Abstract

Professor Dr. Samina Asghar*, Dr. Humeira Iqbal, Dr. Shawana Shahid, Dr. Rabia Javed, Dr. Anum Humayon and Dr. Maryum Shafiq

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Bedside teaching is a form of small group teaching carried out at the bedside of the patient. It has been a traditional patient centered clinical teaching modality for quite a long time. With recent advancements in radiological technology, its use has now become a very restricted in clinical setting which is a growing concern. The prime objective of this study has been to assess the impact of patient-centered bedside teaching on overall performance of medical under-graduates and also to evaluate the perception regarding tutor’s bedside teaching methods. Place AND Duration of Study: It was a 3-month study starting from 1st January to 31st March 2018 done in correspondence with Obstetrics and Gynecology Departments of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan. Study Design: It is an observational descriptive comparative study. Material and Method: 80 Final Year MBBS students having Obstetrics and Gynecology rotation were selected. They were further divided into two groups of 40 students each. 5 Obstetrics and 5 Gynecology cases were selected and taught to both the groups, the Group I by delivering a simple lecture in a conference room (non-patient-centered) and the Group II by using bedside patient techniques (patient-centered). The data collected was subjected to a SPSS version 20 for analysis. The Mean and Standard deviation of the score of the written exam and the OSCE was calculated and compared between the two groups using Chi-Square Test. P-value