Perceptions of Medical Teachers on the Faculty Development Programme.

BACKGROUND

Medical Council of India (MCI) insists on the training of Medical Teachers in Medical Education Technologies (MET). The need for such a training is debated by many teachers. Hence this study is taken up to analyse its benefits.

SUBJECTS AND METHODS

Seven batches of medical teachers from a private Medical College Hospital underwent a three day training in the basics of MET, as per the guidelines of MCI. Pretest and post test for evaluation and feedback on usefullness were obtained from the participants.

RESULTS & DISCUSSION: The results analysed with the statistical Graphpad Prism6 software showed a significantly high post test marks 7.09/10±1.395 (mean±SD) compared to the pretest marks 2.184/10±1.019. (P value < 0.0001). Feedback in the Likertscale format from more than 95% of the participants also pronounced the usefulness of the programme.

CONCLUSION

The statistically significant post test marks and the Feedback (Likertscale) from the participants vouch for the necessity of the training.