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Medical and surgical ward rounds in teaching hospitals of Kuwait University: students’ perceptions

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dc.creator AlMutar S
dc.creator AlTourah L
dc.creator Sadeq H
dc.creator Karim J
dc.creator Marwan Y
dc.date 2013-09-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2015-07-20T22:35:55Z
dc.date.available 2015-07-20T22:35:55Z
dc.identifier 1179-7258
dc.identifier https://doaj.org/article/a9c4478feec646adad1ad55cca831ffc
dc.identifier.uri http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/22935
dc.description Sara AlMutar,1 Lulwa AlTourah,1 Hussain Sadeq,2 Jumanah Karim,2 Yousef Marwan3 1Department of Medicine, 2Department of Pediatrics, Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, 3Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Al-Razi Orthopedic Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait Background: Teaching sessions for medical students during ward rounds are an essential component of bedside teaching, providing students with the opportunity to regard patients as actual people, and to observe their physical conditions directly, allowing a better understanding of illnesses to be developed. We aim to explore medical students&rsquo; perceptions regarding medical and surgical ward rounds within the Faculty of Medicine at Kuwait University, and to evaluate whether this teaching activity is meeting the expectation of learners. Methods: A pretested questionnaire was used to collect data from 141 medical students during the 2012&ndash;2013 academic year. They were asked to provide their current and expected ratings about competencies that were supposed to be gained during ward rounds, on a scale from 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest). Mean scores were calculated, and the Student t-test was used to compare results. P < 0.05 was the cut-off level for significance. Results: Only 17 students (12.1%) declined to participate in the study. The students&#39; current competency scores (for competencies taught within both disciplines &ndash; medical and surgical) were significantly lower than the scores indicating students&rsquo; expectations (P < 0.001). The best-taught competency was bedside examination, in both medical (mean: 3.45) and surgical (mean: 3.05) ward rounds. However, medical ward rounds were better than surgical rounds in covering some competencies, especially the teaching of professional attitude and approach towards patients (P < 0.001). Conclusion: Both medical and surgical ward rounds were deficient in meeting the students&rsquo; expectations. Medical educators should utilize the available literature to improve the bedside teaching experience for their students. Keywords: ward rounds, bedside teaching, undergraduate, medical students, medical education
dc.language English
dc.publisher Dove Press
dc.relation http://www.dovepress.com/medical-and-surgical-ward-rounds-in-teaching-hospitals-of-kuwait-unive-a14464
dc.relation https://doaj.org/toc/1179-7258
dc.source Advances in Medical Education and Practice, Vol 2013, Iss default, Pp 189-193 (2013)
dc.subject Medicine (General)
dc.subject R5-920
dc.subject Medicine
dc.subject R
dc.subject DOAJ:Medicine (General)
dc.subject DOAJ:Health Sciences
dc.subject Special aspects of education
dc.subject LC8-6691
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Medicine (General)
dc.subject R5-920
dc.subject Medicine
dc.subject R
dc.subject DOAJ:Medicine (General)
dc.subject DOAJ:Health Sciences
dc.subject Special aspects of education
dc.subject LC8-6691
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Medicine (General)
dc.subject R5-920
dc.subject Medicine
dc.subject R
dc.subject Special aspects of education
dc.subject LC8-6691
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Medicine (General)
dc.subject R5-920
dc.subject Medicine
dc.subject R
dc.subject Special aspects of education
dc.subject LC8-6691
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Medicine (General)
dc.subject R5-920
dc.subject Medicine
dc.subject R
dc.subject Special aspects of education
dc.subject LC8-6691
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.title Medical and surgical ward rounds in teaching hospitals of Kuwait University: students&rsquo; perceptions
dc.type article


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