Authors :
Oluwadamilare Afolabi Obe; Wasiu Bamidele Mutiu
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 1 - January
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7628545
Abstract :
Medical microbiology is a specialty in medicine that
studied microorganisms that are capable of infecting and
causing diseases in humans. It is also concerned with the
prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the infections of
man. It cannot be emphasized enough that a solid
understanding of microbiology is the foundation for a
good clinical practice. It is therefore important to
understanding the students’ perception towards this
subject.
Aim
This study was aimed at understanding the
students’ perception regarding microbiology as a subject
and about the effectiveness of the various teachinglearning methods currently used by lecturers in the
department.
Materials & Methods
This study was carried out on 110 4th year medical
students’ of 2019/2020 academic session who are about to
write the 2nd MBBS examination. A 4-point Likert-type
scale structured questionnaire with questions pertaining
to students’ perception of medical microbiology were
administered and responses were analyzed.
Results
Majority of the students (85.5%) believed that
microbiology is an integral part of medicine. About 88%
of them agreed that a sound knowledge of microbiology
is useful for their clinical practice. 37.3% of the student
believed that lecturers made the lectures interesting
while 46% believed the practical sessions were not
helpful. A little above half (53.6%) agreed that
participation was encouraged during classes while 72.7%
had opportunity to ask questions and 60.0% believed
their questions were answered satisfactorily. 70% of the
student believed that the revision classes were helpful.
Notable among the changes suggested by the students is
the need to improve on the teaching style by lecturers
(70%).
Conclusion
Our study showed that most students had a positive
attitude towards microbiology as a subject and believed
it is pivotal to clinical medicine. However, a need to
improve on the teaching style by lecturers were
emphasized from the responses.
Medical microbiology is a specialty in medicine that
studied microorganisms that are capable of infecting and
causing diseases in humans. It is also concerned with the
prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the infections of
man. It cannot be emphasized enough that a solid
understanding of microbiology is the foundation for a
good clinical practice. It is therefore important to
understanding the students’ perception towards this
subject.
Aim
This study was aimed at understanding the
students’ perception regarding microbiology as a subject
and about the effectiveness of the various teachinglearning methods currently used by lecturers in the
department.
Materials & Methods
This study was carried out on 110 4th year medical
students’ of 2019/2020 academic session who are about to
write the 2nd MBBS examination. A 4-point Likert-type
scale structured questionnaire with questions pertaining
to students’ perception of medical microbiology were
administered and responses were analyzed.
Results
Majority of the students (85.5%) believed that
microbiology is an integral part of medicine. About 88%
of them agreed that a sound knowledge of microbiology
is useful for their clinical practice. 37.3% of the student
believed that lecturers made the lectures interesting
while 46% believed the practical sessions were not
helpful. A little above half (53.6%) agreed that
participation was encouraged during classes while 72.7%
had opportunity to ask questions and 60.0% believed
their questions were answered satisfactorily. 70% of the
student believed that the revision classes were helpful.
Notable among the changes suggested by the students is
the need to improve on the teaching style by lecturers
(70%).
Conclusion
Our study showed that most students had a positive
attitude towards microbiology as a subject and believed
it is pivotal to clinical medicine. However, a need to
improve on the teaching style by lecturers were
emphasized from the responses.
