Open AccessImpact of patient-based teaching in improving prescription writing skills of II MBBS students
Author(s) -
Padmavathi Thenrajan,
P Rajavel Murugan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of applied and basic medical research/international journal of applied and basic medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-9606
pISSN - 2229-516X
DOI - 10.4103/2229-516x.186954
Subject(s) - medical prescription , curriculum , test (biology) , medical education , medicine , relevance (law) , family medicine , psychology , nursing , pedagogy , paleontology , political science , law , biology
Although prescription writing is a part of the medical students' curriculum, their prescribing skills are still poor either as a part of their examinations or as they go out as qualified health professionals which may be due to inadequate training. Educational intervention like patient-based teaching in pharmacology offers lifelike preparation and provides more relevance, easier recall, and help in improving prescribing skills. This study aims to determine the role of patient-based teaching in improving the prescribing skill of II year medical students compared to conventional case-based teaching.