Perception of second MBBS students regarding giving Community Medicine power point slides before General Lecture

Abstract

Traditionally and conventionally, Community Medicine is taught by lectures and field visits and the lectures are taken preferably by power point in India. But there is always a hidden desire of the student to get the power point of the teacher as usually students feel the understanding of the subject better if they have the power point which the teacher has used during the Lecture class. Aim: The aim of the study was to give power point presentation for Community Medicine to the students’ by sending it through whatsapp group prior to the lecture class which helps them to go through the slides before lecture is explained and also they can understand it better during the class, moreover revise it later as per their convenience. Methods: This was a questionnaire based study where 175 first professional MBBS students of Government Medical College, Siddipet, were asked to fill anonymously a questionnaire about their perceptions of these lecture delivery method. The results were analyzed to see if there was any preference of students for this particular method. Results: The majority of the medical students (99.7%) preferred PPT presentations very useful prior to lecture class, while only 0.3% of students never opened power point slides to view the lectures. Conclusion: Most of the students clearly preferred and accepted the use of PPT presentations sent to them prior to lecture class. Weaker students can take it as tutorial several times from their mobile phone which is handy always. So teaching Community Medicine should be carefully amalgamated with use of power point in lecture hall.