctor before he entered politics in 1964. He became the fourth and longest serving Prime Minister of Malaysia for 22 years from 1981 to 2003. He concluded "The contribution of my Medical College days in Singapore to the racial harmony, peace and prosperity of Malaysia is tangible but unquantifiable."
    Matched MeSH terms: Students, Medical/history*
  8. Fulltext Thinking about thinking: changes in first-year medical students' metacognition and its relation to performance
    Hong WH, Vadivelu J, Daniel EG, Sim JH
    Med Educ Online, 2015;20:27561.
    PMID: 26314338 DOI: 10.3402/meo.v20.27561
    Studies have shown the importance of metacognition in medical education. Metacognitive skills consist of two dimensions: knowledge of metacognition and regulation of metacognition.
    Matched MeSH terms: Students, Medical/psychology*
  9. Fulltext Prevalence and predictors of suicidality among medical students in a public university
    Tan ST, Sherina MS, Rampal L, Normala I
    Med J Malaysia, 2015 Feb;70(1):1-5.
    PMID: 26032521 MyJurnal
    BACKGROUND: Undergraduate medical students have been the most distressed group among the student population. Depression and anxiety have been found to be more prevalent in this group of students compared to others.

    OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to determine the prevalence and predictors of suicidality among undergraduate medical students in a public university.

    METHODS: This was an analytical cross-sectional study, conducted in a public university in Selangor, Malaysia. Data were collected using self-administered questionnaires from January to February 2013, and analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences Software (version 21).

    RESULTS: Out of 625 undergraduate medical students, 537 (85.9%) participated in the study. The prevalence of the suicidality among undergraduate medical students was 7.0%. The significant predictors of suicidality based on multiple logistic regression were the respondent's lifetime suicide attempts (Adjusted Odds Ratio, AOR 10.4, 95% CI 2.7 to 40.9); depression (AOR 5.9, 95% CI 1.5 to 23.0); breaking off a steady love relationship (AOR 5.4, 95% CI 1.3 to 22.4); hopelessness (AOR 4.9, 95% CI 1.1 to 21.6); and something valued being lost or stolen (AOR 4.4, 95% CI 1.2 to 15.9).

    CONCLUSION: These findings indicate that mental health care services should be strengthened at university level. The results show a need for an intervention programme to reduce suicidality among the undergraduate medical students.
    Matched MeSH terms: Students, Medical*
  10. Fulltext Stress among first and third year medical students at University Kebangsaan Malaysia
    Salam A, Mahadevan R, Abdul Rahman A, Abdullah N, Abd Harith AA, Shan CP
    Pak J Med Sci, 2015 Jan-Feb;31(1):169-73.
    PMID: 25878637 DOI: 10.12669/pjms.311.6473
    OBJECTIVE: To identify the stress-prevalence and coping-strategies among University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) medical students.
    METHODS: This was an observational study conducted among 234 UKM first and third year medical students. Standardized questionnaire on stress and coping strategies was used. Stress data was related to subjective experiences on some positive and negative adjectives such as tense, relaxed etc. Positive adjectives were measured by sign "++" and "+" scoring "1" while stress-negative adjectives were measured by sign "?" and "-" scoring "0". Forty-eight coping items under task, emotion and avoidance strategies were measured using 5-point Likert-scale.
    RESULTS: Overall stress-prevalence was 49%. Female and Malay respondents were more stressed. Significant differences of stress-level was observed between Malays and non Malays in first year (p=0.04) and in third year (p=0.01). Most common strategies used to cope stress was task-oriented while emotion oriented was least.
    CONCLUSION: Stress-prevalence and stress-level in UKM medical students was high. Most of the respondents coped stress using task-oriented strategies. Stressor and its effective management must be ensured. Educational institutions should act as a creative designer of learning environment to get relieve from educational stressor.
