Recent years have witnessed an increasing trend towards research work amongst the undergraduates. Evidenced by increasing number of student medical journals and incorporation of student sections in established international journals, the inspiration enhances students' aptitude towards medicine and boosts their future career prospects as competition toughens for postgraduate posts in residency t...

BACKGROUND Smoking control is urgently needed to prevent the epidemic of tobacco-related diseases and deaths in developing countries. This requires data on smoking, especially among vulnerable groups like students. We have surveyed cigarette smoking among undergraduates of the University of Ilorin, in the North Central region of Nigeria. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a questionnaire-based su...

Over the last few years more and more and more emphasis is being given on the mental health tart services and efforts arc being made to improve these. However, education regarding mental health has been in the background. For better mental health services it is imperative that psychiatric education should also receive its due attention. Various aspects of psychiatric education need to be unders...

Introduction: The primary objective of this study is to assess the knowledge, attitude and awareness adverse drug reaction reporting process among Indian medical undergraduates in a tertiary care teaching hospital. Material Methods: This cross sectional questionnaire based on 250 graduates. Phase III – Part 1 2 Medical Undergraduates at Trichy SRM College Hospital & Research Centre for next 3 m...

AIM To describe a course designed to help medical undergraduates develop the necessary competencies to recognise and manage acutely ill patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS Primary description by the authors of the content, development and implementation of a course designed to teach competencies recommended by the Acute Care Undergraduate Teaching (ACUTE) project of the Resuscitation Council (UK)...

AIMS To assess any recent change in the quantity of teaching of occupational medicine (OM) in UK undergraduate medical curricula, and to compare these results with those obtained in previous years. METHODS A questionnaire survey designed to capture information on the teaching of OM to undergraduates in all medical schools listed in the UK Universities and Colleges Admissions Service prospectu...

Introduction: Bedsideteaching is defined as teaching in the presence of apatient, it is a vital component of medical education. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of two methods of case based teaching (at the bedside and in the classroom) in the teaching hospitals (for both undergraduates and residents of Pediatrics).Methods: Thirty undergraduates and twenty pediatric resid...

The global statistics reveal that at least one in every five women experiences rape or attempted rape during her lifetime. Rape myths encompass a set of (false) beliefs. Adolescents have high rates of rape victimization than other age groups. Rape myths among health care providers may have a negative influence on proper care of the victims. A total of 422 medical undergraduates of both sexes, s...