title: Medical education: views and recommendations by final year MBBS students of a private medical college in Lahore.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To obtain the views and recommendations of final year MBBS medical students of Lahore Medical and Dental College, Lahore about various aspects of the current medical education.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional survey.
  
  
  METHODS
  Lahore Medical and Dental College, Lahore in October and November 2007.
  
  
  METHODS
  Preformed close ended structured questionnaire regarding medical teaching and evaluation methods and recommendations was used to collect the data from students of final year MBBS (n=120) at Lahore Medical and Dental College. SPSS 15 program was used for analysis. Data was presented as frequency percentages.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A majority of the students (79%) thought that multimedia was the most effective teaching tool, (54%) students viewed 45 minutes as ideal lecture duration. Measures suggested to improve the examination results were regular tests (54%), improved lecture content (32%) and regular tutorials (10%). MCQ's were the mode of examination questions preferred by 62% of students. Recommendations given by students for improving the current medical education were better teaching (26%) followed by increased motivation in students 54 (16%) and more hands-on training/practical field work (12%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Medical students in this study preferred multimedia, lecture duration less than 45 minutes and MCQ's as their preferred mode of evaluation. Students recommended increased emphasis on better lectures, increasing learning motivation in students and more hands on training/practical field work to improve current medical teaching.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Lahore Medical and Dental College, Lahore. ninaahmed9@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Noreen Rahat
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Hashmi
authors.forename: Seema
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Daud
authors.forename: Iram
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Manzoor
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003479:Curriculum; D004501:Education, Medical; D004521:Educational Measurement; D004522:Educational Status; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D010154:Pakistan; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D017149:Private Sector; D012577:Schools, Medical; D013337:Students, Medical; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching