Publication: Entry knowledge and situational feedback of MBBS students
Date
2005
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Kathmandu University
Abstract
Introduction: A need has been felt to acquire knowledge of students at Kathmandu Medical College (KMC) who
have decided to take up a medical career and have enrolled at KMC after completing two years of basic sciences.
Objective: The intent was to (i) find out the entering status with regard to general knowledge, (ii) get feedback from
the students about the facilities provided by the management both at basic sciences complex at Duwakot and clinical
sciences at Sinamangal and (iii) get feedback regarding the teaching learning activities provided by various
departments in KMC. This attempt at getting their point of view was for trying to improve upon the facilities by
taking up their suggestions and doing away with the weaknesses. Preference was given to hostel students as they
would be able to comment on living conditions. Methodology: A total of 150 students from three consecutive
batches from basic and clinical sciences were included in the study. Survey questionnaires were distributed and all
the forms were returned. The obtained data was analyzed using SPSS 11.5 version for Windows. Results: It was
found that the entry knowledge on general issue was better in 6 th batch of students (87.08±17.41) than 5 th batch
(82.19±17.43) and 7 th batch (78.93±20.60), but not significant (p=0.164>0.05). The students in different batches
differed in their rating of various facilities provided by KMCTH. The most liked departments in terms of teaching
learning activities were departments of Anatomy and Pathology. Discussion: Entry knowledge of the students of
three batches was found to differ but not significant, correlating with the amount of teaching and learning received at
KMC. The facilities provided by KMC were perceived as more satisfactory by the students who enrolled at KMC in
later years. The earlier students had to cope with more difficulties as KMC was trying to improve on various
facilities it provided to its students. Conclusion: Level of entry knowledge got better as the students attained more
and more years of teaching and learning activities. It was also seen that the student’s perception of the quality of
facilities provided by KMC got better overtime.
Key words: Student, Knowledge, Aptitude, facilities, KMC, feedback, course