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. 2021 Sep 27;9:64. Originally published 2020 Apr 3. [Version 2] doi: 10.15694/mep.2020.000064.2

Table 3: Summary of findings about perceptions of students for various aspects of the course.

Areas with good feedback (strengths) Areas that need improvement (weaknesses)
Increased Students’ confidence Technical problems causing inconvenience viz, audio visual aids
Enhanced knowledge on topics: viz Basic Life Support (BLS), Biomedical Waste Management (BMW), Immunization, Documentation, etc. Inadequate infrastructure; lecture hall being small to accommodate 200 students, no availability of water at the time of session
Role clarity on 5 roles of IMG, viz: professionalism, lifelong learner, leader, communicator, clinician Non availability of outdoor games facilities viz, playground, cricket kit, sports equipment, sports teacher
Oriented about Professionalism & Ethics Some lectures were found to be long and boring
Improved skills for stress management and time management Language barrier to AIQ (All India Quota) students to communicate in vernacular (Gujarati) language
Appraised about the importance of Yoga and Alternative Medicine
Good exposure to hospital setting through visits and observation and exposed to community level health centers viz; Urban Health Center where opportunity was given to communicate with the patients and their relatives
Sports and extra-curricular activities were enjoyable and destressing
Group activities were enjoyable and interesting
Knowing each other increased the comfort level to express self in front of the class