Faculty of Medicine and Health, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Quality Improvement Unit, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Korean J Med Educ. 2020 Sep;32(3):185-195. doi: 10.3946/kjme.2020.166. Epub 2020 Jul 21.
Direct student involvement in quality processes in education has been suggested to encourage shared responsibilities among faculty and students. The objectives of this study were to explore undergraduate health professions students' understanding of quality assurance (QA) in education, and identify the challenges and enablers for student involvement in an Asian context.
Twenty semi-structured interviews were conducted among medical, dentistry, and pharmacy students in a Malaysian University. The interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and thematically analyzed to understand the students' perspectives of QA in education.
The participants recognized the importance of QA towards ensuring the quality of their training, which will consequently impact their work readiness, employability, and quality of healthcare services. Academic governance, curriculum structure, content and delivery, faculty and student quality, teaching facilities, and learning resources were indicated as the QA areas. The challenges for students' involvement included students' attitude, maturity, and cultural barrier. To enhance their buy-in, clear objectives and impact, efficient QA mechanism, and recognition of students' contribution had been suggested.
The findings of this study support student-faculty partnership in QA processes and decision making.
学生直接参与教育质量过程，被认为可以鼓励教师和学生共同承担责任。本研究的目的是探讨本科医疗保健专业学生对教育质量保证（QA）的理解，并确定在亚洲背景下学生参与的挑战和促进因素。
在马来西亚一所大学，对医学生、牙科学学生和药学学生进行了 20 次半结构化访谈。对访谈进行了录音、逐字转录，并进行了主题分析，以了解学生对教育 QA 的看法。
参与者认识到 QA 对确保培训质量的重要性，这将对他们的工作准备、就业能力和医疗保健服务质量产生影响。学术治理、课程结构、内容和交付、教师和学生素质、教学设施和学习资源被确定为 QA 领域。学生参与的挑战包括学生的态度、成熟度和文化障碍。为了增强他们的参与意识，建议明确目标和影响、高效的 QA 机制以及认可学生的贡献。
本研究的结果支持学生与教师在 QA 过程和决策中的伙伴关系。