    KEYWORDS: Coping strategies; Medical students; Stress prevalence
    Matched MeSH terms: Students, Medical*
  11. Fulltext Career preferences of male and female medical students in Malaysia
    Zulkifli A, Rogayah J
    Med J Malaysia, 1997 Mar;52(1):76-81.
    PMID: 10968057
    A survey of career choices were conducted for three batches of final year medical students at Universiti Sains Malaysia. A total of 241 students responded, giving a response rate of 76%, with 107 males (44.4%) and 134 females (55.6%). Surgery ranked highest among the male students while obstetrics and gynaecology ranked highest among female students. Internal medicine was the second choice for both males and females. Among the other specialties, the male students shows preferred Hospital Administration and Radiology while female students preferred Community Medicine, Psychiatry and Pathology. Both male and female students chose to be a clinical consultant in a general hospital as the first choice. They prefer to work in or near their hometowns.
    Matched MeSH terms: Students, Medical*
  12. Fulltext Career choices of Malaysian medical students
    Deva MP
    Med J Malaysia, 1981 Sep;36(3):188-92.
    PMID: 7329378
    Matched MeSH terms: Students, Medical*
  13. Malaysian medical students: intellectual performance and ethnic background
    Wagner NN
    Br J Med Educ, 1970 Jun;4(2):109-13.
    PMID: 5485765
    Matched MeSH terms: Students, Medical*
  14. Fulltext Reasons for choosing medicine and career suitability among medical students
    Khairani O, Mohamed NA, Ismail Z, Shalinawati R, Chamhuri NH, Rahim NS
    Medicine & Health, 2018;13(1):97-105.
    MyJurnal
    Choosing a course to pursue is an important decision for students to make. A suitable career should correspond to the students’ personalitiy for future work satisfaction and success. The objectives of this study were to determine the students’ reasons for choosing medicine, their personality traits and aptitude (suitability). This was a cross-sectional study involving all third-year medical students at Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia. A self-administered questionnaire was used, which included questions on demographic data, Sidek Career Interest Inventory and reasons for choosing medicine. The inventory was used to measure the students’ personality traits and career suitability. A total of 80 students participated in the study. Majority of them were females (n=56, 70.0%). The findings showed that 45.7% (n=44) of the repondents chose medicine because of ‘passion and interest’, while 24.7% (n=20) and 19.8% (n=16) because of ‘parental influence’ and ‘to help the society’, respectively. For medicine, two personality traits are essential which are investigative and social personality traits. Approximately, 47.5% (n=38) of the respondents had high scores in investigative personality trait. However, only 13.8% (n=11) of them had high scores in social personality trait. Only 12.5% (n=10) of the students had high scores when combining both of the traits. Majority of the students chose medicine for altruistic reasons. However, only a few of them had suitable aptitude for this course namely investigative and social skill. Therefore, the students and the teachers need to be aware of these issues and cultivate the required skills in the students for better career outcome.
    Matched MeSH terms: Students, Medical*
  15. Fulltext Very short answer questions: a viable alternative to multiple choice questions
    Puthiaparampil T, Rahman MM
    BMC Med Educ, 2020 May 06;20(1):141.
    PMID: 32375739 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-020-02057-w
    BACKGROUND: Multiple choice questions, used in medical school assessments for decades, have many drawbacks such as hard to construct, allow guessing, encourage test-wiseness, promote rote learning, provide no opportunity for examinees to express ideas, and do not provide information about strengths and weakness of candidates. Directly asked, directly answered questions like Very Short Answer Questions (VSAQ) are considered a better alternative with several advantages.

