Evaluation of the Level of Satisfaction Among Family Physicians of their Undergraduate Dermatology Teaching

ABSTRACT

To evaluate teaching and learning among undergraduate dermatology trainees and also to suggest measures for improvement. Cross sectional survey. The study was conducted at department of dermatology, Pakistan Railway Hospital Rawalpindi, from July 2011 to Dec 2011. An especially designed Proforma was distributed to family physicians in different cities of Punjab and KPK.Total of 121 doctors were recruited for study and 105 Performa were analyzed, which were filled by graduates from Pakistani medical schools.The Information was collected regarding different aspects of their undergraduate dermatology training e.g. lectures, duration of dermatology rotation and assessment techniques used in examination. In the second part of the proforma, family physician's satisfaction level has been assessed regarding adequacy of training, availability of resources and clinical exposure. The responses were recorded on Likert scale 1- 5.Their proforma was analyzed using SPSS version 16. 91% of family physicians disagreed that their Undergraduate dermatology training was adequate regarding duration and content. 85% disagreed that the faculty and infrastructure for dermatology training were adequate in their teaching institution.About 90% of family physicians agreed that more time allocation, early clinical exposure, problem based learning and more question items for dermatology assessments will improve the training of undergraduates. Majority of the family physicians are dissatisfied with their undergraduate dermatology training. They suggest that more time and resources should be allocated for dermatology undergraduate training