Introduction and Impact of Integrated Teaching Learning Method for First Professional Medical Students

Background: Integrated Teaching refers to a way of connecting skills and knowledge from multiple sources and experiences or applying skills and practice in various settings. It simply means bridging connection between academic knowledge and practicals. Integrated teaching offers many advantages and may be a key factor in the delivery of an effective educational programme. Aims and objectives: Introduction of integrated teaching learning in First MBBS, to study the impact of Integrated teaching learning and to compare integrated teaching learning with traditional learning . Method: Present study was carried out with First yr. MBBS Batch 2014-15 at Govt. Medical College, Kota. Duration of study was from March to August 2015. Traditional teaching was done on topics Thyroid and Jaundice. Pre test (50 MCQs) was taken. Integrated Teaching of the same topics was done and Post test was taken (50 MCQs ).Comparison of pre and post test was done. Results: The analysis was done by Microsoft Excel Programme.The results were expressed as Mean ± SD. P value <0.05 was considered statically significant. On comparing the mean marks of Pre test and Post test, we found that there was a significant increase in the marks scored in the Post test. Likert Scale: On the basis of questionnaire for Likert Scale, majority of students fall in 2 categories: Neutral(72.9%) and Agree(26%). Conclusion: By this study we conclude that integrated teaching should be included in medical curriculum and should be commenced from the beginning of the medical career of an individual.

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