title: Role of concept map in teaching general awareness and pharmacotherapy of HIV/AIDS among second professional medical students.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Medical students as future doctors will play an important role in caring for HIV-infected patients. This study assessed and evaluated the existing level of knowledge of MBBS students about HIV/AIDS given through lecture delivery methods and by use of concept map (CM).
  
  
  METHODS
  This study was carried out on 150 professional MBBS students of tertiary care hospital. A pretest was conducted by giving 10 multiple choice questions (MCQ) of general awareness and 15 questions regarding pharmacotherapy of HIV/AIDS. In between pre- and post-test, a session of 1-week integrated teaching module was organized. After completion of integrated teaching, 2 h session of CM on general awareness and pharmacotherapy of HIV/AIDS was taken. A posttest was conducted using MCQs and problem-based question (PBQ) to assess the effect of integrated teaching and CM on their knowledge about HIV/AIDS. Feedback was also taken from the students to regarding their views about CM.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was a significant increase in student's score in MCQ test after integrated teaching than pretest (P< 0.05). There was also significant improvement in PBQ score after CM than that of after integrated teaching (P< 0.05). Students' perception about the effectiveness of CM was positive.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CM can make a significant improvement in the knowledge of medical students and were motivated and developed interest in the subject.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, HIMS, SRHU, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
authors.forename: Suman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bala
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, HIMS, SRHU, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Dhasmana
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, HIMS, SRHU, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
authors.forename: Juhi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kalra
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, HIMS, SRHU, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
authors.forename: Saurabh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kohli
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, HIMS, SRHU, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
authors.forename: Taruna
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000379:methods*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D013337:Students, Medical; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers
keywords: Concept map; Concept maps can be useful tool as add on to lectures and to summarise the topic in an effective way. Concept mapping can make a significant improvement in the knowledge of medical students. The learners get motivated and develop interest in the subject.; integrated teaching; multiple choice questions; problem-based question