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Background: Medical education has undergone a paradigm shift from traditional disciplinary teaching to 'outcome based integrated medical education system'. AJK Medical College, since its inception, made an effort to bring the basic, clinical and social sciences into one course by adopting an indigenously designed 'system based vertically and horizontally integrated modular curriculum' to meet the local needs and global demands at undergraduate level. This study aimed to assess 'the Renal Module' by evaluation of the processes of module designing, content delivery, students learning and academic environment
Methods: The renal module program was evaluated by using level 1 [reaction] and level 2 [learning] of the Kirkpatrick Model. The student performance was assessed in the integrated practical examination where basic science knowledge was linked with real life clinical tasks
Results: A large number of students and faculty involved in module delivery and assessment showed satisfaction over implementation of the module. Many gave feedback responses with suggestions to improve the organization, delivery and/or assessment of the module that identified the weakness and challenges in design, delivery and assessment of the module. Eleven problem areas were identified by 22 respondents, which were conveyed to the module team for evaluation and recommendation of the required corrective measures in design, delivery and assessment
Conclusion: Integrated modular medical curriculum can be implemented at any medical college to replace the traditional system and the evidence based practices are possible, even in resource constraint environment
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Background: For first and second degree haemorrhoids, the preferred outpatient treatments are injection sclerotherapy or rubber band ligation of the haemorrhoids. The aims of this study were to compare postoperative pain, postoperative and delayed bleeding after injection sclerotherapy and rubber band ligation of first and second degree haemorrhoids
Methods: From January 2016 to January 2017, 60 patients were alternately allocated to undergo either injection sclerotherapy [group A] or rubber band ligation of the haemorrhoids [group B]. Pain sores, and frequency of early and delayed per-rectal bleeding were compared between the two groups
Results: Postoperative pain was present in 9 patients [30%] in sclerotherapy group and 15 patients [50%] in rubber band ligation group. Per-rectal bleeding was more common in rubber band ligation group [56% vs 26%; p=0.018]. Delayed bleeding was more common in rubber band ligation group [30% vs. 3%; p=0.0006]
Conclusion: Injection sclerotherapy of first and second degree haemorrhoids is associated with fewer complaints of pain and per-rectal bleeding, both early and delayed
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Background: The significance of research cannot be neglected in medical science; it is very essential part of current medical education system especially in modular or Problem-Based Learning [PBL] when junk of information is available on internet. The purpose of this study was to analyze the impact of short session of introducing the research module among medical students
Method: Using experimental research, quantitative research design was adopted. Before conducting a 3-hour short session with medical students an open-ended questionnaire was distributed among 80 students of 3[rd] year MBBS in order to know the extent of basic skills of doing research. Five open-ended questions were asked from students. The results were tabulated and analyzed on Microsoft Excel. Frequency and percentage were calculated for each item. Same questionnaire was distributed after the 3-hour lecture session
Results: Mostly medical students did not know about the type of research being practiced in medicine in the world. They also did not know about the relevant databases, appropriate referencing styles and the databases provided through HEC digital library
Conclusion: The course on information retrieval and management should be incorporated in the academic syllabi. Information literacy programmes should be conducted for all, especially the medical students