Abstract:
Objective: To assess the preferred teaching strategies for undergraduate medical students of clinical sciences.
Study Design and Setting: -This cross-sectional study was conducted among the 4th and 5thyear students of clinical sciences
at Al-Tibri Medical College and Hospital Isra University. Karachi campus.
Methodology: All medical students of 4th and 5th year were enrolled and included for this study from May 2018 to June
2018 and absentees were excluded. A questionnaire was given to students in which they opted for the best teaching aid
and strategy. Data was collected and analysed by principle Investigator. Demographic variables included were gender and
year of M.B.B.S. Descriptive statistics was carried out via frequency and percentages.
Results: A total of 166 Students, 82 from 4th year and 84 from 5th year were reviewed. Among 4th year students; preference
in academic teaching aids were white boards and multimedia and were equally preferred and for clinical teaching the most
preferred aid was Out Patient Department (OPD)/clinical rotation. Among 5th year medical students’ multimedia was most
preferred for academic teaching and for clinical teaching the most preferred teaching aid was clinical based learning, i.e.
32 (38.1%).
Conclusion: White board, multimedia, were the most preferred teaching methods for academic teaching and bed side
teaching and clinical based learning were highly preferred teaching method for clinical teaching among both cohorts of
4th and 5th year medical students. Therefore, approaches for improvement of the preferred teaching methods and establishing
better facilities for students can be improve both knowledge and skills among clinical students.