Teshome Daniel, Tiruneh Chalachew, Berhanu Leykun, Berihun Gete
Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia.
Department of Environmental Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia.
Adv Med Educ Pract. 2021 May 3;12:431-438. doi: 10.2147/AMEP.S309440. eCollection 2021.
The knowledge of basic medical science could help to remember a fact and be used to understand causal mechanisms of disease process that improve the accuracy of diagnostic formulations.
To assess the perception and attitude of medical students towards basic medical science subjects along with retention rate and clinical relevance in Wollo University.
Institutional-based cross-sectional study design was employed in Wollo University from September, 2020 to October, 2020. A pre-tested and structured self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection. All opinions were rated using a positive-point Likert scale, which ranges from "strongly disagree" to "strongly agree." The data were entered and analyzed using SPSS version 20.
A total of 153 students participated with a 100% response rate. Among them, 45 (29.4%), 38 (24.8%), 39 (25.5%), and 31 (20.3%) were PC-II, C-I, C-II, and Intern students, respectively. Ninety-six (62.7%) of medical students were very much interested in basic medical science subjects. But, 113 (73.9%) of them did not have plans to join the subjects as a future career. The main reasons in more than half 85 (55.7%) of the respondents were less financial growth followed by less chance of promotion 31 (20.3%). There were 66.7% of the students who considered anatomy as clinically relevant, whereas 53.6% and 47.1% considered physiology and biochemistry, respectively, to be clinically relevant. The number of students who could recall anatomy and physiology during relevant clinical discussions was 102 (66.7%) and 85 (55.6%), respectively. This percentage was relatively less for biochemistry (26.8%).
In conclusion, medical students have a positive attitude towards basic medical science subjects. However, they are hesitant to join the field because it offers them less financial growth and few chances of promotion. Moreover, anatomy and physiology were highly relevant subjects during clinical practice. But, the retention rate of basic medical science knowledge during their clinical year was low.
基础医学知识有助于记住事实，并用于理解疾病过程的因果机制，从而提高诊断表述的准确性。
评估沃洛大学医学生对基础医学学科的认知和态度，以及知识保留率和临床相关性。
2020年9月至2020年10月在沃洛大学采用基于机构的横断面研究设计。使用预先测试和结构化的自填问卷进行数据收集。所有意见均使用积极点李克特量表进行评分，范围从“强烈不同意”到“强烈同意”。数据使用SPSS 20版录入和分析。
共有153名学生参与，回复率为100%。其中，分别有45名（29.4%）、38名（24.8%）、39名（25.5%）和31名（20.3%）是PC-II、C-I、C-II和实习生。96名（62.7%）医学生对基础医学学科非常感兴趣。但是，其中113名（73.9%）没有计划将这些学科作为未来职业。超过一半的85名（55.7%）受访者的主要原因是经济增长较少，其次是晋升机会较少31名（20.3%）。66.7%的学生认为解剖学与临床相关，而分别有53.6%和47.1%的学生认为生理学和生物化学与临床相关。在相关临床讨论中能够回忆起解剖学和生理学的学生人数分别为102名（66.7%）和85名（55.6%）。生物化学的这一比例相对较低（26.8%）。
总之，医学生对基础医学学科持积极态度。然而，他们对进入该领域犹豫不决，因为该领域经济增长较少且晋升机会很少。此外，解剖学和生理学在临床实践中是高度相关的学科。但是，他们临床学年期间基础医学知识的保留率较低。
