European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine

Abstract

Background: Medicine is a challenging profession that demands the study and acquisition of required knowledge, and various skills, that will assess him/her in acclimatizing to the new professional environment. To facilitate the transition of the medical students from the school phase to a professional course, a need for an orientation program has been perceived by Medical Educationists all over the country. The present study was conducted to evaluate the impact of foundation courses on first year MBBS students.
Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted on N=250 first year MBBS Students of the 2020-2021 batch for a period of 6 months in Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, Telangana. N=250 students voluntarily participated in this study. Their feedback was obtained by a questionnaire on a five-point Likert scale.
Results: The results of the parameters of the foundation course of n=250 students are calculated 98% strongly agree and agree with professionalism. The overall approval for ethics was strongly agreed by 59% and agreed in 38% of responses by the students 2% were neutral as far as ethics effectiveness in the foundation course. Communication skills were agreed to be effective in 85% of responses. Skill module effectiveness was agreed upon by 76% of responses and effectiveness of yoga was in 61% of responses and 31% of responses for yoga were neutral for effectiveness.
Conclusion: Foundation courses facilitate students’ orientation to acclimatize them to the campus environment and familiarize them with the teaching program helping them to adapt to the academic challenges in their entire professional course.