title: Role of the Student Affairs Division, Phramongkutklao College of Medicine in assessing medical cadets.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the role of the Student Affairs Division: Phramongkutklao College of Medicine in assessing medical cadets and determine the problems and obstacles in assessing.
  
  
  METHODS
  Qualitative study using focus group discussion was conducted in staff and medical cadets to determine functions, problems and obstacles of the Student Affairs Division, Phramongkutklao College of Medicine. Questionnaire was used to determine the agreement to ten domains: main educational programs, aims and missions, teaching methods, organizational culture, key requirements and expectation for programs, related units relationships and communication mechanisms, role of staff for student assessment, discipline, leadership assessment, problems and obstacles for student assessment and related units of student assessment, respectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The present study indicated that majority of the subjects agreed with the curriculum of the Student Affairs Division, especially the military subjects. However, a leadership subject should be added. Majority of the subjects supported the organizational culture of the Student Affairs Division.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study showed that most of the subjects supported the vital role of the Student Affairs Division: Phramongkutklao College of Medicine in assessing medical students. However, improving the current assessment system regarding the leadership, is needed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Neurology, Phramongkutklao Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Amnat
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ratanawilai
authors.forename: Dusit
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Janthayanont
authors.forename: Suthee
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Panichkul
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D020380:Needs Assessment; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000592:standards; D013337:Students, Medical; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013785:Thailand