Medical undergraduates' perceptions on the end of course assessment in Surgery in a developing country in South Asia

This study reports findings from a feedback assessment conducted among final year medical undergraduates on the end of course assessment in Surgery. A self-administered questionnaire was used among 201 final year medical undergraduates of the Faculty of Medicine Colombo to collect students' per...

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Published in:BMC research notes 2018-10, Vol.11 (1), p.731-731, Article 731
Main Authors: De Mel, Savindi, Jayarajah, Umesh, Seneviratne, Sanjeewa A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Analysis
Assessment
Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
Clinical competence
College students
Curricula
Developing countries
Education
Education, Medical, Undergraduate - methods
Education, Medical, Undergraduate - standards
Educational Measurement - methods
Educational Measurement - standards
Ethnicity
Feedback
Feedback (Communication)
Female
General Surgery - education
Health education
Higher education
Humans
Knowledge
LDCs
Learning
Male
Medical education
Medicine
Perceptions
Questionnaires
Research Note
Sri Lanka
Students, Medical
Studies
Study and teaching
Surgery
Surveys and Questionnaires
Undergraduate
Young Adult
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Summary:This study reports findings from a feedback assessment conducted among final year medical undergraduates on the end of course assessment in Surgery. A self-administered questionnaire was used among 201 final year medical undergraduates of the Faculty of Medicine Colombo to collect students' perceptions on clinical assessment (i.e. long and short cases), performance of examiners during clinical assessments and student perceptions on different types of undergraduate assessments in Surgery. Approximately 90% of undergraduates perceived that both long and short case assessments were fair in assessing their knowledge and clinical skills. On the overall assessment in Surgery, approximately 90% agreed that tasks reflected those taught, assessment covered a wide area of knowledge and skills in Surgery and time given for assessment was adequate. Most felt long case to be the best method in assessing whether one is a safe doctor with good communication skills and ability to apply knowledge practically. Thus, a majority of students were satisfied with the current assessment system and most perceived the clinical component to be superior to all other components in assessing whether a student is suitable to become a good and a safe doctor.
ISSN:1756-0500
1756-0500
DOI:10.1186/s13104-018-3828-1