    OBJECTIVES: This study aims to compare student performance in MCQ and VSAQ and obtain feedback. from the stakeholders.

    METHODS: Conduct multiple true-false, one best answer, and VSAQ tests in two batches of medical students, compare their scores and psychometric indices of the tests and seek opinion from students and academics regarding these assessment methods.

    RESULTS: Multiple true-false and best answer test scores showed skewed results and low psychometric performance compared to better psychometrics and more balanced student performance in VSAQ tests. The stakeholders' opinions were significantly in favour of VSAQ.

    CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION: This study concludes that VSAQ is a viable alternative to multiple-choice question tests, and it is widely accepted by medical students and academics in the medical faculty.

    Matched MeSH terms: Students, Medical*
  16. Fulltext Students’ perception of teaching methods in pharmacology in a Malaysian medical school
    Agarwal R, Mohd Ismail N
    Journal of Clinical and Health Sciences, 2016;1:16-21.
    Introduction: The study attempts to evaluate the students’ perception of pharmacology as a
    subject, its usefulness in future practice, teaching methods currently used, and their patterns of
    learning and preparing for exams. Methods: A structured, self-administered questionnaire was
    distributed to second year medical students. Results: Of the 125 students who participated,
    22.73 % considered pharmacology more important than any other subject. The students found
    small group sessions most interesting followed by directed self-learning, computer aided
    learning and lectures. Of those who responded, 79 and 66 % suggested to increase the small
    group and directed-self-learning sessions respectively. Up to 40 % of the students felt that
    pharmacology teaching must be through case-based discussions and 20 % requested for more
    practical sessions. Conclusions: It appears that majority of students entering the medical
    schools has little prior knowledge of pharmacology. While going through the preclinical years
    they understood the importance of pharmacology and its application in future practice,
    however, they tend to develop interest in one or other topics. Students prefer to have a greater
    number of small group sessions as they feel that these sessions are most useful for learning.
    Majority of the students tend to use both the textbooks and lecture notes and study regularly
    for better performance in examinations. The students also preferred to have more case-based
    learning sessions incorporated into the small group sessions.
    KEYWORDS: Pharmacology teaching, student perception, teaching methodologies
    Matched MeSH terms: Students, Medical*
  17. Fulltext Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Medical Student Career Perceptions: Perspectives from Medical Students in China
    Cai CZ, Lin Y, Alias H, Hu Z, Wong LP
    Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2021 05 11;18(10).
    PMID: 34064814 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18105071
    Our aim was to examine perceived occupational turnover intentions among medical students and the associated factors. A cross-sectional study using a Web-based survey was conducted. A total of 2922 completed responses were received (response rate 55.7%). A total of 58.4% (95% CI 56.6-60.2) reported high turnover intention (score of 7-15). The odds of higher total turnover score among the fifth-year students was nearly four times that of first-year students (OR = 3.88, 95% CI 2.62-5.73). Perception of the medical profession as not being of high social status and reputation significantly influenced high turnover intention scores (OR = 2.26, 95% CI 1.90-2.68). All three dimensions of the multidimensional scale of perceived social support (MSPSS) significantly predict turnover intention. Lower scores in the support from Significant Other (OR = 1.47, 95% CI 1.17-1.84), Family (OR = 1.47, 95% CI 1.18-1.83) and Friend (OR = 1.42, 95% CI 1.14-1.77) subscales were associated with higher turnover intention. Low score in the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) was also associated with higher turnover intention (OR = 1.44, 95% CI 1.17-1.77). The findings shed light on the importance of changing public attitudes towards respecting the medical profession and improving the implementation of policies to protect the well-being of people in the medical profession.
    Matched MeSH terms: Students, Medical*
  18. Medical students' orientation toward lifelong learning in an outcome-based curriculum and the lessons learnt
    Ramamurthy S, Er HM, Devi Nadarajah V, Radhakrishnan AK
    Med Teach, 2021 Jul;43(sup1):S6-S11.
    PMID: 31408404 DOI: 10.1080/0142159X.2019.1646894
    BACKGROUND: Lifelong learning (LL) is an important outcome of medical training. The objective of this study is to measure the orientation of medical students toward LL and to determine the types of self-directed learning (SDL) activities that contribute toward LL skills.

    METHODS: The Jefferson Scale of Physician Lifelong Learning for medical student (JeffSPLL-MS) questionnaire was used. Factor analysis was performed, Cronbach's alpha and effect size were calculated. The types of learning activities that contribute to LL skills were identified.

    RESULTS: Three-factor structure emerged from the factor analysis and were identified as learning beliefs and motivation, skills in seeking information and attention to learning opportunities. A significant increase (p 

    Matched MeSH terms: Students, Medical*
  19. Fulltext The practice of PPE amongst fourth year medical students at A&E. Where are we?
    Subramaniam T, Loo RCN, Poovaneswaran S
    International e-Journal of Science, Medicine & Education, 2013;7(2):29-32.
    MyJurnal
    Background: This cross sectional study was done to identify the areas of lack of knowledge, practice and awareness of students about the effective use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
    Methods: A total of 40 students were selected when they were posted to the accident and emergency unit (A&E) in Seremban Hospital; all of them answered a questionnaire and were observed unaware on the effective use of PPE in the A&E.
    Results: We found that 17.5% of students were unaware of the right technique of removing the gloves after a procedure and 25% of students were unaware of safety of hand washing. During invasive procedures, 12.5 % of students did not wash their hands before invasive procedures, 65% did not wear aprons and 57.5% did not wear masks. During non- invasive procedures more than 25% of students did not wash hands before or after the procedures.
    Conclusion: There is still significant lack of knowledge in students about the effective use of PPE that needs to be addressed.
    Keywords: PPE, Personal protective equipment, effective practice of PPE, A&E
    Matched MeSH terms: Students, Medical*
  20. Fulltext Preferred modalities for learning anatomy: medical students' opinion
    Thidar AM, Myint TT, Naing DKS, Mustapha ZA
    Borneo Journal of Medical Sciences, 2016;10(1):1-13.
    MyJurnal
    Learning anatomy is the basic and essential component of medical study when students start to learn in medical career. Since five hundred years ago, the human cadaver has been used as the silent mentor for students in learning anatomy. Later, pre-dissected specimens were used in addition to hands-on dissection of human cadaver. Current advances promote the use of anatomical models as well as plastinated specimens. This study focused on analyzing the preference of students towards different learning modalities available for anatomy teaching. It was conducted on first year medical students at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Malaysia Sabah (FPSK, UMS). A total of 76 students (27 males and 49 females) participated in this study. Out of 76 students, 57 (75%) students preferred using human cadaver for anatomy learning. Four students (5.3%) opted for plastinated
    specimen while 15 students (19.7%) chose the plastic model. Knowledge gained in learning Anatomy was said to be easier from cadaver (67.1%), followed by plastinated specimen (35.5%) and plastic models (52.6%). In the present study, 97.4% responded that plastic model was easier to apply their knowledge in objective structured practical examinations. The present study found that using cadaver was still favoured by medical students. Further studies are required to determine the preference between hands-on cadaveric dissections versus pre-dissected specimens.
    Matched MeSH terms: Students, Medical*
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