Role of Clinical Electives on Academic Career: A Cross Sectional Study
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2020-05
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SCIENCEDOMAIN international
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Introduction: Clinical Health Electives are an important part of academic curriculum in medical universities throughout the world. Electives are useful in developing personal and professional growth among students. Hence understanding the importance of electives among medical undergraduates on their academic life is important.Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional based study was conducted among medical undergraduates in Karachi, Pakistan. A total number of 300 students from 3rd, 4thand 5thyear of MBBS were taken as a sample. Consent was taken from the participants and questionnaire was filled from everyone. Study population was selected who did at least one clinical elective in their whole academic period.Results: According to our analysed results, undergraduate students from both private and public sector medical institutes perceived clinical electives as an advantage to themselves. Majority of the students saw their clinical and academic performances to be on a higher level. This shows tha opting for electives regardless of its type (local or international) have proven to be fruitful for the undergraduates’ personal growth and academic career, allowing more scope for understudies to practice and enhance their skills they have only done a limited number of times, which inevitably leads to a steep learning curve.Conclusion: There was a positive influence of clinical electives observed among the students. Overall the academic and clinical performance of theundergraduates enhanced by opting clinical electives and has positive impact on them
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Clinical health electives, medical undergraduates, perspective, cross sectional study
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Ali Sajjad, Devi Anjuli, Humera Raja Azhar, Sohail Muhammad Taha, Saher Fizza, Qureshi Jabbar Ahmed. Role of Clinical Electives on Academic Career: A Cross Sectional Study. Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research. 2020 May; 32(6): 21-26