ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2021
Effectiveness of early clinical exposure in improving attitude and professional skills of medical students in current Indian medical education set up.
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- Impact of early clinical exposure on medical students' competency development: a systematic review of evidence from Asian and African countries.BMC medical education · 2025Pooled it
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- Enhancing Physiology Learning and Practical Experimentation through Task-Based Modules and Powerlab Integration in Undergraduate Medical Education: Indonesia.Journal of advances in medical education & professionalism · 2026Article
- Satisfaction survey of early clinical exposure in medical students: a cross-sectional study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
- A multifaceted early clinical experience course in internal medicine fosters motivation and professional growth from the perspective of first-year medical students.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Integration of early clinical exposure into curriculum enhances self-assessment of professional competencies in medical practice.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Investigating the learning value of early clinical exposure among undergraduate medical students in Dubai: a convergent mixed methods study.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Impact of Early Preclinical Exposure on Academic Performance, Clinical Skills, and Confidence Among BDS Students at Private Dental College.Scientifica · 2025Article
- Beyond Curriculum Reform: The Influence of Integration on Communication and Presentation Skills in Medical Students: A Mixed-Method Study.Advances in medical education and practice · 2025Article
- A Cross-Sectional Survey to Assess the Need for Introduction of Early Clinical Exposure in Pre-Clinical Complete Denture Prosthodontics.Frontiers in dentistry · 2025Article
- Self-assessment of Readiness and Equipment of Dental Clinics for Managing Medical Emergencies in the Republic of Croatia.Acta stomatologica Croatica · 2024Article
- Introduction and Effectiveness of Early Clinical Exposure Among Dental Students in Pre-clinical Prosthodontics.Cureus · 2024Article
- Third Year MBBS - Gateway to Clinical Skills Learning.JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association · 2023Article
- Experiences of Early and Enhanced Clinical Exposure for Postgraduate Neonatal Nursing Students at the University of Zambia, School of Nursing Sciences: Lessons and Implications for the Future.Open journal of nursing · 2023Article
- Early clinical exposure: Dynamics, opportunities, and challenges in modern medical education.Journal of education and health promotion · 2023Review
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Abstract
introductionAs a part of education reforms Medical Council of India has introduced early clinical exposure (ECE) as an important intervention in Medical teaching. It is stated in the literature, ECE helps to relieve stress of the students pertaining to patient handling, developing real-time clinical reasoning ability, communication skills, professional attitude, and patient empathy. With this view, this study was planned to assess effectiveness of early clinical exposure in improving attitude and professional skills in the current Indian medical education set up.
methodsThis cross-sectional study was carried out amongst 820 students for three years duration. Students were randomly divided into two groups viz. ECE exposed group (Group A) and Traditional teaching exposed group (Group B). We conducted periodical sessions (Each duration: 60 minutes). We used a validated 10-point questionnaire for feedback collection.
resultsUsing perception-based 10-point questionnaire based on Likert scale we found, 93.21% of students strongly agreed that the method of ECE teaching aroused interest in learning. 86.03% of students strongly agreed that the method of ECE teaching technique helped in better retention of topic. 89.91% of students strongly agreed that the method of ECE teaching imparts better clinical context. 92.75% of students strongly agreed that the method of ECE teaching allows better assimilation of knowledge gained during learning. With ECE-based teaching 87.42% of students found highly satisfied while 81.22% of students found highly competent about the knowledge and skills thus acquired via this teaching methodology. 95.11% of students liked ECE teaching methodology and these students enjoyed it a lot and with interest.
conclusionThis study concluded that early clinical exposure is the most important teaching tool in improving attitude and professional skills in the current Indian medical education set up.
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