. Arindam Ghosh; . Aritri Bir
Volume 11, Issue 1 , January 2021, , Pages 1-6
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The study aims to record the perceptions of medical faculties regarding theeffectiveness of theory‑based examination to assess the newly introduced competencies of attitudeethics ...
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BACKGROUND: The study aims to record the perceptions of medical faculties regarding theeffectiveness of theory‑based examination to assess the newly introduced competencies of attitudeethics and communication (AETCOM) in the competency‑based medical curriculum for Indianmedical graduates.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is an analytical cross‑sectional study performed on the monthof February 2020 where a prevalidated questionnaire consisting of components of AETCOM wase‑mailed to the teaching faculties of IQ City Medical College via Google Forms. Consenting facultiesresponded. Their results were analyzed by inbuilt Google statistics and were cross‑verified withSPSS 20.0.RESULTS: Sixty percent faculties strongly agree regarding the beneficial role of mandatory inclusion ofAETCOM competencies in competency‑based medical education. About 61.66% of faculties stronglyagree that both formative assessment and summative assessment of AETCOM are essential. Although48.33% of faculties believed that theoretical questions can be used to assess AETCOM, 51.66% offaculties do not agree that theory examination serves as an effective tool to assess AETCOM. Theybelieve that AETCOM cannot be written on paper and attitude can change in reality when facinga real‑world clinical scenario in contrast to what is written in answer script during creative writing.CONCLUSIONS: Assessment of AETCOM is essential and it should be preferably done via a practicalapproach in a real‑world simulated scenario and not by written theoretical examination.