ISSN: 2577-4360
Authors: Kumar Goothy SS, Srilatha B*, Swathi Movva, Manyam R and Avinash Prasad Y
Medical education is changing drastically from teacher centered learning to active learning. Seminars promote active learning as it involves the student actively to go through various study materials to prepare to deliver the seminar effectively. A total of 70 male and female participants were part of the study after obtaining the written informed consent. Seminars were included as a weekly activity in the Department of Physiology. Thrust areas were identified in each system and topics were allotted to the students. 5 students were given opportunity to present the seminar in a week according to their role numbers. They were given 8 minutes to present the topic and 2 minutes for discussion. After the presentation the questions which are not answered were noted down and they were explained by the facilitator in the tutorials where all the 70 students were present. The same day, students were requested to provide the feedback about their perceptions on Likert four point scale. Majority of the students had given positive response to the seminars. The study recommends the inclusion of weekly seminars in the dental curriculum.
Keywords: Seminars; Dental students; Physiology
