Document Type : Original Article
Authors
Department of Biochemistry, IQ City Medical College, Durgapur, West Bengal, India
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The study aims to record the perceptions of medical faculties regarding the
effectiveness of theory‑based examination to assess the newly introduced competencies of attitude
ethics and communication (AETCOM) in the competency‑based medical curriculum for Indian
medical graduates.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is an analytical cross‑sectional study performed on the month
of February 2020 where a prevalidated questionnaire consisting of components of AETCOM was
e‑mailed to the teaching faculties of IQ City Medical College via Google Forms. Consenting faculties
responded. Their results were analyzed by inbuilt Google statistics and were cross‑verified with
SPSS 20.0.
RESULTS: Sixty percent faculties strongly agree regarding the beneficial role of mandatory inclusion of
AETCOM competencies in competency‑based medical education. About 61.66% of faculties strongly
agree that both formative assessment and summative assessment of AETCOM are essential. Although
48.33% of faculties believed that theoretical questions can be used to assess AETCOM, 51.66% of
faculties do not agree that theory examination serves as an effective tool to assess AETCOM. They
believe that AETCOM cannot be written on paper and attitude can change in reality when facing
a 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 practical
approach in a real‑world simulated scenario and not by written theoretical examination.
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