ASSESSMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT BY TEACHERS IN PAKISTANI MEDICAL SCHOOL

摘要

CMH Lahore Medical College & IOD go through the transformation of their curriculum from a teacher-centered discipline to a student-centered integrated curriculum.The goal is to measure the level of awareness of the educational environment of faculty members due to the change in curriculum and to find the difference with respect to gender, field and position of faculty in CMH Lahore Medical College & IOD, Lahore, Pakistan.This cross-sectional study was conducted at CMH Lahore Medical College & IOD, Pakistan from December 2018 to March 2019, and comprised of faculty members.Data was collected using a questionnaire “Assessment of Medical Education Environment by Teachers” (AMEET).The overall score of the questionnaire and scores of each subscale were given in percentages.An independent t test was used to compare different faculty cohorts.The survey was anonymous and SPSS package 20 was used for statistical analysis.The overall AMEET score was 86%.Faculty’ ratings were low for subscales regarding the students (79%) and the learning atmosphere (80%).However, subscales regarding Teachers’ professional self?perceptions (93.7%), Teaching (88.8%) and Learning activities (88.8%) showed high percentages.The mean score of the learning atmosphere subscale of basic sciencel faculty were found to be significantly higher than those of the clinical faculty (p< 0.05).Males, clinical faculty members, Professors and Assistant Professors gave significantly higher scores to all subscales of AMEET questionnaire (p< 0.05) as compared to female, basic sciences faculty, associate professors and demonstrators.Faculty perceived a positive educational environment towards student centered integrated curriculum within the CMH Lahore Medical College & IOD.Results of the study implied that the environment required multiple measures of improvement in the institution to promote medical education.This study provides baseline information ranging from teaching faculty to instructional designers in planning, developing and implementing appropriate strategies and curriculum.